Beryl Eberle
Dec 26, 2017
Beryl Eberle, 96, of Edgemont, SD, passed away December 26, 2017, at Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, SD. Beryl, daughter of Berland and Amy (McCracken) Lord was born December 20, 1921. Beryl had two older brothers, Kenneth (Mitchell, SD) and George, and a younger brother Bruce. The Lord's farmed and ranched seven miles east of Edgemont on the Cheyenne...
Charlotte Grace Mcgrath Thomas
Dec 23, 2017
Charlotte Thomas, 94, died December 23, 2017, in California. She was born in Fort Hamilton, NY, to Thomas and Charlotte McGrath. She traveled with her family around the East Coast in her early years, before settling in San Antonio, TX. It was there that she met William "Jim" Thomas. After a 3-month whirlwind courtship, they married in 1942, just two...
Carolyn Grace Mar
Dec 21, 2017
Carolyn Grace (Kuester) Mar, age 98, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on December 21, 2017, at her residence in Hot Springs. Carolyn was born in Unity, WI, the daughter of Charles Henry Kuester and Grace Bertha Mardon Daehn. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1937. Carolyn married Henry Harold Mar on April 12, 1939, in Hutchinson, MN; to...
Gladys May Moller
Dec 20, 2017
Gladys May Moller, 79, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away December 20, 2017, at Seven Sisters Living Center in Hot Springs with her family at her side. Gladys was born August 11, 1938, in Alexandria, SD, to Xavier Francis and Della May (Foster) Kayser. Gladys is survived by her husband, Gary Moller of Hot Springs; children, Dan (Joy) Moller of...
Ramona "Dell" Davis
Dec 19, 2017
Ramona "Dell" (Williams) Davis was born at Quinn, SD on August 26, 1954, to H. Vincent "Vint" Williams and Louisa Jeannette Leggett Williams of Cottonwood, SD. Dell grew up on Triangle Ranch attending Fairview School grades 1-7 then at Kadoka through high school. Many happy childhood days were spent with riding horseback, sketching, 4-H projects and best of all, making...
Grace Irene Duncan
Dec 17, 2017
Grace Irene Duncan, 86, of Custer, SD, passed away on December 17, 2017, at the Custer Regional Hospital in Custer. Grace was born in Pierre, SD, on December 27, 1930, to Bert and Grace May (Dunlap) Haverly from Onida, SD, the youngest of nine children. Grace lived thirty nine years in the community of Onida graduating from Onida High School...
Liam A. Paterson
Dec 9, 2017
Liam A. Paterson, 81, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away December 9, 2017, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer, SD. Liam was born in Denver, CO. He served in the US Army during the Korean conflict and after his honorary discharge, Liam became a medical photographer at UCLA. He decided to leave there after many years and...
Brian Lambert Burgess
Dec 7, 2017
Brian L. Burgess, 38, of Custer, SD, died Thursday, December 7, 2017, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Brian Lambert Burgess was born on July 28, 1979, in Rexburg, ID, to Jerry and Renae (Schondel) Burgess. Brian was raised and attended school in Evanston, WY, where he acquired many lifelong friends and had his oldest son Dominic. In 1999, Brian met...
Donald Roger 'Don' Tillotson
Dec 7, 2017
Donald Roger 'Don' Tillotson, 91, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away December 7, 2017, at the VA Medical Center at Ft. Meade, SD. Don was born April 8, 1926, in Hot Springs, to Bartley James and Juanita Katherine (Ranger) Tillotson. He was very proud of his Navy career. Don quit school and enlisted at age 17. Don proudly served in...
Eloise E. Pepin
Dec 4, 2017
The card players in heaven won't know what hit them!!! Eloise Elaine Pepin has chosen to take her game playing skills to a higher place. She passed away December 4, 2017. Eloise enjoyed a good conversation and was never too busy to put the coffee on. She spent countless hours playing cards with family and friends, creating many memories. One...
