George Joseph Criscione, Jr.
Sep 20, 2016
George Joseph Criscione, Jr., age 68, of Custer, SD, passed away on September 20, 2016, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer. Service information is pending.
Daniel L Gallett
Sep 9, 2016
Daniel L. "Dan" Gallett, age 74, passed away on September 9, 2016, at his home in Hot Springs, SD. Dan was born on August 5, 1942, in Green Bay, WI, to Lester and Iris (Jacobson) Gallett. He served the United States Army and Army Reserves from 1964-1969. After his military service he farmed in Missouri and Minnesota. Dan bought land...
Lester F Mcclanahan
Sep 8, 2016
Lester (Les or Mac) Franklin McClanahan, 89 of Custer, SD passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2016, at the Custer Regional Hospital in Custer. Two weeks prior he had been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer however, the cause of death was a seemingly unrelated brain aneurism. Les was born on February 10, 1927, in Lawrence, KS. He was the...
John Howard "Jack" Paulton
Sep 8, 2016
John Howard "Jack" Paulton, age 90, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on September 8, 2016, at the VA Medical Center in Hot Springs. Jack was born in Omaha, NE, to Howard and Gertrude (Peycke) Payne on June 14, 1926. He graduated from Sioux Falls Washington High School in 1944, and immediately joined the U.S. Navy, serving in the Pacific...
Velda "Madge" Barton
Sep 6, 2016
Velda "Madge" Barton, age 90, of Thornton, CO, passed away September 6, 2016, at the Alpine Living Center, Thornton, CO. Madge was born March 17, 1926, in Bingham, NE, to Diles and Eula (Moon) Howell. Her family moved to Edgemont, SD, where she attended 1st – 12th grade; graduating from Edgemont High School in 1943, a valedictorian and MVP of...
Dolores J. Hartupee
Sep 2, 2016
Dolores J. Hartupee, age 86, of Hot Springs, SD, received her angel wings on September 2, 2016, at Seven Sisters Nursing Home in Hot Springs with her daughter, Sue, at her side holding her hand. Dolores was born on June 11, 1930, to Walter and Eleanor (Eickelman) Schwaab in St. Louis, MO. In her early life and teenage years Dolores...
Beverly Joann Bershon
Aug 31, 2016
Beverly JoAnn Bershon, age 83, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on August 31, 2016, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs. Beverly was born on April 12, 1933, in St. Joseph, MO, to William E. and Emma Elliott. The family moved to Charleston, SC, Houston, TX, and Denver, CO. She graduated high school from Lee Academy in Cleveland,...
Bette Lucille Pullins
Aug 28, 2016
Bette Lucille Pullins, age 89, of Custer, SD, passed away August 28, 2016, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer. Bette was born August 27, 1927, in Hot Springs, SD, to James and Dorothy (Baker) McGlone. She attended the Custer Elementary School and graduated from the Custer High School. On May 5, 1951, Bette married the love of...
Phyllis Ann Crocker
Aug 28, 2016
Phyllis Ann Crocker, age 73, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on August 28, 2016, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Phyllis was born in Kalispell, MT, to Robert and Velma (Anderson) Hutchins on May 7, 1943. She is survived by children, Larry Alexander of Hot Springs, SD; Kenneth Hill of Washington, DC; Russell Hill of Spokane,...
Donald D. Gardner
Aug 27, 2016
Donald D. Gardner, age 79, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away August 27, 2016, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Donald was born February 13, 1937, on the ranch in Merriman, NE, to Deo Gardner and Lottie (Johnson) Gardner. He attended country school and graduated from Merriman High School. On July 16, 1960, Donald married the love...
Esther Lacey
Aug 24, 2016
Esther Herrmann Lacey passed away on August 24, 2016, at Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer, SD, at the age of 98. Esther was born May 18, 1918 on the family farm near Carter, SD. She was the ninth of thirteen children born to John and Christina Herrmann. At the age of 17, she met Edward John Lacey in...
Jerry Speaect
Aug 19, 2016
Jerry Allen Speaect, 66 of Oral, South Dakota, passed away Friday, August 19th at the Golden Living Center in Pierre surrounded by the love of his family. Jerry was born May 19, 1950 in Hot Springs, South Dakota to Albert and Rose (Vogel) Speaect. He grew up in a loving family with three siblings: Albert Gene, Linda, and Kathy. He...
James Ira White
Aug 16, 2016
James Ira White, age 73, of Dalton, NE, passed away on August 16, 2016, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs, SD. James was born in Julesburg, CO, on November 30, 1942, to Ira and Viola (Bobo) White. At the age of 15, Evelyn (Brown) became his loving step mother after his mother's passing. He graduated from Dalton High...
Ralph Richard Holtquist
Aug 13, 2016
Ralph Richard Holtquist, age 77, of Custer, SD, passed away on August 13, 2016, at his residence in Custer. Ralph was born on May 29, 1939, in Milbank, SD, to Clarence Sigfried and Avis Audrey (Bray) Holtquist. He served in the United States Navy until his honorable discharge after four years of service. Ralph was a skilled welder working for...
Linda L. Mills
Aug 8, 2016
Linda L. Mills, age 59, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on August 8, 2016, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Linda was born in Woodruff, WI, on February 14, 1957, to William and Sally (Holmberg) Fricke. She is survived by her husband, Robert Mills of Hot Springs; sons, Joshua (Sonya) Mills of Tucson, AZ; Scott...
Harold Dean Hitshew
Aug 7, 2016
Harold "Dean" Hitshew, 64, passed away early Sunday morning August 7, 2016, at Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer, SD, from a long lengthy illness. Dean was born December 28, 1951, to Bernice Annebelle Martin and Harold Hitshew; he was one of 10 children. He grew up in Douglas and Newcastle, WY, and later moved to Custer, SD, where...
Rhonda Lee Mccarthy
Aug 3, 2016
Rhonda Lee McCarthy, 60, of Milbank, SD, passed away August 3, 2016, at the Milbank Hospital. Rhonda was born December 14, 1955, in Pringle, SD, to Howard and Marjorie (Nelson) McCarthy and joined the family of one brother and two sisters. She loved being around family and friends, playing cards, puzzle books, reading, playing cards and spending time with her...
Robert Haskvitz
Aug 2, 2016
Robert (Bob) Benjamin Haskvitz age 93 of Edgemont, SD, passed away August 2, 2016, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs, SD. Bob was born to Hime and Sophie Haskvitz on August 6, 1922 In Ludow, SD, North Cave Hills. He was the youngest of five children. In 1958, he married his wife, Jane Jensen and they were married...
Barbara Shindelbower
Aug 2, 2016
Barbara (Kennedy) Shindelbower, 81, of Custer, SD passed away on August 2, 2016 at the Custer Regional Senior Center in Custer. Barbara was born on March 5, 1935, to late Hearl and Inez (Havens) Kennedy in Rapid City, SD. She was the youngest of 8 children. She has 3 surviving siblings: Dorothy Woeasrer, Betty Dowen, Harley Kennedy; brother in law,...
Dolores J Hartupee
Aug 2, 2016
Dolores J Hartupee, age 86, of Hot Springs, SD, received her angel wings on September 2, 2016, at Seven Sisters Nursing Home in Hot Springs with her daughter, Sue, at her side holding her hand. Dolores was born on June 11, 1930, to Walter and Eleanor (Eckelman) Schwaab in St. Louis, MO. In her early life and teenage years Dolores...
