Susan Lea Knapp
Feb 18, 2016
Susan Lea Knapp, age 68, passed away on February 18, 2016, at her home in Hot Springs, SD. Susan was born the oldest of eight children, on July 2, 1947, in Waseca, MN, to William C. and Zona L. (Dunsmore) Nielsen. Her brother Chris was taken early in life due to polio. She grew up with an outstanding work ethic...
Ruth Alice Snedeker
Feb 16, 2016
Ruth Alice Snedeker, age 93, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away, February 16, 2016, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs, SD. Ruth was born on July 21, 1922, to William J. Yeager and Arla O. (Lightwine) Yeager, in Niobrara County, WY. Ruth was a ranch woman who loved her land and her animals. Little Bo Peep (her CB...
Glenda K. Reder-Lorenz
Feb 16, 2016
Glenda K. Reder-Lorenz, age 66, of Hot Springs, SD, went to meet her Heavenly Father on February 16, 2016, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Glenda was born on July 11, 1949, in Hot Springs, to Robert and Virginia (Callan) Hansen. Glenda grew up in the Hot Springs area and graduated from Hot Springs High School in 1967. She...
Melvin Wayne Nachtigall
Feb 12, 2016
Melvin Wayne Nachtigall, age 84, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away, February 12, 2016, at the VA Medical Center in Hot Springs. Melvin was born December 30, 1931, Harry A. and Rebecca (Gisselbeck) Nachtigall, in Marion, SD. Melvin proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1951 until his honorable discharge in 1955. He lived in the Denver, CO,...
Clinton Charles 'Clint' Gregory
Feb 10, 2016
Clinton 'Clint' Gregory, 89, of Pierre, SD, died Wednesday, February 10, 2016, at his home in Pierre. Clinton Gregory was born on April 20, 1926, in Hot Springs, SD, to Clinton Jay Gregory and May (Turner) Gregory. Clint graduated from the Hot Springs High School in 1944. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in January 1944, and after graduation...
Donald Ernest Kunce
Feb 8, 2016
Donald Ernest Kunce, age 66, passed away February 8, 2016, at his home in Hot Springs, SD. Donald was born on November 9, 1949, to Harold Ernest Kunce and Luella (Grahm) Kunce in Hot Springs, SD. Donald served in the US Army from 1968 until his honorable discharged in 1974. Donald is survived by his son; Christopher (Lonnie) Kunce of...
Evelyn I. Smith
Feb 7, 2016
Evelyn Irene (Bateman) Smith, 95, of Custer, SD, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016, at Custer Regional Senior Care in Custer. Evelyn was the only daughter of James and Ada (Buerck) Bateman, born October 1, 1920, on their farm south of the town of Cottonwood in Jackson County, SD. She attended school in Cottonwood where she graduated in May of...
David Paul Russell
Feb 4, 2016
David Paul Russell, age 74, of Edgemont, SD, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 4, 2016, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. David was born October 17, 1941, in Hot Springs, SD, to Paul and Elisabeth Russell. After graduating from Edgemont High School in Edgemont, David went on to study law and graduated from the University...
Eleanor B. Highley
Feb 2, 2016
Eleanor B. Burnison Highley, age 94, of Edgemont, SD, passed away on February 2, 2016, at the Rapid City Hospice House in Rapid City. Eleanor was born in Miner County, SD, on March 13, 1921, to Arthur and Florence (Morrison) Scott. Eleanor is survived by her daughters, Earleene (Jerry) Kellogg of Edgemont, SD; Bev (Tom) Schoenstedt of Rapid City, SD;...
James Donald Elliston
Jan 31, 2016
James Donald Elliston, age 54, passed away on January 31, 2016, at his home in Hot Springs, SD. James was born on March 11, 1961, in Houston, TX, to Charles Warren and Ann (Bernie) Elliston. He proudly served in the United States Navy from 1980 until his honorable discharge in 1981. James is survived by his children, Avery Elliston of...
Mitchell Kleppe
Jan 27, 2016
Mitchell Kleppe, 34, of Hot Springs, passed away peacefully at his family's home into the arms of his Heavenly Father on January 27, 2016, surrounded by his loving family following a short, but courageous battle with cancer. Mitchell was born January 16, 1982, in Hot Springs and spent his entire life in Hot Springs. He was part of a big...
Ian Mcleod Hay
Jan 18, 2016
Ian McLeod Hay, age 83, formerly of Custer, SD, passed away January 18, 2016, at his home in Hot Springs, SD. Ian was born January 15, 1933, in Scotland to James Johnson and Mary Elliott (McLeod) Hay. Ian is survived by his wife, Barbara; son, Michael (Cheryl) Hey of Scotland; daughter, Lynette Hey of Scotland; step-daughters, Heather Balderrama of Hemet,...
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...
