Albert F. Swartz
Jul 10, 2020
Albert Swartz of Custer, SD passed away peacefully in his home on July, 10, 2020 at the age of 87, surrounded by his family.
Bert Swartz was born in Gackle, North Dakota on November 13, 1932 to Walter and Anna (Wiitala) Swartz. He was the ninth out of twelve children. He joined the Navy on September 23,...
Mary Ellen Goulet
Jul 8, 2020
Mary's Memorial Folder
Mary Ellen Goulet, Â author, activist and protector of Hot Springs, SD, passed away at the age of 87, on July 8, 2020, in Hot Springs, SD.
Mary Ellen Goulet was born in 1932, to Raoul and Emma Ellen (Startz) Goulet, in Calumet Location, a small mining neighborhood located a mile from Ely in the...
Marsha Louise Miller
Jul 6, 2020
Marsha L. Miller, 77, died July 6, 2020 at her home in Hot Springs, SD, surrounded by those who loved her.
Marsha was born on May 16, 1943 in Rapid City, SD, to Raymond and Ada Gay. Her Father was a bit of a nomad, frequently moving the family, but never venturing far from the panhandle of...
Lu Ann Gainey
Jul 5, 2020
Lu Ann Gainey, age 62, of Hot Springs, SD passed away at her residence on Sunday, July 5, 2020.
Lu Ann was born on June 1, 1958, to William Rufus and Lois Ann (August) Atkinson, III. She loved the water and swimming. Lu Ann enjoyed entering swimming competitions to excel her swimming skills.
Lu Ann...
William "Buzz" Reece Waxler
Jun 25, 2020
William R. "Buzz" Waxler, age 85, died on June 25, 2020 in Hot Springs, SD, after long years of dementia. "Buzz" is a family name, given to a little boy who was too busy to stop for lunch. Buzz spent his childhood years in Illinois, surviving various unsafe activities, but in 1949, when his family moved to Hot Springs,...
Ella Grace Vanoosting
Jun 23, 2020
Ella Grace VanOosting, 85, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away June 23, 2020, at Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs, SD.
Ella was born August 26, 1934, in Newcastle, CA, to Ernest and Mary (Miller) Cooney.
Ella is survived by her son, William (Elizabeth) VanOosting of Taylor, AZ; daughters, Catherine (Jerry) Stanley of Hot Springs;...
Randy Ray Sletten
Jun 20, 2020
Randy Ray Sletten, 60, of Custer, SD, passed away June 20, 2020, at Monument Health Custer Hospital in Custer, SD.
Randy was born March 27, 1960, to Leslie and Dorothy (Tirrel) Sletten, near Tortono, SD.    In 1968, he moved to Torrance, CA, with his parents, where he lived until 1993. After graduating from high school in Torrance...
Erica Lee Cox
Jun 18, 2020
Erica Lee Cox, 55, of Columbia, KY (formerly of Hot Springs), passed away June 18, 2020 in Louisville, KY at University of Louisville Jewish Hospital.
Erica was born in Pine Ridge, S.D. on May 9, 1965. She grew up in Hot Springs where she graduated from high school and then studied at Chadron State College for 2...
John Wesley Spargur
Jun 18, 2020
John Wesley Spargur, 82, of Custer, SD, passed away June 18, 2020 at Fort Meade Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Sturgis, SD.
John was born August 31, 1937, in Custer, SD, to Irvin and Mildred (Porter) Spargur.   He attended Custer Public Schools until his parents gave him permission to join the military at 17. He graduated at...
Maudine Pauline Lauseng
Jun 14, 2020
Maudine Pauline Augusta Roberts Lauseng was born April 5, 1929, to Edward and Mae (Hebbert) Roberts Dawes County, Chadron, Nebraska. She was the first of eight children. She attended various country schools and two in the city of Chadron. Midway through the 4 th grade, she came with her family to Custer, SD. After 4 th grade the family...
Forest Dean Hall
Jun 13, 2020
Forest Dean Hall, 83, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away June 13, 2020, at his residence in Hot Springs.
