Betty J. Gould
Jan 12, 2007
Betty J. Gould, 80, of Custer, SD died January 12, 2007 at the Custer Regional Hospital in Custer. Betty was very involved in and loved her Custer Community. She was active in the Custer Senior Center, Custer Historical Society, Cold Springs Historical Society, Custer Humane Society, The Red Hat Society, South Dakota State Abstractor Board and numerous other organizations and...
Dorothy Pettegrew
Jan 10, 2007
Dorothy (Rickenbach) Pettegrew, 93, long time resident of Oelrichs area, passed away January 10, 2007 in Santa Fe, N.M. Dorothy was born in Oelrichs, SD, December 14, 1913 to Benjamin and Mary (Colyer) Rickenbach. Dorothy lived in Fall River County, South Dakota for 82 years of her life. She attended country school the first six years at the Pleasant Valley...
Sherrill (Sherry) Rae Calvird
Jan 8, 2007
Sherrill (Sherry) Rae Calvird, 65, of Custer, SD died January 8, 2007 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Sherry was born January 31, 1941 in Thompson Falls, Montana to John and Averal Brauer. She graduated from high school in 1959 and then attended cosmetology school in Bozeman, Montana. She operated Sherrill's Beauty Shop in Thompson Falls...
Arlene Fuhrmann
Jan 8, 2007
Arlene Fuhrmann, age 75, passed away January 8, 2007 at her home in Custer, SD. Arlene was born November 14, 1931 in Lead, SD to Ellis and Ida (Welch) Davies. Survivors include husband, James; three sons, James Fuhrmann Jr. of St. Paul, MN; Victor (Michelle) Fuhrmann of Hill City, SD; Robert (Cindy) Fuhrmann of River Falls, WI; one daughter, Linda...
Lawrence J. Oberpriller
Jan 7, 2007
Lawrence John (Larry) Oberpriller, 83, of Hot Springs, died Sunday, January 7, 2007, at the Michael J. Fitzmaurice State Veterans Home in Hot Springs, South Dakota. Larry Oberpriller was born on November 22, 1923, in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, the second of seven children of John and Ida (Winkels) Oberpriller. At the age of five, Larry and his family moved to...
Lester Irvin Zuber
Jan 7, 2007
Lester Irvin Zuber, 87, of Hot Springs, SD died January 7, 2007 at the Michael J. Fitzmaurcie State Veterans Home in Hot Springs, SD. Lester proudly served in the United States Army from April 1941 to May 1945. Lester is survived by his brother, Donald (Fay) Zuber of Box Elder, SD; two sisters, Myrtle Oaks of Gettysburg, SD and Gladys...
L. William Asplund
Dec 27, 2006
L. W. "Bill" Asplund, 87, of Hot Springs, SD died December 27, 2006 at the VA Medical Center in Hot Springs, SD. Bill was born December 24, 1919 in Wilton, ND to Helmer and Severia Asplund. He grew up and attended school in Wilton. Bill worked in his father's underground lignite coal mine before enlisting in the US Navy on...
Madge Barbara Lane
Dec 27, 2006
Madge Barbara Lane, 88, of Hot Springs, SD died December 27, 2006 at the Michael J. Fitzmaurcie State Veterans Home in Hot Springs, SD. Marge proudly served in the United States Navy from June 1944 to January 1946. Madge is survived by her three sons, Leonard Lane of Midlothiam, V.A.; Lawrence Lane of Reddick, I.L.; Steven Lane of Owasso, O.K.;...
Robert Claire Robb
Dec 26, 2006
Robert Claire Robb, 86, died December 26, 2006 at Custer Regional Senior Care in Custer, SD. Robert proudly served in the United States Army from October 1942 to November 1945. Robert is survived by his wife, Louise Robb of Custer, SD; three sons, Carl Robb of Washington; Bryce Robb of South Dakota; Bruce Robb of Oklahoma; two daughters, Corrin Cullum...
Darreld Homer Mcfadden
Dec 19, 2006
Darreld H. McFadden, 88, died Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at the Michael J. Fitzmaurcie State Veterans Home in Hot Springs, SD, where he had been a resident for the past 4 years. His body is deeded to medical science at UND; a memorial service will be held in Wilton, ND in January. Mr. McFadden was born September 12, 1918, in...
Marilyn Jane Grimes
Dec 16, 2006
Marilyn Jane Grimes, 73, of Lombard, IL died December 16, 2006 at her daughter's home in Chicago, IL. Marilyn was born July 28, 1933 in Pierre, SD. Marilyn received her BSN in 1971 and MSN in 1973 from the University of Illinois Chicago; Certification American Nurses Association; and Credentialing Center Clinical Specialist in Psychiatric, Mental Health Nursing 1978-2003. She held...
Gwendolyn Jean Mueksch
Dec 15, 2006
Gwendolyn Jean Mueksch, 71, of Buffalo Gap passed away Friday, December 15, 2006 at Castle Manor Nursing Care Center in Hot Springs surrounded by the love of her three daughters. Born June 19, 1935 to Glenn and Vivian Fugier, Gwendolyn Jean was one of the couple's five children to spend their youth in the then booming town of Buffalo Gap,...
Fay George Fletcher
Dec 14, 2006
Fay George Fletcher, 93, died Wednesday, December 14, 2006, at Custer Regional Senior Care in Custer, SD. He was born July 22, 1913, in Akron, Iowa. He is preceded in death by his parents, Arthur G. and Hazel Fletcher, two brothers Howard and William, and wife LuElla. Fay graduated from high school in Lane, SD, in 1931. He graduated from...
John Albert Ince, Jr.
Dec 13, 2006
John Albert Ince, Jr., age 52, of Hot Springs, SD, died December 13, 2006 at his home in Hot Springs, SD. John was born July 22, 1954 in Hot Springs, SD to John Albert Ince, Sr. and Della (Burns) Ince. He was raised in Custer and attended Custer Public Schools until 1971. John joined the United States Army in 1971...
Raymond Richard Thometz
Dec 12, 2006
Raymond Richard Thometz, age 60, of Hot Springs, SD died December 12, 2006 at his home in Hot Springs. Raymond proudly served in the United States Marine Corps from October 1964 to September 1968. He is survived by his two children, John and Amy; mother, Genevieve Thometz of Surprise, AZ; two sisters, Darlene Thometz of Surprise, AZ and Lydia Thometz...
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...
