Mary Ann Mooney
Jul 7, 2017
Mary Ann (Bund) Mooney, 94, of Custer, SD, passed away July 7, 2017, at the Custer Regional Hospital in Custer. Mary Ann was born in Alton, IL, March 21,1923, to William F. and Anna E. (Dawson) Bund. Mary Ann was a graduate of Alton High School and later attended secretarial school. She married Edward F. Mooney January 9, 1943, and...
Cody James Runyon
Jul 4, 2017
Cody's Motto-"Consistently Persistent In My Faith" Cody James Runyon, A.K.A Rev Run, completed his journey of life on this earth on July 4, 2017, at the young age of 30, in Phoenix AZ. Cody was born January 22, 1987, in Hot Springs, SD, to Johnny Runyon and Darla (Pullins) Benedict. He attended school in Hot Springs, kindergarten through his senior...
Mary Louise Doughty
Jun 30, 2017
Mary Louise Doughty, age 84, of Rapid City, SD, passed away on June 30, 2017, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer, SD. Mary was born on April 12, 1933, in Long Beach, CA, to Raymond and Doris (Whistler) Entwistle. She had a career as Hairstylist. Mary married Dale Franklin Doughty on January 16, 1953. They lived most...
Claude Hubert Warren
Jun 30, 2017
Claude Hubert Warren, 90, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away peacefully Friday, June 30, 2017, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Claude was born June 17, 1927, in Berkeley, CA, to Claude Harry and Ruth Virginia (Culbertson) Warren. He spent his childhood in the Berkeley area and graduated from high school in 1945. Claude enlisted in the...
James Gregory Red Cloud
Jun 29, 2017
James "Jim" Gregory Red Cloud passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2017, at his home in Hot Springs, SD. Jim was an artist and an author with works that focused on cultural disparity and inequality. His passion inspired him to create the Sacred Buffalo; a buffalo skeleton with scrimshaw designs depicting the history and traditions of the Lakota People. He...
Roderick Hinek
Jun 28, 2017
Roderick Hinek, 73, of Hot Springs,SD, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at the Michael J. Fitzmaurice South Dakota State Veterans Home. Born in Deadwood, SD, to Bud and Roselind Hinek; he lived most of his life in Hot Springs. Rod was an incredibly quiet, fun-loving, gentle, and intelligent man who enjoyed building trains. He served in the...
Ola Mildred "Millie" Rexroat-Mcdonald
Jun 28, 2017
Ola Mildred (Millie) Rexroat-McDonald, age 99, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on June 28, 2017, at Michael J. Fitzmaurice Veterans State Home in Hot Springs. Starting in 1923, Millie attended public school in Wynona, OK. Millie graduated from St. Mary's Episcopal Indian School, in Springfield, SD in 1932. She took college classes at State Normal in Chadron, NE and...
Douglas Leroy Roberts
Jun 24, 2017
Douglas Leroy Roberts, age 75, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on June 24, 2017, at Michael J. Fitzmaurice State Veterans Home. Douglas served in the Air Force for 22 years, 7 months, 16 days. Douglas is survived by his daughter, Cynthia Hanson of TX; brother, Gordon Roberts; sisters, Maudine Stamp of Custer, SD, Virgina Schiller of Montello, WI; grandchildren...
Daisy Seachris
Jun 22, 2017
Helen "Daisy" Seachris was born in Pierre, SD, on November 5, 1946, to John and Mary Bourk. Daisy was raised south of Blunt, SD, on a farm where her siblings and she learned the significance of hard work. Working hard became even more valued after their mother was hurt in an accident when Daisy was only thirteen. It was during...
Cody Eugene Barker
Jun 21, 2017
Cody Eugene Barker, 25, of Edgemont, SD, passed away June 21, 2017, as a result of injuries suffered in an accident near Shawnee, WY. Cody was born March 7, 1992 in Rapid City, SD to Kerry and Gaylene (Galinat) Barker. Cody spent his younger years on the ranch with his family in Edgemont, later moving to Rapid City, attending Rapid...
Vernon Lee Cornell
Jun 19, 2017
Vernon Lee Cornell, age 70, of Edgemont, SD, passed away on June 19, 2017, at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, CO. Vernon was born on April 4, 1947, in Gary, IN, to Robert and Wilma (Roy) Cornell. Vernon lived in Lowell for most of his life, until falling in love with South Dakota 21 yrs ago. He...
Barbara Annette Craig
Jun 12, 2017
Barbara Annette 'Barb' Craig, 81, passed away June 12, 2017, at her home in Buffalo Gap, SD. Barbara was born July 19, 1935, in Alliance, NE, to Mark and Helen (Olsen) Dulin. Shortly after her birth, her parents moved the family to the Buffalo Gap area to farm and ranch. Her father was the first person to introduce registered Black...
Henry Amador
Jun 10, 2017
Henry Amador, 57, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away June 10, 2017, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs, SD. Henry was born June 29, 1959, in Lubbock, TX, to Victor and Amelia Amador. He proudly served in the United States Navy from December 29, 1976, until his honorable discharge on November 8, 1977. Henry is survived by his...
Marion R. 'Dolly' Massey
Jun 9, 2017
Marion R. (Dolly) Massey, 87, passed away on June 9, 2017, at her home in Hot Springs, SD. Dolly was born November 21, 1929, to Roy D. and Mary E. (Steele) Pierce in Martin, SD. Dolly was the youngest of five children, brothers; Harry Whitehead, Roy "Sam" Pierce; sisters, Lorene Dickinson, Marie Page. She married Tom Massey on October 17,...
John F. Sietz
May 28, 2017
John F. Sietz, age 76, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on May 28, 2017, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. At his request, no services will be held.
Charles Lester Britton
May 22, 2017
Charles Lester Britton, age 72, of Buffalo Gap, SD, passed away May 22, 2017, at the Rapid City Regional Hospice House in Rapid City, SD. The family would like to thank everyone at the Hospice House for their wonderful love and exceptional care. Charles Lester (also known by many other nicknames) was born on January 7, 1945, to John Charles...
Jacqueline Ann Van Ausdall
May 19, 2017
Jacqueline Ann Van Ausdall, 76, passed away May 19, 2017, at her home near Hot Springs, SD. Jacqueline was born May 10, 1941, in Detroit, MI, to Jack and Elsie (Paul) Shafer. She is survived by her husband, Tony; daughters, Tanya (Dale) Kokesh of Rapid City, SD; Kelly (Steve Curtis) Van Ausdall of Des Moines, IA; brother, Brian Shafer, of...
Verna Mae Benton
May 17, 2017
Verna Mae Benton, 84, died Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. A funeral is planned for Saturday, May 27, 2017, 10 am, at Custer Lutheran Fellowship. Visitation will be Friday, May 26, 2017, 5-7 pm at Custer Lutheran Fellowship. Verna Mae was born on May 25, 1932 in Parkston, SD to Earnest H. And...
David Sherman Dean
May 13, 2017
David Sherman Dean, 56, of Custer, SD passed away unexpectedly on May 13, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. David was born Oct. 16, 1960 in Hot Springs, SD to Everett and JoAn (Pond) Dean, the second of five children. When David was 10 months old, the family moved to Northern California where his father worked as a logger and...
