Obituary Listing

Feb 28, 2019

Audrey Shaw, 87, of Oelrichs, SD, passed away on February 28, 2019, at Pioneer Manor in Hay Springs, NE.

Audrey was born April 2, 1931, to Glen and Vivian (Mohler) Fugier in rural Buffalo Gap, SD.  She attended country school through third grade, Buffalo Gap school through her sophomore grade and graduated from Hot Springs High School...

Feb 26, 2019

Joan Sheets, 71, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on February 26, 2019, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD.

Joan was born May 10, 1947, to Burton and Grace (Broyles) Case in Hot Springs.

Joan is survived by her daughter, Lynn Taggart of Harrisburg, NE; grandchildren, Melissa; Daniel; Sara; brothers, Bob; William;...

Feb 25, 2019

Sherri Dawn Timperley, age 55, of Custer, SD passed away on February 25, 2019, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD.

Sherri was born in Columbia, MO to Dwight D. and Phyllis (Davis) Hale on April 30, 1963.

Sherri is survived by her husband, Bob Timperley of Custer; daughters, Amber (Zach) Gronewald...

Feb 24, 2019

Robert Andrew Gossel, 82, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on February 24, 2019, at Seven Sisters Living Center in Hot Springs, SD.

Feb 23, 2019

Clair E. Harris, 89, Custer, SD, passed away February 23, 2019. Clair grew up in White River, SD. After serving in Korea and marrying his soulmate, Bonita Prokop Harris, he built a career with the USDA, traveling South Dakota, working with farmers and ranchers. Bonita and Clair eventually settled in Custer, SD on a small ranch where he enjoyed...

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...