Gary Dean Livesay
Dec 3, 2017
Gary Dean Livesay, 62, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on December 3, 2017 at Hospice of the Hills in Rapid City, SD . Gary was born in Los Angeles, CA, to Charlotte and Orval (Maynard) Bland on July 20, 1955. He grew up in EI Paso, TX, and Louisiana. Gary married Shannon Livesay on January 1, 1989, in Ventura,...
Jeffrey Wilber Kazmer
Nov 29, 2017
Jeffrey Wilbur Kazmer of Hot Springs, South Dakota died November 29th, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was 67 years old. Jeff was born to Frank Wilbur Kazmer and Valerie Reid Yeaton in Framingham, Massachusetts on December 10th, 1949. He moved a lot with his parents and 3 brothers, as the army would transfer his father. Jeff followed in...
James "Jim" Leroy Klix, Jr.
Nov 29, 2017
James "Jim" LeRoy Klix Jr., 57, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at his home in Hot Springs, SD. Jim was born September 27, 1960, in Watertown, SD, to James LeRoy and Marilyn Ann "Mickey" (Johnson) Klix. He graduated from Henry High School in Henry, SD, and attended Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. He served in the U.S. Navy...
David A. Haak
Nov 27, 2017
David Haak, 76, of Custer, SD, passed away on November 27, 2017, at his home after an extended illness. He was born on February 27, 1941, in Dell Rapids SD, to Alven and Alpha (Flaten) Haak. David grew up on a family farm east of Dell Rapids. He discovered early on what hard work was. He spent 17 years working...
Suzi (Diana) S Pesicka
Nov 23, 2017
Diana Sue "Suzi" Pesicka, 59, of Edgemont, SD, died on November 23, 2017, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs. Suzi was born on August 12, 1958, to William and Iris (Synder) Runyan in Peru, IN. She is survived by her husband Richard; sons, Conor Pesicka of Colorado Springs, CO; Cade Pesicka of Colorado Springs, CO; step sons, Cody...
Evelyn Alice Chard
Nov 17, 2017
Evelyn Alice (Smith) Chard, 93, passed away November 17, 2017, at her home in Custer, SD. Evelyn was born October 31, 1924, near Keystone, SD, the daughter to Ralph A. and Ethel (Wedgewood) Smith. Evelyn attended grade school in Keystone and her family moved to Custer, SD, in 1937, where she graduated from high school in 1942. She went to...
Ione Esther Druyvestein
Nov 16, 2017
Ione Esther (Buckles) Druyvestein, 99, of Pringle, SD, passed away November 16, 2017, at Custer Regional Senior Care in Custer, SD. Ione was born October 21, 1918, in Mellette County, SD, to John and Nellie (Kooiman) Buckles. She was the fourth of seven children. Because John and Nellie had five daughters before having any sons, Ione spent many hours helping...
Gerald J. 'Bud' Jenniges
Nov 15, 2017
Gerald J. 'Bud' Jenniges, 84, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away November 15, 2017, at the Michael J. Fitzmaurice State Veterans Home in Hot Springs. Bud was born in Hot Springs, April 6, 1933, to Norman and Dale Jenniges. He proudly served in the United States Army, serving most of his tour of duty in Germany. Bud was awarded the...
Joann M Kuhnel
Nov 10, 2017
JoAnn Kuhnel, 71, passed away at her home in Keystone, SD, surrounded by her loving family on November 10, 2017. JoAnn was born on September 14, 1946, to Clinton Caylor and Myrle (Williams) Caylor in Hot Springs, SD. As an adult she owned a Rock Shop in Keystone, SD. JoAnn's love of rocks and strong work ethic were instrumental in...
Rev. Marion Walker Gray, Sr.
Nov 7, 2017
Rev. Marion Walker Gray, Sr., 81, of Edgemont, South Dakota, went to be with his Lord, Tuesday, November 7, 2017, surrounded by family members and his pastor, Bro. Jody "Jo" Cormier, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. A memorial service will take place Sunday, November 12, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. with committal service immediately following. Rev. Gray's wishes were to be...
