Joyce Lucille Phillips
Jan 17, 2016
Joyce Lucille Phillips, age 85, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on January 17, 2016, at the Pine Hills Retirement Community in Hot Springs. Joyce was born on April 22, 1930, in Custer, SD, to her beloved parents Guy Paul and Lillian Madeline (Lutlift) Hendrickson. She married Gene Phillips on June 30, 1950. They operated a dairy farm in Custer...
Maxine Louise Vrbka
Jan 17, 2016
Maxine Louise Vrbka, age 71, of Oelrichs, SD, passed away January 17, 2016, at the Seven Sisters Living Center in Hot Springs, SD. Maxine was born January 6, 1945, in Midland, SD, to Walter and Louise (Hoeppner) Young. Maxine is survived by her four sons, John Holsclaw of Bjiouit, Africa; Ronald Campbell of Oelrichs; Wallace Campbell of Hot Springs; Darrell...
Constance Lucille 'Connie" Miller
Jan 15, 2016
Constance Lucille 'Connie' Miller, age 106, of Oelrichs, SD, passed away on January 15, 2016, at Crestview Care Center in Chadron, NE. Connie was born December 28, 1909, the oldest child of Fred and Annie (Williams) Johansen, in Hay Springs, NE. She graduated from Hay Springs High School, in 1927, received a Teacher's Certificate from Chadron Normal (CSC) and taught...
Larry Edward Jeitz
Jan 14, 2016
Larry Edward Jeitz, 64, climbed the stairway to heaven on January 14, 2016, at his home in Hot Springs, SD. Larry was born February 8, 1951, in Hot Springs to Edward and Marie (Hoeppner) Jeitz. Larry is survived by his daughter, Laurie Cullingford of Rapid City, SD; son-in-law Chris Cullingford of Rapid City; sisters, Norma Fleharty of Hot Springs; Marilyn...
James Garland Thompson
Jan 14, 2016
James Garland Thompson, 84, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away January 14, 2016, at the Pine Hills Retirement Community in Hot Springs. James was born April 27, 1931, in Brentwood, CA, to James and Eunice (Waller) Thompson. He proudly served in the United States Navy from 1950 until his honorable discharge in 1954. James was a loving husband, father and...
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...
