Frances Lorraine Kaiser
Jun 28, 2019
Frances Lorraine Kaiser of Hot Springs, South Dakota, passed away Friday, June 28 2019, in Centennial, Colorado. She was 96 years old.
Frances Lorraine Kneebone Kaiser was the youngest of seven children born to John Thomas and Flora Barbara Forney Kneebone May 28, 1923, in Oelrichs, SD.  She spent her early years growing up and going to...
Emma 'Claire' Pelley
Jun 28, 2019
Emma Claire Pelley, 88, of Hot Springs, SD passed away June 28, 2019, at Rapid City Regional Hospice House in Rapid City, SD.
To all that knew her, she was called Claire, as she never cared for the name Emma. She was born the third of five children to George Vernon and Adenise (Cenac) Williams on September...
Larry Lee Peterson
Jun 24, 2019
Larry Lee Peterson, age 68, died at his home in Custer, SD on June 24, 2019.
Larry was born to Pete and Phyllis Peterson, July 8, 1950, in Newcastle, WY, and spent his youth in Casper, WY. Larry graduated from Natrona County High School in Casper and received an Associate Degree of Electronics from Casper College. He...
Keith Harold Warner
Jun 23, 2019
Keith Harold Warner, age 77, passed away in his home in Broomfield, Colorado, on June 23, 2019, after battling cancer.
Keith was born to John Wesley and Ruth Harriet (Hutchinson) Warner on February 9, 1942, in Troy, New York. He married Janet Fleming on November 24, 1962, later having two children, Michael and Karen. They made their...
Evelyn Marie Boortz
Jun 22, 2019
Evelyn Marie Boortz was born September 5, 1929 to William and Mary (Brunsch) Kahler in Tripp County South Dakota. She was the youngest of five children. Evelyn was baptized at St. Paul's Lutheran Church south of Colome on December 8, 1929 and was confirmed at St. Paul's on August 31, 1942.
She graduated from the 8th grade...
Gary Floyd Smith
Jun 17, 2019
Gary Floyd Smith, 70, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away June 17, 2019, at his residence in Hot Springs.
Gary was born November 16, 1948, in California to Warren and Betty (Joyce) Smith.
Gary is survived by his daughters, Heather (Ryan) Heck of Flagstaff, AZ; Courtney (Dan) Kucera of Jamestown, ND; and 6 grandchildren.
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Phyllis Mae Murphy
Jun 16, 2019
Phyllis Mae Murphy, age 90, passed away at her home in Hot Springs, SD, on June 16, 2019.
Phyllis was born on November 4, 1928, to Elden and Berniese (Brush) Free in Sidney, Ohio. She had a successful career in the healthcare industry working as a nurse's assistant.
Phyllis is survived by her daughter, Dixie...
Roy Clark Stover
Jun 12, 2019
Roy Clark Stover, 71, of Custer, SD, passed away June 12, 2019, at his residence in Custer.
Roy was born April 17, 1948, in Missoula, MT, to John and Elizabeth (Behrends) Stover.
Roy proudly served in the U.S. Army until his honorable discharge in 1974.
Roy is survived by his son, Justin (Sandra)...
Lindon 'Jumbo' Hamilton
Jun 12, 2019
Lindon 'Jumbo' Hamilton, 74, of Oelrichs, SD, passed away June 12, 2019, at the Hamilton Ranch.
Jumbo was born September 26, 1944, in Pine Ridge Hospital, to Marion 'Bud' and Josephine (Swallow) Hamilton. He weighed over 10 pounds, so the nurse said to Bud, "Your little Jumbo", and the name stuck.
He spent his entire...
Dolores Marcella Naasz
Jun 10, 2019
Dolores Marcella Naasz, age 88, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on June 10, 2019, at Prairie Hills Care and Rehabilitation Center in Rapid City, SD.
