Audrey L. Curtis
Jan 14, 2018
Audrey L. Curtis, 78, passed away on January 14, 2018, in the comfort of what she called home at Bella Vista Nursing Home in Rapid City, SD, surrounded by family and the wonderful and caring staff that she adored. Audrey was born June 21, 1939, in Avon, SD, and grew up in Custer, SD. In 1956, she married Don Curtis...
Mitchell Jay Anderson
Jan 8, 2018
Mitchell Jay 'Mick' Anderson, 57, passed away January 8, 2018, at this home near Hot Springs, SD. Mick was born February 8, 1960, to Jay and Betty (Brown) Anderson in Sioux Falls, SD. He was raised in Larchwood, IA, and attended West Lyon School. He graduated in 1978. Mick worked with his father doing carpenter work until 1980, then went...
William Frederick 'Bill' Fitzner
Jan 5, 2018
William Frederick "Bill" Fitzner, 94, lifelong Custer County and Fall River County Rancher, passed away on January 5, 2018 at Seven Sisters Living Center, Hot Springs, SD. Bill was born to Emma Kathryn Hauff, Poore, Ostrom, Fitzner and Frederick Fitzner on May 13, l923. Bill was born at home on Fred's homestead west of Edgemont. Fred had homesteaded on Section...
Betty Edelman
Jan 3, 2018
Betty Jean Edelman Merwin, 71, of San Diego, CA, passed away peacefully on January 3, 2018, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Betty was born August 23, 1946, in Hot Springs, SD, where she was raised and went to school for all 12 years. Following High School graduation in 1965, Betty was married to Jerry Walden for ten...
Eileen B. Pendleton
Dec 26, 2017
Eileen B. Pendleton, 71, of Custer, SD, passed away December 26, 2017, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Eileen was born September 16, 1946, in Mitchell, SD, to Milo and Grace (McManus) Kistler. Eileen is survived by her daughter, Melanie (Steve) Forcum of Pueblo, CO; son, Rick (Crystal) Pendleton of Pueblo; brothers, Donald Kistler of Custer;...
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...
