Edythe Mae Idleman
Dec 11, 2006
Edythe Mae Idleman, age 82, of Hot Springs, SD died December 11, 2006 at the Castle Manor Nursing Home in Hot Springs, SD. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Steinmetz of Edgemont, SD; two sons, Michael (Christi) Idleman of Grandville, OH; Richard (Saundra) Idleman of Newark, OH; two brothers, Earnest (Jeannie) Lamp of Newark, OH; Kenneth Lamp of Newark,...
Dorathea M. Shaw
Dec 11, 2006
Dorathea (Dort) Howard Shaw, age 87, of Oelrichs, SD died December 11, 2006 at her home in Oelrichs. Dorathea was born May 5, 1919 in Winner, SD to Ralph and Birdie (Snyder) Howard. She moved to the Oelrichs area with her parents as an infant. She attended rural Oelrichs schools for a while and received the rest of her elementary...
Estella M. Miller
Dec 7, 2006
Estella May Miller, age 91, of Custer died December 7, 2006 at her home in Custer. Estella May (Burns) was born January 21, 1915 at Pukwana, Brule, SD. To Frank Willie & Hazel Bell (Cummins) Burns. She attended county schools and attended high school in Pukwana, SD. She married Paul R. Miller on August 25, 1941 in Kimball, SD. They...
Clara Bernice Zaugg
Dec 2, 2006
Clara Bernice Wiley Zaugg, age 92, of Custer, SD died December 2, 2006 at Custer Regional Senior Care in Custer, SD. Clara was born July 4, 1914 to John and Bertha (Gilman) Wiley in Burwell, Nebraska. She married Herman O. Zaugg on March 9, 1933 in Murdo, SD and to this union five children were born. Clara lived most of...
John E. Hannan
Dec 1, 2006
John E. Hannan entered rest on Friday, December 1, 2006 in Stockton, California. John was born on February 7, 1933 in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Fall River County to Frank and Bessie Hannan, the 7th of 8 children. He attended Hot Springs, South Dakota schools, graduating from high school in 1951 and Dakota Wesleyan University in 1955. John...
Patricia Louise Sides
Dec 1, 2006
Patricia Louise Sides, age 77, of Hot Springs, SD died December 1, 2006 at Greater Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs, SD. Pat was born April 12, 1929 in Crawford, Nebraska to Henry and Dora Davis. Pat was raised and schooled in the Crawford area. She married Billy Lee Sides on August 15, 1947 in Chadron, NE. Pat worked at...
Lyle Thomas Clifford
Dec 1, 2006
Lyle Thomas Clifford, age 83, of Hot Springs, SD died December 1, 2006 at his home in Hot Springs. Lyle was born December 13, 1923 in Kyle, SD to Charles and Ann (Mills) Clifford. He is survived by his seven children, Cheryl Ann Menacher of Hot Springs, SD; Cornell Michael Clifford of Black Canyon City, AZ; Joette Marie Clifford of...
Agnes Bertha Halls Marty
Nov 29, 2006
Agnes B. Halls Marty, age 85, of Hot Springs, died November 29, 2006 at Greater Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs, SD. Agnes was born May 18, 1921 in Murdo, SD to Charles E. and Anna (Bork) Bunderman. She was raised in the Murdo area on the Homestead established by her parents. She went to school in Reliance along with...
Donald Edward Bockman
Nov 22, 2006
Donald Edward Bockman, age 81, of Hot Springs, SD died November 22, 2006 at the VA Medical Center in Hot Springs, SD. Don proudly served in the United States Army from October 1944 to November 1946. Don is survived by his wife, Margaret "Peggy" Bockman of Hot Springs, SD; two sons, Bill (JoLynne) Bockman of Fairmont, MN; Steven (Margaret) Bockman...
John David Pierce
Nov 22, 2006
John David Pierce, 59, of Edgemont, SD died suddenly November 22, 2006 at his home in Edgemont, SD. John proudly served his country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War from October, 1964 until his honorable discharge in December, 1964. Survivors include his wife, Tammy Pierce of Edgemont; two sons, John (Latrice) Hooten of Ft. Lewis, WA; Troy...