Dolores was born on March 19, 1931, in Hot Springs, SD, to Frederick Wayne and Mae (Beeson) Muhm. She moved with the family to Buffalo Gap, then back to Hot Springs,...
Susan Diane Malenke
Jun 8, 2019
Susan Diane Malenke, age 74, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019 at her apartment at the Evans in Hot Springs.
Susan was born in Rapid City, SD, on December 14, 1944, to John 'Jack' and Helen (Yoast) Davis. She attended school in Hot Springs. In 1967, Susan attended St. Joseph's School of Practical...
Buckley Duane Grieser
Jun 5, 2019
Buckley D. Grieser was born on July 23, 1937, in Broken Bow, Nebraska, to Daniel and Delma (Stutzman) Grieser.  Buck passed away on June 5, 2019, at the age of 81, at his home in Hot Springs, South Dakota, with his family by his side. Buck made a lifelong choice to serve God at age 14.  It touched every...
Ann Joyce Cazer
Jun 5, 2019
Ann Joyce Tuchscherer was born April 23, 1936, in Milbank to Cecelia (Boruta) and Jacob Tuchscherer, the oldest of three children. She worked in a bakery as a teenager and the Milbank Courthouse.
Ann married her husband, Gordon Cazer, March 2, 1957. They moved to Chamberlain shortly after their marriage, but then to Custer in 1961. They...
Paul James Schepler
Jun 3, 2019
Paul James Schepler (68) born Thursday, July 6, 1950 in Sterling, Colorado to the home of Walter & Edna Florence Dick-Schepler, has passed away in Coulee Dam, Washington.
Growing up on his family's dairy farm in Oral, South Dakota, Paul graduated from Hot Springs High School, then attended the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. During...
Doris A Bryant
Jun 3, 2019
Doris Munkvold Bryant passed away on Monday, June 3, 2019, at the Regional Health Nursing Home in Custer, SD, she was 92.
Doris was born on the family farm in rural Yankton County on July 9, 1926, to Ole and Ethel Munkvold. She was baptized at Meldal Lutheran Church in Center Point, Yankton County and confirmed at...
Judith Hoover
May 30, 2019
Judith Hoover, 77, of Custer, SD, passed away May 30, 2019.
She was born on June 25, 1942, in Dickinson, North Dakota, to Joseph and Emelia Reisenauer.
Judy started in music at a young age playing mandolin and performing with the Reisenauer Family on radio, standing on a milk stool to reach the mic.
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Gertrude Louise Devore
May 30, 2019
Gertrude Louise DeVore, 66, of Edgemont, SD, passed away May 30, 2019, at her residence in Edgemont.
Gertrude was born August 16, 1952, to Richard and Glenna (North) Tackett in Ohio.
Gertrude is survived by her husband, Albert of Edgemont; sons, John DeVore of Edgemont; Michael DeVore of Edgemont; daughters, Tonya (Fred) Johnson of Texas;...
Marjorie Schaffer
May 21, 2019
Marjorie M. Clausen Lee Schaffer passed away on May 21, 2019, at the Seven Sisters Living Center in Hot Spring, SD.
Marge was born on March 9, 1928, in Martin, SD to Jess and Cassie Clausen. She grew up on the family farm in the Martin area. Marge moved to Hot Springs in the late 1940's, met...
Keith M Roeser
May 20, 2019
Keith M Roeser left this earth and joined his wife on May 20 th 2019 in Custer, SD at the age of 80. Keith passed peacefully with his son at his side.
Keith is survived by his children, Jerry Roeser of Custer SD and Terisa Enstad of Cedar Brook , NJ;...
Melvin Richard Nygaard
May 19, 2019
Melvin Richard Nygaard, 75, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on May 19, 2019, in Omaha, NE.
Melvin was born August 11, 1943, in Faith, SD, to Elmer and Nina Nygaard and attended elementary school in Igloo, SD. While attending middle and high school in Hot Springs he excelled at athletics and played football, track and basketball.  ...
