Dwight O. Bussmus
Dec 23, 2007
Dwight O. Bussmus, 58, of Hot Springs, SD passed away December 23, 2007 in his home surrounded by his family after a difficult battle with cancer. Dwight was born in Mitchell, SD to Orval and Rita (Schelle) Bussmus on July 17, 1949. He graduated from Mitchell High School and went on to attend SD School of Mines and Technology. On...
Kenneth Richard Colyer
Dec 20, 2007
Kenneth Richard Colyer, 78, died December 20, 2007 at Custer Regional Senior Care. He was born December 3, 1929 in Jonesboro, IN to Lawrence and Pheba Colyer. He was the oldest son of six children. Ken graduated from Gas City High School in Gas City, IN and went on to trade school at Coyne Electric in Chicago where he graduated...
Rena Rose Sprague
Dec 20, 2007
Rena Rose Sprague, infant, from Hot Springs, SD died December 20, 2007 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include her parents, Robert and Jessica Sprague of Hot Springs; brother, Robert Sprague, Jr.; great grandparents, Jullian and Barbara Zornes of Hot Springs; grandparents, Ron and JoAnn Sprague of Hot Springs and Jeff and Pam Pritchard of Edgemont, SD; as well...
Ethel Mary Morse
Dec 16, 2007
Ethel Mary Morse was born August 20, 1916, in Rockham, SD to Louis and Edith (Stahl) Davis. As a child she moved to Redfield where she attended grade school and high school. Following high school, she completed Business College in Aberdeen and returned to Redfield, finding work with a federal agency. Ethel married her high school sweetheart Stanley Morse in...
Shirley Ann Hunt
Dec 16, 2007
Shirley (Williamson) Hunt was born Dec. 14, 1934, in Custer, S.D., to Emmet Williamson and Laura (Bender) Williamson. She graduated from Custer High School in 1953 and in 1954 she married her high school sweetheart, Wesley Hunt, after he returned from his service in Korea. Shirley was a beautician by trade, and worked at the Curley Locks Beauty Salon in...
Louis Biltoft
Dec 10, 2007
Louis Biltoft, 92, of Edgemont, SD passed away December 10, 2007 at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer, SD. Louis was born August 8, 1915 in Bassett, NE to Edward W. and Stella M. (Hopkins) Biltoft. He married Mildred A. Rogers on July 5, 1938. In 1951 he moved to Igloo, SD and began a twenty year career...
Charles D. 'Sonny' Holloway
Dec 8, 2007
Charles D. 'Sonny' Holloway, 59, of Custer, SD died Saturday, December 8, 2007 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD after a lengthy illness. "Sonny was born October 4, 1948 in Excelsior Springs, MO to Charles D. and Marjorie J. (Sodders) Holloway. He enjoyed his motorcycles and loved ridding with his friends. Sonny also loved to pluck...
Landon Paul Evans
Dec 6, 2007
Landon Paul Evans, a beautiful baby boy from Edgemont, SD that joined us in this world December 4, 2007, and left us December 6, 2007. He was not here very long, but he was loved and cherished for the short time that he was. He will be missed immensely. He is survived by his mother, Bethany Evans; father, John Komes...
Mildred A. Herman
Dec 4, 2007
Mildred A. Herman, age 92, of Rapid City, passed away at Rapid City Regional Hospital December 4, 2007. Mildred is survived by one daughter, Carol (Ron) Kazmierczak of Hill City, SD; two grandchildren, David and Leslie Kazmierczak and three great-grandchildren. At the family's request there will be no services. Arrangements have been placed in the care of McColley's chapel of...
Gladys Raver
Dec 3, 2007
Gladys was born May 27, 1916, in Edgemont, SD to Cleve Brown and May (McGovern) Brown. Her early years were spent on the family ranch west of Edgemont. Gladys graduated from Edgemont High School where she was a standout basketball player. After High School, Gladys worked at Sylvan Lake Resort near Custer, and fell in love with the Black Hills....