Eugene Harold Hertel
Nov 21, 2006
Eugene Harold Hertel, age 65, of Hot Springs, SD died November 21, 2006 at the VA Medical Center in Hot Springs, SD. Gene was born March 5, 1941 to Emil and Katherine (Dietterle) Hertel in Macintosh, SD. He was the middle of 11 children. Gene lived in several communities in South Dakota and Montana before coming to Hot Springs. He...
Shirley Ann Biegler
Nov 20, 2006
Shirley Ann Biegler, age 70, of Custer, SD died November 20, 2006 in Vancouver, WA. Ann was born October 26, 1936 in Boonton, New Jersey to Clifford and Raffield (Laneir) Smith. She married Charles Biegler in 1985 in Monroe, Washington and the couple spent their years providing musical entertainment. Ann loved gardening, spinning wool, refinishing wood, upholstering, cooking and of...
Jack Dean Burgess
Nov 19, 2006
Jack Dean Burgess, age 62, of Safford, AZ died November 19, 2006 in Safford, AZ. Jack Dean Burgess was born July 22, 1944 in Chadron, NE to George and Edna (Hamilton) Burgess. His brother, Wayne, and sister-in-law, Agnes Burgess raised him from the age of three on. He grew up in the Pleasant Hill Community east of Oelrichs and attended...
Orville "Pete" T. Whitley
Nov 19, 2006
Orville Thomas "Pete" Whitely, a veteran of "The Greater Generation", passed away November 19, 2006 at Custer Community Hospital, a facility he helped established over 40 years ago. Pete, as he preferred to be called, was born September 14, 1918 in Mills, Nebraska and after spending his youth growing up on small farms throughout the area, graduated from Gregory High...
Carl Richard Roetzel
Nov 19, 2006
Carl R. Roetzel, age 82, of Custer, SD died Sunday, November 19, 2006 at his home, with his family by his side after a short battle with cancer. Carl was born May 7, 1924 in Lead, SD, to Frank and Helen (Doll) Roetzel. When he was one year old his family moved to the Bear Springs Place in the Custer...
Edward Herman Wilhelm Heiser
Nov 17, 2006
Edward Herman Wilhelm Heiser, 87 is now realizing the blessed hope of heaven as he departed this mortal life on Friday, November 17, 2006. He was the son of Otto Frederick Heiser and Ida Charlotte (Becker) Heiser. Edward was born in Clayton, (Hutchison County) South Dakota on July 1, 1919. Edward worked for several ranchers and farmers in the Edgemont/Ardmore...
William Oliver Ainger
Nov 10, 2006
William Oliver Ainger, 66, passed away November 10, 2006 at his home in Edgemont, SD. William proudly served in the United States Army from 1960 until 1964. Survivors include his wife, Jeannette Ainger of Edgemont, SD; one son, Daniel (Terri) Ainger of Beloit, WI; one daughter, Tina (Bill) Kirkpatrick of Hill City, SD; one sister, Margo (Ramb) Stouffer of Mendota,...
Marlin Lloyd Bartunek
Nov 10, 2006
Marlin Lloyd Bartunek, age 56, of Custer, SD, died November 10, 2006 at his home. Marlin proudly served in the United States Navy from March 27, 1969 to September 22, 1970. He is survived by his son, Heath Bartunek of Australia; brother, Ron Bartunek and sister, Judy Leahi. Interment will be held at a later date. Arrangements have been placed...
Leo H. Schmitz
Nov 9, 2006
Leo H. Schmitz, age 87, of Berthold, ND, formerly of Custer, SD, died Thursday, November 9, 2006 at his home. Leo Herman Schmitz was born March 13, 1919 in Harlem, MT to Herman and Gertrude (Keller) Schmitz. As a young child he moved with his family to Foxholm, ND where he was raised and attended country school. He attended high...
Donald Ray Treloar
Nov 8, 2006
Donald Ray Treloar, Jr., age 47, died November 8, 2006 at Weston County Health Services in Newcastle, WY, after a short illness. Don was born December 23, 1958 to Judy Welch and Bud Treloar in Hot Springs, SD. He spent his younger years in Custer, Spearfish and Newcastle, WY. He later moved to Oregon where he was blessed with six...
