Pedersen R. Lanoir
Jan 5, 2016
Lanoir R. Pedersen of Custer, SD, formerly of Provo, SD, passed away peacefully in her home, January 5, 2016, at the age of 101. On February 20, 1914, Lanoir was the first of eight children born to Howard and Ida (Mullinex) Royer of Woodbine, Iowa. Lanoir started rural school on her sixth birthday and at 12 graduated 8th grade with...
Earl Stombaugh
Jan 4, 2016
Earl Stombaugh, age 92, of Buffalo Gap, SD, passed away January 4, 2016, at the Seven Sisters Living Center in Hot Springs, SD. Earl was born July 9, 1923, in Frontier County, NE, to Clifford and Helen "Heater" Stombaugh. He proudly served in the United States Army during WWII from 1944 until his honorable discharge in 1946. Earl married Betty...
Marcella Elsie Parsons
Jan 2, 2016
Marcella Elsie (Larsen) Parsons was born on October 13, 1921, and went to be with the Lord on January 2, 2016. She was born on a farm near Hitchcock, S.D., the oldest daughter of Waldemar and Esther (Bucholz) Larsen. At the age of eight the family moved to Sturgis where they lived for two years. They then moved to a...
William E. Morrison
Jan 1, 2016
William E. Morrison, age 97, formerly of Edgemont, SD, passed away on January 1, 2016, at the Seven Sisters Nursing Home in Hot Springs, SD. William was born in Mesa, AZ, on June 8, 1918, to Raynor and Loretta (Scott) Morrison. He worked for the Railroad Company over many years as a Railroad Conductor, retiring in 1972. William was a...
Andrew Bowman Donnell
Jan 1, 2016
Andrew Bowman Donnell, age 55, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on January 1, 2016, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City. Andy was born on October 15, 1960, in Hot Springs, SD, to Arthur and Beulah Gail (Pritchett) Donnell. After graduation from Hot Springs High School he attended the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, SD. Also...
Lucille V. Egly
Dec 31, 2015
Lucille V. Egly, age 78, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on December 31, 2015, at the Michael J. Fitzmaurice South Dakota Veterans State Home in Hot Springs. Lucille was born on April 9, 1937, in Marsland, NE, to Henry and Hazel (Ball) Clark. She graduated from Hemingford High School in 1955. Lucille met Don Egly at a High School...
Leroy Gordon Anderson
Dec 29, 2015
LeRoy Gordon Anderson, 76, of Custer, SD, died on Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at Rapid City Regional Hospital, surrounded by his family. LeRoy was born September 14, 1939, to Sylvia Margaret LeDoux and Charles Gordon Anderson and lived his formative years at the Anderson farm located near Belle Prairie Township, Minnesota. LeRoy was a lifetime baseball player with a wicked...
Jerry Lee Jirsa
Dec 28, 2015
Jerry Lee Jirsa, age 61, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away at his home on December 28, 2015. Jerry was born on September 15, 1954, in Mason City, IA, to Lester and Geneale (Shaffner) Jirsa. He proudly served in the United States Navy from 1972-1976. Jerry worked for the BNSF Railway Company as a Railroad Engineer. Jerry is survived by...
Walda "Wallie" Ruth Simmons
Dec 27, 2015
Walda "Wallie" Simmons, beloved wife/mother/grandmother/great-grandmother, died resting peacefully in the arms of her beloved spouse, Joseph Simmons, at their residence in Hot Springs, on December 27th, 2015. Wallie was born on September 24, 1937, in Cook County, Chicago, IL, to Waldo and Cecelia (Deiling) Schnell. She was raised in Chicago and relocated to Denver, CO, before moving to Hot Springs,...
Thomas Paul Trode
Dec 26, 2015
Thomas Trode at the age of 77, passed away at his home in Custer, SD on Saturday afternoon, December 26, 2015. Tom was born on May 19, 1938, in Mitchell, SD to Varley and Marion Trode, and where he was raised with his two brothers, David Trode and Ted Trode. He lived in Mitchell for many years and married his...
