Roy Webster Doughty
Apr 29, 2016
Roy Webster Doughty, age 88, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on April 29, 2016, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer, SD. Roy was born on June 14, 1927, to George Dewey and Esther Alberta (Hicks) Doughty in Greybull, WY. He is survived by his sons, Roy Dean (Patricia Keel) Doughty of Kentfield, CA; Timothy Michael (Kyllie)...
Kathleen Ann Lester
Apr 29, 2016
Kathleen Ann "Katy" Cacek Lester, age 65, of Custer, SD, passed away on April 29, 2016, at the Custer Regional Hospital in Custer. Katy was born on October 11, 1950, to Roy A. and Claudine (Johns) Cacek in Alta, IA. She was very social, loved to travel, was well versed in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Indian Culture...
Patricia E. Hoffman
Apr 26, 2016
Patricia "Pat" Elaine Shull Hoffman, age 82, of Wall, SD died April 26, 2016 at 9:35 a.m., at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer, SD. She died peacefully in her sleep. She is survived by her daughters, Beverly (Richard) Shafer and Barb Gisi; granddaughter, Shanon (Casey) Ellerton; great granddaughter, Kylee Ellerton; grandson, Jamye (Elisa) Shafer; 2 great granddaughters,...
Joseph Norman Gerard Simmons
Apr 24, 2016
Joseph Norman Gerard 'Joe' Simmons, age 72, passed away April 24, 2016, at his home near Hot Springs, SD. Joe retired from the United States Air Force after 25 years of service with a rank of Senior Master Sergeant. He had a generous soul and was always helping others as well as volunteering at St. Anthony's Catholic Church where he...
Leona Agnes Suko
Apr 23, 2016
Leona Agnes Suko, age 92, of Custer, SD, passed away April 23, 2016, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer. Leona was born July 1, 1923, in New Leipzig, Grant County, ND, to Caleb and Katherine (Ruana) Ivarie. She went to school in New Leipzig and graduated from High School in 1942. Leona married William Suko in 1944,...
Lulu Louise 'Lu' Yeager
Apr 22, 2016
Lulu Louise 'Lu' Yeager, age 89, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away April 22, 2016, at the Pine Hills Retirement Community in Hot Springs. Lu was born March 31, 1927, in Antelope, MT, to William and Myrtle (Parkhurst) Anderson. As a young woman she was involved with her school newspaper, tap dancing, and loved riding on their family pony. Family...
Susan Jane Markve
Apr 12, 2016
Susan Jane Johnson Markve, age 70, of Hot Springs, went to her heavenly rest after a long, courageous battle with brain cancer on April 12, 2016. Susan was born the first child of Keith and Muriel (Gustafson) Johnson on August 30, 1945, in Grand Rapids, MN. She spent her childhood in Harrold, SD, and in 1961, the family moved to...
Mary-Ann Louise Hadlock
Apr 5, 2016
Mary-Ann Louise Hadlock, age 75, of Custer, SD, passed away April 5, 2016, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Mary was born June 19, 1940, in Cottonwood, SD, to Ernest and Marjorie (Weber) Neumann. She was one of six children. After the death of her father, at the age of 13, Mary went to work to...
Opal Stella Davis
Mar 31, 2016
Opal Stella Davis, age 88, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away March 31, 2016, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs. Opal was born October 12, 1927, in Iberia, MO, to Amos and Stella (Cross) Clark. Opal is survived by her husband, George Davis of Hot Springs; daughter, Gloria Bennett of Edgemont, SD; sisters, Geraldine Waterberry of Laverne, MN,...
Tina Marie Anderson
Mar 24, 2016
Tina Marie Anderson, age 52, suddenly left this earth on March 24, 2016, at her home in Hot Springs, SD. Tina was born and raised in New Jersey and after graduating from Deptford High School, she moved to Nebraska and eventually to South Dakota. Tina was always ready for the next adventure and loved living life to the fullest. Her...
