Mary Beth Elizabeth Ghost
Feb 23, 2017
Mary Beth Elizabeth Wilson (Ramirez) Ghost, 64, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away February 23, 2017, at the Hospice House in Rapid City, SD, after a courageous battle with cancer. Mary Beth was born on April 1, 1952, in Hot Springs, to George and Lucy (Rossenecht) Wilson. Mrs. Ghost graduated from Hot Springs High School and then continued her education...
Cu C. Ly
Feb 20, 2017
Cu Ly, age 89, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on February 20, 2017, at a friend's home near Hot Springs. Cu was born in Vietnam on June 6, 1927, to Mahn Ly and Tha Phan. Cu grew up in Vietnam, where she enjoyed being the owner of a convenience store and helping out her community. She moved to the...
Anna Schnetzky
Feb 17, 2017
Anna Schnetzky, 103, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on February 17, 2017, at the Seven Sisters Nursing Home in Hot Springs. Anna was born on June 29, 1913, to Balthasar and Theresa (Mattern) Reiss in Strasburg, ND. She was raised in Rural Trail City, 5 miles west of town, and attended the rural school there. Anna moved to Stayton,...
Alice Marian Howard
Feb 16, 2017
Alice Marian Howard, age 93, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on February 16, 2017, at her home in Hot Springs. In her younger years, Alice had been very active in community activities and her church while working full time after her youngest was of school age. She adapted to the West and spent most of her adult life in...
Thomas Francis Schutte
Feb 11, 2017
Thomas Francis 'Tom' Schutte, 80, passed away September 11, 2017, in his home at the Michal J. Fitzmaurice State Veterans Home, in Hot Springs, SD. Tom was born February, 8, 1937, to Paul and Lucille (Foran) Schutte in Omaha, NE. He proudly served in the 14th Armored Calvary Regiment, U.S. Army, on the Iron Curtain from 1955 until his honorable...
Elsie J Calabrese
Feb 9, 2017
Elsie J. Calabrese, age 102, of Custer, SD, passed away February 9,2017, at Custer Regional Senior Care in Custer. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 16, 2017, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Custer, SD.
Joni Kay Hazen
Feb 6, 2017
Joni Kay Hazen, age 57, of Custer, SD, passed away on February 6, 2017, at the Custer Regional Hospital in Custer, SD. Joni was born on May 2, 1959, in Lincoln, NE, to Ralph and Edna Alice (Reece) Hazen. She was a Med-Aid at Pine Hills Retirement Center in Hot Springs. Joni is survived by her sons, Jackson (Ula) Shymanski...
Norman Andrew Lee
Feb 3, 2017
Norman "Norm" Andrew Lee of Custer, SD, lived his life building relationships and serving others and died while working in his shop on February 3, 2017, with his wife, Sylvia, by his side. Norm followed his twin sister, Norma into this world, on January 27, 1933, on a farm West of Ramona, SD. Norm was the youngest of 7 living...
Deanna L Stites
Feb 1, 2017
Deanna Lou Stites age 79, of Custer, SD, passed away on February 1, 2017, in Custer. Deanna was born in Osceola, IA. She grew up in the Truro area and attended Iowa State University for business. She married her husband Jerry Stites on May 8, 1964, in Omaha, Nebraska. She worked at the United airlines ticket counter, Blue Hills Physical...
Nicholas Vincent Schmaltz
Feb 1, 2017
Nicholas V. Schmaltz, age 67, of Custer, SD, passed away February 1, 2017, peacefully at his home in Custer. Nick was born September 29, 1949, in Belle Fourche, SD, to Vincent and Loretta (Didier) Schmaltz. Nick was raised in Belle Fourche and graduated high school in 1967. He worked in the Parts Department in Belle Fourche, Deadwood, and Newcastle, then...
Dorothy J Thornburg
Jan 31, 2017
Dorothy J. Thornburg, age 83, of Edgemont, SD, passed away on January 31, 2017, at her home in Edgemont. Dorothy was born on July 4, 1933, in Newell, SD, to Dave L. and Alma (Bretthour) Meyer. She retired from the State Veterans Home Hot Springs, SD, where she cared for her Veterans as a nursing assistant. Dorothy is survived by...
Aaron Michael Carrier
Jan 29, 2017
Aaron M. Carrier, age 37, of Custer, SD, passed away on January 29, 2017, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Aaron was born on November 21, 1979, in Custer, SD, to Michael T. and Kathleen (Ware) Carrier. He attended Custer Elementary, Middle and High Schools, graduating in Class of 1998. He liked bowling, football (his favorite...
Paula Jean Adams
Jan 25, 2017
Paula Jean (King) Adams, age 85, of Custer, S.D., passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at Oregon Manor in Oregon, WI. Paula was born on July 6, 1931, in Omaha, NE, the daughter of Forrest and Rosemond King. She graduated from Benson High School in Omaha, and furthered her education at Grinnell College in Grinnell, IA, and the University...
Edith M Romey
Jan 22, 2017
Edith (Hop) Marie Romey passed away at Ponderosa Villa in Crawford, NE on January 22, 2017, at the age of 83. Edith Romey was born on February 11, 1933, in Hot Springs, SD to Rupert and Veronica (Martin) Osmotherly. She grew up on a ranch south of Hot Springs and attended the Maitland School grades 1-8 and graduated from High...
Douglas Charles Schmitz
Jan 17, 2017
Sadly our beloved son, brother, uncle, great uncle, nephew and friend, Douglas Charles Schmitz, had his hunting and fishing seasons cut tragically short on January 17, 2017. Doug was born March 21st, 1958, to Dennis C. Schmitz and Regina D. Schmitz (Warnke) in Kirkland, WA. He spent his early years growing up in Gregory, SD. His family made the much...
James Eugene Grazier
Jan 14, 2017
James Eugene Grazier, age 81, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on January 14, 2017, at his home in Hot Springs. James was born December 18, 1935, in Cheyenne Agency, SD, to Steven and Myrtle (Keoke) Grazier. He served in the United States Navy from 1955, until his honorable discharge in 1958. After the military, James became a ranch hand...
Ronald John Olofson
Jan 12, 2017
Ronald John Olofson, age 80, of Smithwick, SD, passed away, January 12, 2017, at his home near Smithwick. Smithwick on the Prairie—In the last hour of January 11, 2017, the beautiful and courageous energy that was Ron Olofson was released from a humble physical form riddled by congestive heart failure and crippling arthritis only to be set "FREE" to become...
Florence Irma Beseke
Jan 11, 2017
Florence Irma Temlitz Beseke, age 96, passed away January 11, 2017, at her home in Oelrichs, SD. Florence was born November 28, 1920, to Henry and Ricky (Kalmbrunn) Temlitz in Jackson, MN. She lived on a farm near Jackson her first six years, until the family moved to a farm south of Lakefield, MN, where she spent the remainder of...
Dr. Curtis Meyer
Jan 10, 2017
Dr. Curtis Meyer son, husband, father, brother, and loving grandfather. His personality was one of openness, always making others feel welcome. "Doc" as he was lovingly referred, will be well remembered by his healthcare patients for his healing hands, and by his colleagues for his skills in the Chiropractic field. Curt was a mentor for countless people, both personally and...
Margueritta "Mae" Christie
Jan 9, 2017
Margueritta "Mae" Christie, age 97, of Custer, SD, passed away January 9, 2017, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer. Mae was born April 14, 1919 to Godfried and Effie May (Downen) Spring on a small ranch east of the State Game Lodge in Custer County, SD. She was educated at a rural school near her home until...