Bertha Duerson
Dec 24, 2015
Bertha Duerson, 92, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on December 24, 2015, at the Hospice House in Rapid City, SD. Bertha was born on April 21, 1923, to Joseph Brewer and Hazel (Hart) Allen at the family homestead south of Pringle, SD. She attended country school and worked at cafes in the Custer and Hot Springs area before she...
Gary Dean Curl
Dec 23, 2015
Gary Dean Curl, age 63, of Keystone, SD, died at this home on December 23, 2015. Gary was born on August, 12, 1952, in Wagner, SD, to Allen and Edith (Engels) Curl. He was an Equipment Technician for Automatic Vendors. He is survived by his sisters, Karen Bland of Custer; Maxine Cole of Fairburn, SD; brother, Marvin Bud Curl of...
James Louis 'Jim' Ritter
Dec 23, 2015
James was born on June 29, 1929, in Dupree, SD, to Louis and Barbara Ritter. James Louis "Jim" Ritter, age 86, formerly of Edgemont, SD, passed away on December 23, 2015, at the Brookstone Village in Omaha, NE. Jim was born on June 29, 1929, near Dupree, SD, to Louis and Barbara Ritter. He lived with his family and attended...
Denise Jane Lammers
Dec 17, 2015
Denise Lammers, 60, of Custer, SD passed away on December 17, 2015 at Custer Regional Hospital. Denise was born on August 31, 1955, in Rapid City, SD, to Gordon and Betty Wicks. She grew up in Rapid City, graduated from Rapid City Central High School in 1973, and worked as a surgical technician at St. John's Hospital in Rapid City...
Mary Ann Tounsley
Dec 16, 2015
Mary Ann (Anderson) Tounsley, age 91, of Custer, SD, passed away on December 16, 2015, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center where she had been a resident for the past 4 years. Mary was born March 22, 1924, at home near Lake Preston, SD, to James and Etta (Boss) Anderson. She was the sixth child in a farm family...
Alice K. Wheeler
Dec 16, 2015
Alice K. Wheeler, age 100, of Custer, SD, passed away on December 16, 2015, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer. Alice was born March 7, 1915, in Steamboat Springs, CO, to Walter S. and Marie (Niesz) Kemmer. She received her formal education there in Denver, CO. On December 21, 1944, Alice married Lawrence G. Wheeler in Steamboat,...
Dorothy Clara Luck
Dec 15, 2015
Dorothy Clara Luck, age 92, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away December 15, 2015, at the Pine Hills Retirement Center in Hot Springs. Dorothy was born March 31, 1923, to Harry and Elsie (Sasse) Whittle, at Monango, ND. The family moved to the Willow Lake and Vienna vicinity, when she was a few months old. Dorothy attended school in the...
Patrick Leo Patton
Dec 14, 2015
Patrick "Leo" Patton, age 81, of Custer, SD, passed away on December 14, 2015, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Patrick was born on November 23, 1934, in Sacramento, CA, to Patrick Lewis and Gracie (Newton) Patton. He proudly served in the United States Army as a cook in Fort Sill, OK from 1957, until his...
Kathy Marie Herrlein
Dec 13, 2015
Kathy Marie Herrlein, of Custer, SD, 54, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2015 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Kathy was born and raised in Platte, SD, to Duane and Theresa (Hanson) Herrlein. Kathy graduated from Platte High School, and later attended Black Hills State University, and Mitchell Vo-tech, where she graduated with an associate's degree...
Charles Clifford 'Chuck' March
Dec 9, 2015
Charles Clifford 'Chuck' March, age 65, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away December 9, 2015, at the VA Medical Center in Hot Springs. Chuck was born December 18, 1949, in Clarinda, IA, to William and Thelma (Kernen) March. He proudly served in the United States Navy from 1970, until his honorable discharge in 1974. He spent 1 year in Antarctica...