Irvin Joseph "Arge" Argeanton
Mar 23, 2016
Irvin J. "Arge" Argeanton, 86, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at his home in Custer, SD, and went to join his loving wife Nancy B. Argeanton who passed away on September 23, 2002. Arge was born on March 14, 1930, in New Orleans Parish, LA, son of Eugene and Evelina Louistanau) Argeanton. He received an AA degree of Engineering...
Craig Reid Matthesen
Mar 22, 2016
Craig Reid Matthesen, 65, of Hill City, SD, passed away March 22.2016, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Craig was born October 23.1950, in Chadron, NE, to Louie and Priscilla (Reid) Matthesen. He went to elementary, high school and college in Chadron and was a Legion baseball coach during the summer. After college graduation, he worked...
Harvey Edward Lancaster
Mar 21, 2016
Harvey Edward Lancaster was born on March 8, 1919, to James and Lena Lancaster and grew up on a ranch near Oral, SD, with two brothers and six sisters. On October 26, 1942, Harvey married Mae Denton in San Angelo, TX. Together they had 3 children, Ron, Gary and Janice. Harvey served in the U.S. Army Corps/Air Force during WWII...
Charles Boyd Bochert
Mar 21, 2016
Charles "Boyd" Bochert, age 80, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on March 21, 2016, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Hot Springs. Boyd was born on November 23, 1935, at the Sisters Hospital in Hot Springs as an only child to Carl R. and Margaret T. (Korthaus) Bochert. He served in Greenland for the United States Army. Boyd...
Twalla Rose "Bonnie" Davis
Mar 20, 2016
Twalla Rose "Bonnie" Davis, age 84, of Custer, SD, passed away on March 20, 2016, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer. Bonnie was born on February 28, 1932, in Seattle WA, to James P. and Twalla Rose (Wannebo) Clark. She went to grade schools in Seattle, WA; Junior High School in Everett, WA; then moved back to...
William A Baker
Mar 20, 2016
William A. "Bill" Baker, age 58, of Custer, SD, passed away on March 20, 2016, at his residence in Custer. Bill was born on August 14, 1957, in Altoona, PA, to William E. and Mary Katherine (Young) Baker. He grew up in Navarre, Brewster area, of Ohio. Bill graduated Fairless High School. He graduated from Baldwin Wallace Collage in Berea,...
Wanda Merle Humiston
Mar 19, 2016
Wanda Merle (Geister) Humiston, age 89, formerly of Oelrichs, SD, passed away on March 19, 2016, at the Seven Sisters Nursing Home in Hot Springs, SD. Wanda was born on August 21, 1926, in Chadron, NE, to Earl and Merle (Hoaglund) Geister. She had two sisters, Doris (Geister) Claussen and Janet (Geister) Thomas, as well as one brother, Robert Geister....
Betty L Johnson
Mar 18, 2016
Betty L. Johnson, 84, of Custer, SD, passed away on March 18, 2016, at Custer Regional Senior Care, in Custer. Betty was born on September 30, 1931, to Charles and Betty (Bordman) Diedrich, in St. Louis, MO. She was married to Palace Johnson for 58 years. Betty is survived by her son, Clyde (Brenda) Johnson, of Rapid City, SD; daughters,...
Mildred J. Emery
Mar 18, 2016
EMERY, Mildred J. (Millie), age 86, passed away on March 18, 2016, peacefully at her home in Spokane, WA. She was born May 5, 1929, to Harold and Marie Deister, near Osage, WY. Millie met Robert L. Emery while attending Eugene Bible College in Eugene, OR, and they were later married on July 20, 1951. They raised their family in...
Maria Wilson
Mar 14, 2016
Maria Wilson, age 63, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on March 14, 2016, at the VA Medical Center in Fort Meade, SD. Maria was born on January 7, 1953, in Burnely, Lancashire, England, to Leo and Alice (Moorin) Komar. She served in the United States Army from March 1973, until her honorable discharge in October 1974. Maria is survived...
