Elden Lee Olson
Oct 3, 2015
Elden Lee Olson, age 53, of Custer, SD, passed away on October 3, 2015, at the Custer Regional Hospital in Custer. Elden was born in San Antonio, TX, on March 19, 1962, to Lee and Helga (Ludwig) Olson. Elden is survived by his beloved wife, Catherine Olson of Custer; step children, James Grimes of Tea, SD; Robert Grimes of Ft....
Delma Mae Mehlhaff
Sep 25, 2015
Delma Mae Mehlhaff, age 91, of Hot Springs, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2015, surrounded by her loving family at home. Delma was born on January 22, 1924, at the Lutheran Hospital in Hot Springs, SD. to Frank and Bessie (McCoy) Hannan. She was the third of eight children and grew up on a farm near Oral, SD. The...
Robert Dean "Bob" Flowers
Sep 21, 2015
Robert Dean "Bob" Flowers, age 54, passed away September 21, 2015, at his home in Hot Springs, SD. Bob was born on March 15, 1961, in El Paso, TX, to Donald and Betty (Ballard) Flowers. He is survived by his wife, Donna Flowers and daughter, Amanda Flowers of Hamburg, IA; parents, Don and Betty Flowers of Hot Springs; brother, Butch...
John Bettelyoun
Sep 21, 2015
Narcisse Joseph "John" Bettelyoun, age 74, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on September 21, 2015, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. John was born on January 12, 1941, in Pine Ridge, SD, to Dennis and Maizie (LaPointe) Bettelyoun. He spent his childhood in Martin, SD, on the family farm. John lived in Omaha, NE, for...
Elizabeth "Marie" (Ayres) Binney
Sep 21, 2015
Elizabeth "Marie" (Ayres) Binney was born October 12, 1923 at her Grandparents Clarence and Mary (Sailor) Stratton's homestead, on Carrol Creek Road near Pringle to William and Ethel (Stratton) Ayres, the oldest of five children. This is the same home her mother was born in. Marie grew up in the Pringle area attending varieous country schools and attended Custer High...
Jeralddean S. "Jerry" Estes
Sep 20, 2015
JeraldDean S. "Jerry" Estes, age 82, of Custer, SD, died Sunday, September 20, 2015, at the Custer Regional Senior Center in Custer after a courageous battle with cancer. Jerry was born on August 10, 1933, in Marion, NC, to Willie H. and Bonnie (Eplee) Stamey. She was followed by her brothers, Bill and Grover Cleveland (G.C.). She lived in Marion...
John Lewis Bennett
Sep 19, 2015
John Lewis Bennett, age 67, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away September, 19, 2015, near Hot Springs. John was born April 26, 1948, to Emma (Lewis) Bennett in Denver, CO. He served in the United States Army from December, 1968, until his honorable discharge on December 10, 1970. Survivors include daughters, Tekla Bennett of Fordyce, NE; Jennifer Bennett of Lemmon,...
Eloise L. Gull
Sep 17, 2015
Eloise L. Gull, 94, formerly of Edgemont, SD, was called to her heavenly home on Thursday, September 17, 2015. She had been living at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center when she passed away. Eloise was born on January 16, 1921, to Elvin T. & Catherine (Griffin) Aaberg at the Sister's Hospital in Hot Springs, SD. She lived with her...
Marianne E. Lawrence
Sep 17, 2015
Marianne Elizabeth Lawrence, age 77, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away September 17, 2015, at the Rapid City Regional Hospice House in Rapid City, SD. Marianne was born on September 23, 1937, to Andreas and Maria (Bardischewski) Bludau, in Herne, Germany. She immigrated to America in 1960 and married Thomas Richard Lawrence in Hot Springs and became a US citizen...
Ralph Lee Hancock
Sep 14, 2015
Ralph Lee Hancock, age 91, of Hill City, SD, passed away September 14, 2015, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer, SD. Ralph was born March 13, 1924, in Flasher, ND, to Levi and Thelma (Dahl) Hancock. Survivors include his son, Ralph (Carolyn) of Douglas, WY; daughters, Candace (Lavon) Hughes of Hill City; Shari Delaney of Custer; Leah...
