Obituary Listing

Feb 21, 2019

Gabrielle P. Johnson, 77, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on February, 21, 2019, at Rapid City Regional Hospice House in Rapid City, SD.

Memorial services will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 1, 2019, at the Fountain of Life Church in Hot Springs.

Feb 20, 2019

Harold Dean Dahl, 67, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on February 20, 2019, at his residence in Hot Springs.

Harold was born October 29, 1951, in Hot Springs, to Roy and Jeanette (Paulsen) Dahl.    Harold proudly served in the U.S. Army until his honorable discharge in 1972.

Services are pending.

Feb 18, 2019

Clayton Peters passed away on February 18, 2019, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer, SD. He was 84 years old. Clayton was born on September 28, 1934, in Hot Springs, SD, to William E. and Lizzie Peters. He grew up on a cattle ranch 20 miles south of Hot Springs with his parents and nine sisters....

Feb 18, 2019

Pauline Galles, 92, of Custer, SD, passed away on February 18, 2019.  Pauline was born on December 9, 1926, in Regent, ND, to Joseph and Beata Greff.

Pauline married Edward Galles on December 17, 1947.  She was a gentle soul, with family and prayer being a very important part of her life.  She was a member of...

Feb 17, 2019

Eileen T. 'Poody' Crouch, age 78, passed away peacefully at her home in Hill City, SD on February 17, 2019.

Eileen was born on May 27, 1940, in Custer, SD, to James Francis and Mary Madeline (Gaertner) Michaud.

Eileen is survived by her husband, Paul Crouch of Hill City; children, Tony (Sheryl) Klein of Mesa,...

Feb 15, 2019

Zachary David Zuege, 29, died peacefully in his sleep on February 15th of 2019, in Rapid City, South Dakota. He has joined his Mom and Dad, Jeannie and Alfred Zuege, whom he loves with all his heart, in Heaven.

Born on June 6th, 1989, near Kansas City, Kansas, Zach moved to his house in Hot Springs before...

Feb 10, 2019

Leslie Eugene Hilton, age 53, passed away at his home in Custer, SD, on Sunday, February 10, 2019.

Leslie also known as "Les" was born in Custer and raised in Hill City, SD. As a youngster he would hike throughout the Black Hills, he knew every trail and didn't leave one rock un-turned. Les moved to Summit...

Feb 4, 2019

We are humbly honored, yet heavy hearted, in sharing this tribute, honoring the extraordinary life of Sharon Lee (Lang) Sharkey- Wife, Mother, Grandmother, beloved friend, community member and beyond. Sharon was born on August 10, 1952, in Hot Springs, SD, to Clifford Clarence Lang & Shirley Mae Gosch.  She was the oldest of three children.  Her and her brothers,...

Feb 3, 2019

Well-known Custer resident and Black Hills historian Charles "Chuck" Cochran, 79, died February 3, 2019, from causes related to his battle with cancer. Chuck fulfilled a life-long dream and moved to a log home on the hill 30-years ago. Chuck's passion for the Black Hills and the West began in the mid 1950's when he would travel from his...

Feb 2, 2019

Clifford Dewane Feiock, 83, of Custer, SD, passed away on February 2, 2019, at the Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa, AZ.

Clifford was born on September 30, 1935, in Java, SD, to Christian and Martha (Herman) Feiock.

Clifford is survived by his wife, Marilyn (Allshouse) Feiock of Custer, SD; sons, Clifford Dean of Rosemount, MN;...

Feb 1, 2019

Kali Teasley passed away unexpectedly on February 1, 2019, at the age of 24, soon to be

25, while away at grad school in Vermillion, SD.

Kali was born in Great Falls, MT on March 21, 1994, to Kevin and Cathy Teasley. She was

homeschooled...

Jan 29, 2019

Ronald Lee Boortz, 75, of Edgemont, SD, passed away on January 29, 2019, at his residence in Edgemont.

Ronald was born May 9, 1943, in Gregory, SD, to Henry and Mildred (Audiss) Boortz.

Ronald is survived by his wife, Janet of Edgemont; daughters, Deborah (David) Zacharias of Long Pine, NE; Brenda (Bret) Love of Norfolk,...

Jan 28, 2019

Gary Jack Jordan, age 73, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on January 28, 2019, at the Seven Sisters Living Center in Hot Springs.

Jack was born in Flint, MI, on March 9, 1945 to Jasper Lloyd and Mabel (Jordan) Jordan. He loved helping as many as he could in the community volunteering his time, love and...

Jan 27, 2019

Douglas Alfred York, beloved husband of Judy (Dugan) York for almost 39 years. Son of the late William York and Betty McKinney, Grandson of the late Edgar and Callie York and the late Cora and Norman Clark, Loving brother of the late Sandy Greene, Claudia Hamblin, Debbie York, and Terrie Ross. Also survived by several nieces, nephews and friends....

Jan 19, 2019

Clifford Brown was born in Custer on November 18, 1938, to William and Anna (Hanson) Brown.  Clifford went to be with Our Lord on January 19, 2019, right here in Custer, the town he spent his whole life in and loved.

Most of his life he did laundry for many different Custer families, and that simple life...

Jan 18, 2019

Donald Eugene Kistler, age 80, of Custer, SD passed away on January 18, 2019, at the Custer Senior Care Center in Custer.

Donald was born on June 3, 1938 in Mitchell, SD to Milo and Grace (McManus) Kistler. He graduated from Reliance High School, Reliance, SD, in 1956. On November 21, 1959, in Kennebec, SD, Donald married...

Jan 18, 2019

Randy Hicks, 64, of Buffalo Gap, SD, passed away on January 18, 2019, at his residence in Buffalo Gap.

Randy was born December 8, 1954, in Martin, SD, to Dale and Luella (Allen) Hicks.

Dale is survived by his daughter, Lacie Smith and granddaughter Kaitlyn Smith of Casper, WY; mother, Luella Hicks of Buffalo Gap;...

Jan 17, 2019

Gregory Lynn Edwards, 62, of Custer, SD, passed away on January 17, 2019, in Minot, North Dakota.

Gregory was born March 2, 1956, in Tulsa, OK, to Andrew and Olivia (Lang) Edwards.

Gregory is survived by his wife, Barbara of Custer; mother, Olivia of Hoffman Estates, IL; stepson, Steven Lemke of Custer; step daughter, Jessica...

Jan 15, 2019

Virginia Ferguson, age 89, of Custer, SD, passed away on January 15, 2019, at the Custer Regional Hospital.

Virginia Harris, called Virgie from an early age, was born June 13, 1929, on a ranch in Southern Custer County that had been homesteaded by her great grandfather. From the age of one, Virgie was raised by her grandparents,...

Jan 13, 2019

Ann Mawhinney, age 101, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019, at Winner Long-term Care Center in Winner, SD.

A service will be held in the Chapel at the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, SD on January 28, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.

Ann was born on a farm in rural Gregory County, SD, on November...