Alfred Eugene 'Gene' Inman
Nov 28, 2007
Alfred Eugene 'Gene' Inman, age 84, of Hot Springs passed away November 28, 2007 after being struck by an automobile near his home on Cascade Road. Gene was born in Ardmore, SD where he attended school through the eleventh grade. He graduated from barber college in Lincoln, NE and joined the navy in 1943 where he served on the USS...
Helen Shirley Sides
Nov 23, 2007
Helen Shirley (Manke) Sides, 95, formerly of Smithwick, SD passed away November 23, 2007 at the Castle Manor Nursing Home in Hot Springs. Helen was born April 23, 1912 to John and Josephine (Schuele) Manke on a ranch north of Rapid City on Box Elder Creek. As a child she and her family moved to Fall River County to homestead...
Gladys Rose Hallett
Nov 22, 2007
Gladys Rose Hallett went to join her Heavenly Father on November 22, 2007. She died peacefully at her home surrounded by family. She was born on November 29, 1914 to Blanche and William Distler at Oelrichs, SD. She spent her school years in the Oelrichs vicinity and graduated from Oelrichs High School. She later attended Nettleton Commercial College in Sioux...
Jerald Lloyd Greenough
Nov 21, 2007
Jerald Lloyd Greenough, 44, of Rapid City, SD passed away November 21, 2007 at his home. Jerald was born September 6, 1963 to Bill and Norma (Waddell) Greenough in Hot Springs, SD. He lived his early years in northeast Bennett County, and at the age of 14, moved with his family to a ranch southeast of Oelrichs. While in high...
Altha Catherine Bohlken
Nov 18, 2007
Altha Catherine (Koch) Bohlken, 101, of Hot Springs, SD was born June 11, 1906 near Coleridge, NE to Frank S. and Mathilda (Frerichs) Koch. She was baptized as an infant and later confirmed at New Underwood. In 1911 the family moved to a farm northwest of Owanka, SD. Altha attended school in a claim-shack near there. She completed her elementary...
David John Muhm
Nov 17, 2007
David John Muhm of Hot Springs died Saturday, November 17, 2007 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born April 26, 1934 at Oelrichs to Gordon and Martha (Kneebone) Muhm. He was a lifelong rancher southwest of Oelrichs. On September 4, 1955 he married Phyllis Hatch. They had three children, Randall, Laura and Nancy. In 1983 they moved to Hot...
Ray Gore
Nov 17, 2007
Ray Gore, 89, of Custer, SD passed away November 17, 2007 at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer. Ray was born October 5, 1918 to Worth and Etta (Arnold) Gore in Frederick, OK. He married the love of his life Mildred Hass on July 8, 1938. To this union two children, Betty Lou and Jimmy Ray, were born....
John Delano Rock
Nov 16, 2007
John Delano Rock, 71, of Hot Springs, SD passed away November 16, 2007 at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs. John was born January 30, 1936 to William H. and Mable (Mathieu) Rock in Groton, SD. He graduated from the Groton High School in 1954 and then went on to earn a BS degree from the University of Minnesota...
Sharon Lorraine Arseneault
Nov 15, 2007
Sharon Lorraine Arseneault, age 65, of Hot Springs, SD passed away November 15, 2007 at Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs. Sharon was born August 13, 1942 to Charles 'Bus' and Gladys (Lancaster) Halls in Hot Springs. She attended kindergarten through twelfth grades in Hot Springs. She became a military wife when she married Philip Arseneault in Hot Springs on...
Avon Nathaniel 'Snazz' Shaw
Nov 15, 2007
Avon Nathaniel 'Snazz' Shaw, age 85, of Oelrichs, SD passed away November 15, 2007 at the Michael Fitzmaurice State Veterans Home in Hot Springs, SD. Avon was born January 7, 1922 to Frank and Marjery (Dryden) Shaw in Oelrichs, SD. He served in the US Navy during WWII, from 1944 until his honorable discharge in 1946. He spent most of...
