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...
Mary 'Jean' Jones
Oct 31, 2017
Mary 'Jean' Jones, 81, of Custer, SD, died on October 31, 2017, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Jean was born on January 2, 1936, in Denver, CO, to Edwin and Betty (Wright) Berggren. Jean enjoyed traveling with her longtime companion Bob Lang. She loved bragging about her family and hada strong sense of humor. She...
Darrel Kenneth Krick
Oct 29, 2017
Darrel Kenneth Krick, 83, of Rapid City, SD passed away Sunday, October 29, 2017 at the Michael Fitzmaurice South Dakota State Veterans Home in Hot Springs, SD, where he resided since March. He was born in Rapid City on September 3, 1934, to Kenneth E. Krick and Margaret A. Krick. He joined his older brother Wayne, sister Audre, and two...
Marlene Jo Hannah
Oct 27, 2017
Marlene Hannah, age 75, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 27, 2017, at home with her family and dogs by her side, in her hometown of Hot Springs, SD. Marlene was born on October 7, 1942, to Pete and Maxine (Crosby) Modde. She grew up in Custer, SD, riding horses and caring for the family farm. That was where her...
Edward Robert Galles
Oct 27, 2017
Edward R. Galles, 92, of Custer, SD, died on October 27, 2017, at the Custer Regional Hospital in Custer. Ed was born on May 26, 1925, in Superior, WI, to Paul and Francis Galles. He attended schools in Superior, and entered the Military Service in September 1942. He served in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II; from...
Lois Jean Harley
Oct 25, 2017
Lois Jean Harley, 67, of Hot Springs, SD, was chosen by God, to live with Him in his Heavenly Home on October 25, 2017, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs. After many years battling numerous ailments, she is finally at peace. Lois was born December 6, 1949, in Hot Springs, to Donald Dean and Mabel (Byers) Darrow and...
Isabel Catherine "Irish" Tillotson
Oct 24, 2017
Isabel Catherine "Irish" Tillotson, age 93, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away October 24, 2017, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs. Irish was born on April 21, 1924, to Joseph and Isabel Catherine (Falls) McCann in Germantown, PA. On February 14, 1946, she married the love of her life, Don Tillotson, they were together for 71 wonderful years....
Belva Searby
Oct 22, 2017
Belva Jean (Scholl) Searby went to heaven to be with her Lord Jesus on October 22, 2017, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Belva Jean was born on January 5, 1933, to Peter Fred and Esther Mae Scholl in Wanblee, SD, where she grew up and attended grade school in her youth. Belva was united in marriage to Carl Glen Searby...
Duane Frances Leighton
Oct 19, 2017
Duane Frances Leighton, Sr., 70, passed away October 19, 2017, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer, where he had resided since 2002. Duane was born January 5, 1947, in Rosebud, SD, to Levi and Angeline (Shaw) Leighton. He attended school at Todd County through the 8th grade; after which he completed high school at Flandreau Indian School....
Wilma Mae Davidson
Oct 19, 2017
Wilma Mae Davidson, 85, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away October 19, 2017, passed away at the Seven Sisters Living Center in Hot Springs. Wilma was born March 4, 1932, in Custer, SD, to Harold and Winfred (Fozzard) Mattox. Wilma is survived by her daughter, Karen Davidson; brothers, Bill Mattox; Douglas Fozzard; Fred Fozzard; four grandchildren; ten great grandchildren and...
John Vincent 'Jack' Weiss
Oct 16, 2017
John "Jack" Vincent Weiss, 79, passed away October 16, 2017, at his home in Hot Springs. Jack was born May 26, 1938, in Redfield, the youngest of six children to John B. and Agnes (Goad) Weiss, and attended St. Mary's Catholic School in Zell. While in school, he was active in many sports, especially boxing and was a six-time South...
Virginia Lee Renstrom Suter
Oct 15, 2017
The expected passing of our mother, Virginia Lee Renstrom Suter, was 8:00 a.m., the morning of October 15, 2017. Our brother was keeping vigil and talking to her when she failed to take one more breath and slipped peacefully away in her sleep, forever 87, at her home at the Michael J. Fitzmaurice State Veteran's Home in Hot Springs, SD....
Esther Minnie Springman
Oct 11, 2017
Esther M. Springman, age 83, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on October 11, 2017, at Hospice House in Rapid City, SD. Esther was born on March 31, 1934, to Louis and Mary Minnie (McCall) Maretich in Hot Springs, SD. She was the youngest of five children. Esther graduated from Hot Springs High School in 1952, and then attended college...
Joe Ernest Bails
Oct 8, 2017
Joe Ernest Bails, 81, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away October 8, 2017, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs. Joe was born July 27, 1936, to Gwin and Vessie (Deverick) Bails, in Kansas City, MO, were he grew up. He learned early that walking away from a fight was going to cause a kid more problems in the...
Leola Mcafee
Oct 8, 2017
Lady Leola McAfee, age 79, of Custer, SD, passed away on October 8, 2017, at the Rapid City Regional Hospice House in Rapid City, SD. Leola was born on March 23, 1938, in Onamia, MN, to Thomas Cooney and Mamie M. (DeWItt) Marvin. She married her husband Wayne on September 28, 1963. Leola was a CNA at the Custer Regional...
Charles "Tony" Vernon Ramer
Oct 1, 2017
Charles Vernon "Tony" Ramer, age 63, of Custer, SD, passed away on October 1, 2017, at the Custer Regional Hospital in Custer. Tony was born on December 11, 1953, to Phyllis and Charles Ramer in Jamestown North Dakota. He grew up on a ranch near a wildlife refuge in Kensal, ND. As a young man, he enjoyed breaking, riding, and...