Forest was born July 5, 1936, in Hot Springs, to Clarence Frances and Verona (Jordan) Hall.  Forest proudly served in the U.S. Navy until his honorable discharge in 1970.
Forest is survived by his sons, Carl...
Rocky Lynn Jensen
Jun 12, 2020
Rocky L Jensen "THE ROCK" was born August 2, 1952, in Great Falls, MT to Gibby and Jean Gilbert, joining sister Sidney Jean. In 1965, he moved with his mom, step dad, and sister to Salinas CA. While in California, he graduated from North Salinas High School in 1971. Following graduation, Rocky went to work for Bud Antle Produce...
Phyllis J Boettcher
Jun 4, 2020
Phyllis Jean (Hagenlock) Boettcher, 86, of Custer and Ipswich, SD, passed away June 4, 2020, at her residence in Ipswich, SD.
Phyllis was born May 6, 1934, in Seneca, SD, to Paul and Theresa (Gogolin) Hagenlock. The family included a sister, Jean Akers. They moved to the Black Hills in 1935. Phyllis attended Custer schools and graduated...
Richard Carl Norene
Jun 2, 2020
Richard Carl Norene, 71, of Scio, OR and Hot Springs, SD, passed away June 2, 2020 at Fall River Health Services in Hot Springs, SD.
Richard was born March 31, 1949, in Portland, OR, to Norman and Ruth (Abbott) Norene.
Richard is survived by his wife, Wenda Shinall of Hot Springs; son, Nicholas Norene of...
Rodger Dean Freitas
Jun 2, 2020
Rodger Dean Freitas, 64, of Custer, SD, passed away June 2, 2020, in Custer State Park, Custer, SD.
Rodger was born December 13, 1955, in Oregon, to Jesse and Esther (Rodgers) Freitas.
Roger is survived by his sister, Ginger Logue of Medford, OR; and his niece Linda of Sioux Falls, SD.
Marclef James Zimiga
May 30, 2020
Marclef James Zimiga Sr.,  (known to many as Mark or Sonny) was born in Wanblee, South Dakota on May 29th, 1937 to Jim and Grace (Hawkins) Zimiga, becoming the second oldest of seven children. In 1958, he met Loretta Stands. They eventually married and together had nine children—six daughters and three sons. His children were his purpose in life....
Martha L. Compton Tober Smith
May 28, 2020
Martha Lou Compton Tober-Smith, age 82, peacefully passed away at the Rapid City Hospital on May 28, 2020. Martha was born on December 5, 1937, in Moon, South Dakota to Lewis Minor Compton and Evangeline Patterson Compton. Martha married John Rockford Tober on September 26, 1957 in Loveland, Colorado. Martha and John had 3 children, Bill Tober (Waterloo, NE),...
Dora 'Louise' Gray
May 28, 2020
Dora 'Louise''s Memorial Folder
Dora 'Louise' Gray, 84, of Edgemont, South Dakota, went to be with her Lord, Thursday, May 28, 2020, surrounded by family at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital in Rapid City, SD.
A memorial service will take place Friday, September 18, 2020, at 2:00 pm at the Edgemont Baptist Church with committal service immediately...
Robert 'Bob' Daniel Johnson
May 27, 2020
Robert Daniel 'Bob' Johnson, 86, of Custer, SD, passed away May 27, 2020, at Monument Health Center Hospital in Custer, SD.
Bob was born May 30, 1933, in Minneapolis, MN, to Reynold and Eleanor (Hollister) Johnson.
Bob proudly served in the U.S. Navy until his honorable discharge.
Surviving Bob is his wife, Ingrid...
Patsy Ann Monnens
May 27, 2020
Patsy's Memorial Folder Patsy was born February 19, 1926, in the ranch house on Black Horse Creek near Athboy, SD, to Watson and Anna (Paulson) Tidball, the fifth of eight children.  She graduated high school in 1943 in Lemmon, SD. On June 15, 1944, Patsy married Edward Monnens in Muskogee, OK, before he shipped to Europe for WWII.
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