Nancy Joy Elliott
Jan 5, 2017
Nancy Joy Elliott, 69, of Hot Springs passed away January 5, 2017, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Nancy was born February 9, 1947, to William and Leona (Dockter) Rempfer in Jamestown, ND. Nancy received her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and Biology at Concordia in Saint Paul, MN. She further got her Special Education Certification...
Harold Franklin Morgan
Jan 4, 2017
Harold Franklin Morgan, age 88, of Custer, SD, passed away January 4, 2017, at Custer Regional Hospital in Custer. Harold attended school in Custer, grades 1-12. Harold enlisted in the U.S. Navy in May of 1946, and was honorably discharged in May of 1948. After leaving the Navy, Harold attended the University of Montana in Missoula, MT. Harold married Lorraine...
Lora M. Michael
Jan 1, 2017
Lora Mae Michael, age 64, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away January 1, 2017, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Lora was born September 2, 1952, at the Seven Sisters Hospital in Hot Springs to John William and Vivian Marie (Saxton) Michael, and raised in Fall River County, SD. She graduated from the Hot Springs High...
Pamela Joyce Morsette
Dec 29, 2016
Pamela Joyce Morsette, age 54, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on December 29, 2016, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Pamela was born on July 3, 1962, in Rapid City, SD, to Orville E. and Victoria (Long Soldier) Davis. She is survived by her children, Orville Morsette of Milbank, SD; Deena Piekkola of Belle Fourche,...
Adeline 'Addie' Toman
Dec 23, 2016
Adeline "Addie" Eve Toman (Stritecky), 94, passed away on December 23rd, 2016, at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Worland, WY. Addie was born on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1921, to John and Clara Stritecky in Colome, SD. She was the third of five children, including three sisters and one brother. Addie helped work on the family farm in...
Thomas Scott Ulrick
Dec 23, 2016
Thomas Scott Ulrick, age 56, of Custer, SD, entered Heaven peacefully, December 23, 2016, at his home, in the presence of family and friends. He is survived by his wife Rebecca Ulrick, and his children Michael and Samantha Ulrick of Custer, as well as, his older children Robin, T.J., Kevin, Kimberley, and Scott, all from Massachusetts. Also, his three brothers,...
Emlon "Stan" Stanton, Sr.
Dec 22, 2016
Emlon "Stan" Lee Stanton, Sr., age 84, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on December 22, 2016, at his home in Hot Springs. Emlon was born on June 3, 1932, in Mayfield, NY, to Ivan Lee and Marion (Hunter) Stanton. He served in the United States Air Force in Omaha, Bermuda, and the Artic. He married Joyce Conbeer and to...
Robin Leroy Davis
Dec 20, 2016
Robin Leroy Davis, age 56 of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on December 20, 2016, at his home in Hot Springs. Rob was born on August 28, 1960, in Rapid City, SD, to Bernard "Slim" and Glorine (Nash) Davis. He served in the United States Army from 1980-1982. He worked many years at the gold mines in Lead, SD. His...
Amanda Rae Johnston
Dec 16, 2016
Amanda Rae Johnston, age 38, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on December 16, 2016, at her home in Hot Springs. Amanda was born on October 8, 1978, in Plymouth, WI, to Anthony and Alice (Ehmcke) Oakley. At her request no services will be held.
Marie Elanor Hendrickson
Dec 15, 2016
Marie Elanor Hosman Hendrickson, 88 of Custer, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016, at Custer Regional Senior Center in Custer, SD. Marie was born in Pierre, South Dakota, August 12, 1928 to Stella Mae Vance and Joseph Anthony Hosman. Depression years forced the family to move to Gettysburg, South Dakota where her dad ran a service station. It was in...
Thomas Duane O'Dell
Dec 15, 2016
Thomas Duane O'Dell, 79, of Hot Spring, SD, succumbed to heart failure at the Rapid City Regional Hospital surrounded by family on December 15, 2016. A Celebration of life Ceremony will be held at 11:00a.m., Saturday, January 14, 2017, at Chamberlain McColley's Funeral Home in Hot Springs with Pastor Mark Crossman officiating. Burial will take place in Mackay, ID, on...
Gertrude Sophia Hartman
Dec 15, 2016
Gertie (Gertrude) Hartman went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 15, 2016, at the age of 95. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Gertie was born near Craig, Nebraska to Frank and Allie Simms on April 24, 1921, and lived the last 16 years of her life at Rose Haven in Custer,...
Delmer Leroy Brown
Dec 12, 2016
Delmer LeRoy Brown was born on May 3, 1938, to Elmer and Elfrieda Brown in Lexington Nebraska. Delmer graduated from Custer High School in 1955. He received a Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering in 1959, from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and a Masters of Sciences in Geological Engineering in 1962, from the Colorado School of...
Anita Peggy Swedlund
Dec 8, 2016
Anita Peggy Swedlund (Huber) passed away unexpectedly on December 8, 2016, in Minnesota. She was born December 10, 1965, to Virgil and Rosetta Huber and grew up in White River, SD, where she learned to value a community built on friendship, forgiveness, and finding the good in the bad. She graduated from White River High School and went on to...
Lynus Sylvester Ryan
Dec 8, 2016
Lynus Sylvester (Pat) Ryan, 97, of Custer passed away peacefully Thursday, December 8, 2016, at his home. Lynus was the oldest of five children born to Leo and Lillian (Meis) Ryan on April 2, 1919, on his grandfather's homestead in Kimball, Brule County, SD. After graduating from Kimball High School in 1936, he worked various farm jobs in the Midwest...
Alice Kathryn Gannon
Dec 7, 2016
Alice Kathryn Gannon beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away, December 7, 2016, peacefully at home, after a courageous 7 year battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving husband and children. Alice was born on January 3, 1934, to Earl and Helen Baumberger in Chester, South Dakota. She grew up on Elmvue Farm and graduated from St. Mary's...
Calvin Dean Van Ornam
Dec 7, 2016
Calvin Dean Van Ornam who was born on June 3, 1932 to Donald R. and Ruby E. Van Ornam in Republic, County, Kansas, died December 7, 2016 at age 84. He attended a one room country school, Rosemound Dist. 76 during his 8 grade school years. He graduated from Hardy High School in Hardy, Nebraska and entered the US Air...
Brigitta Thompson
Dec 4, 2016
Brigitta Thompson of Hot Springs, SD departed this world on December 4, 2016, in Hot Springs after a brave battle with Pulmonary Melanoma for one year. Brigitta Thompson was born September 18, 1945, in Worms, Germany, to Ewald and Elisabeth Fost. She immigrated to the US in 1958, and lived in Kansas City, KS, also Colorado Springs, CO, and became...
James Francis Muhm
Dec 1, 2016
James Francis Muhm, age 79, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on December 1, 2016, at the Seven Sisters Living Center in Hot Springs. James was born in Cottonwood, SD, on February 17, 1937, to Wayne and Mae (Beeson) Muhm. He spent his youth at Igloo, Black Hills Ordnance Depot, and attended school there and where he graduated as an...
Darwin Gene Kruse
Dec 1, 2016
Darwin Gene Kruse, age 80, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on December 1, 2016, at the Seven Sisters Living Center. Darwin was born January 1, 1936, to Edwin and Lillian (Berlin) Kruse in Sanborn County, SD. Services are pending.