Harry H. Evans
Sep 13, 2015
Harry H. Evans, age 85, of Pringle, SD, passed away on September 13, 2015, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer. He was born in Keystone, SD, on April 6, 1930, to Harry E. and Lucy (Rathman) Evans. He had a wonderful boyhood playing along Grizzly Creek with the Linde and Alexander families. He was his mother's favorite...
Doris Jean Polzine
Sep 12, 2015
Doris Jean Polzine, age 93, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away September 12, 2015, at the Seven Sisters Living Center in Hot Springs. Doris was born in Hot Springs, April 26, 1922, to Ray and Frances (Roe) Pierce. She grew up on the family farm located on Cascade Road, south of Hot Springs. Doris attended Sheps Canyon School for eight...
Esther K. Hamann
Sep 6, 2015
Esther K. Hamann, age 100, of Custer, SD, passed away on September 6, 2015, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center. Esther was born in St. Paul, MN, on March 19, 2015, to John and Thelka (Fettinger) Schwarting. She is survived by her daughter Lola Jansen of Custer; 2 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; and 9 great great grandchildren. She is...
Emily E Harvey
Sep 5, 2015
Emily "Betty" Harvey, beloved grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, friend and mother, having touched so many lives in Custer, Rochford, and throughout the Hills, died in the body, Saturday, September 5, 2015, at Custer Regional Hospital at the age of 93. Born Emily Elizabeth Barker to Lyle and Bea Barker on April 9, 1922, at Gimlet Creek, near Rochford, South Dakota....
Odean Melvin Borgen
Sep 4, 2015
Odean M. Borgen, born November 2, 1930, in Veblen, SD, to Ole Borgen and Nora (Mannin) Borgen. Odean died on September 4, 2015. A Custer resident for most of his life, Odean attended Custer schools and graduated from Custer High School in 1950. His life reflects a history of community service to Custer, both as a volunteer ambulance driver and...
Zachary Curtis "Zach" Ferguson
Sep 4, 2015
Zachary Curtis "Zach" Ferguson, age 30, of Rapid City, SD, passed away September 4, 2015, in Hot Springs, SD. Zach was born May 15, 1985, in Custer, SD, to Timothy and Deadra "DeeDee" Ferguson. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in 2004, after which he attended some college at Southeast Tech in Sioux Falls. Zach worked for Arctic Energy, as...
Lora Jean Olofson
Aug 29, 2015
Lora Jean (Christopher) Olofson, age 60, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Custer, SD, on Saturday, August 29, 2015, with her husband at her side. Lora was born in Des Moines, IA, and raised in Cheyenne, WY, and graduated from Central High School there in 1973. Lora was a career civil servant and was lucky enough...
Deanna Lee Miner
Aug 26, 2015
Deanna Lee Miner, age 77, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on August 26, 2015, at the Seven Sisters Nursing Home in Hot Springs. Deanna was born in Sturgis, SD, on August 23, 1938, to Lee and Martha (Vollmer) Miner. She was a Registered Nurse for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Hot Springs for 34 years. She is survived...
Sherri Paulette Pershall
Aug 23, 2015
Sherri P. Pershall, age 44, of Buffalo Gap, SD, passed away on August 23, 2015, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital Hospice House in Rapid City, SD. Sherri was born on October 4, 1970, to Donald and Yvonne (Moerike) Umberger, in Gregory, SD. Sherri's smile and laugh brought joy to those around her. The brilliance of her spirit is greatly...
Norman Rufus Simpson, Sr.
Aug 20, 2015
Norman Rufus Simpson, Sr., age 62, passed away August 20, 2015, at his residence in Hot Springs, SD. Norman was born July 14, 1953, in Messena, NY, to Rufus and Barbara (Dodge) Simpson. Norman is survived by four children, Norman (Sebrena) Simpson, Jr. of Rochester, IN; Betty 'Lena' (Eric) Sylvester of Logansport, IN; Kristina (Jamie) Stewart of Martinsburg, WV; Royal...
