Mary May Herbert
Sep 8, 2014
Mary May Herbert, age 97, of Custer, SD, passed away on September 8, 2014, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer, SD. Mary May (Crum) Herbert, daughter of Floyd and Currant (McCormick) Crum was born on May 31, 1917 at Auburn, NE. Mary was one of 3 children. She received her education at the Auburn Public Schools. Mary...
Alice Komar
Sep 7, 2014
Alice Komar, age 90, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on September 7, 2014, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs. Alice was born September 3, 1924, in Durham County, England, to Ernest and Ellen Morrin. She graduated from high school in England. Alice married Leo Komar and after raising her children, Alice worked for over thirty years as...
Helen Marie Brandt
Sep 5, 2014
Helen Marie Brandt of Hot Springs, SD, passed away Friday, September 5, 2014, at the VA Medical Center in Hot Springs, she was 94 years young. Helen was born May 27, 1920, in Buffalo Gap, SD, to Thomas Wesley and Nellie Ethel (Streeter) Bondurant. Helen honorably served 2 years in the U.S. Armed Services. During this time, she served as...
Laurine Catherine Hartman
Sep 2, 2014
Laurine Catherine Hartman, age 96, of Ardmore, SD, peacefully passed away on September 2, 2014, with her immediate family by her side at the Highland Park Nursing Home in Alliance, NE. Laurine was born March 13, 1918, at Montrose, NE. She moved to Ardmore with her family when she was sixteen. There she met and married Patrick Hartman on February...
Ralph E. "Chub" Long
Sep 1, 2014
Ralph E. "Chub" Long, age 86, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away September 1, 2014, at the Pine Hills Retirement Community in Hot Springs. Chub was born, August 3, 1928, to O.R. "Pappy" and Martha Lucille (Cope) Long at the Sister's Hospital in Hot Springs. He grew up on Horsehead Creek, which eventually became Angostura Reservoir. Chub joined the U.S....
Michael Robert Winslow
Aug 30, 2014
Michael Robert Winslow, age 47, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on August 30, 2014, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs. Mike attended Lakeview High School and was a machinist for 20 years. He married Shari (Adler) Winslow on May 27, 2006, in Golden, CO. They moved to Hot Springs in July 2006. Mike was employed at the...
Roy J. Lodes Jr.
Aug 29, 2014
Roy Joseph 'Joe' Lodes Jr., age 70, of Custer, SD, passed away on August 29, 2014, at the Rapid City Regional Hospice Care Center in Rapid City, SD. He was born on October 3, 1943, to former Velma E. Bosshart of Truman, MN, and Roy J. Lodes Sr. of Madelia, MN. Roy later moved with his mother and brother to...
Garret 'Lee' Fleharty
Aug 28, 2014
Garret 'Lee' Fleharty, age 74, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on August 28, 2014, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs, SD. He was born in Oak Dale, NE, on April 18, 1940, to Earnest Ray and Minnie Ruth (Crosier) Fleharty. Survivers include sons, Mickal Fleharty of Hot Springs; Brian Fleharty of Hot Springs; daughter, Connie Houtman of...
Victor Johndee Dubry
Aug 23, 2014
Victor Johndee DuBry, age 74, passed away August 23, 2014, at his home in Edgemont, SD. Victor is survived by his children, Lee (Tina) DuBry of Mountain Home, ID; Gene (Tracey) DuBry of Tillamook, OR; Jim DuBry of Hill City, SD; Joe DuBry of Hill City, SD; Rose DuBry of Hill City, SD; Dale DuBry of Sioux Falls, SD; Dee...
Pauline Mae Goodwin
Aug 23, 2014
Pauline Mae Goodwin, age 82, of Custer, SD, passed away on August 23, 2014, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer, SD. Pauline was born in Custer, SD, on September 20, 1931, to Robert William and Grace Etta (O'Connor) Evans. Pauline married Lawrence Goodwin on Feb 2, 1952, to this union 4 children were born. Pauline was employed...
Eva B. Hamilton
Aug 19, 2014
Eva B. Hamilton, age 101, formerly of Wilmette, IL, passed away on August 19, 2014, at the West Hills Village Health Care Center in Rapid City, SD. Private burial services will be held.
Josephine E. Schmitt
Aug 17, 2014
Josephine Schmitt, age 100, of Custer, SD, passed away August 17, 2014, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Facility. Josephine Carlson was born on February 19th, 1914, in Stockholm, South Dakota to Charles E. and Ella (Holt) Carlson. Throughout her younger years, she moved often throughout eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota, since her father was a depot agent for...
Kathryn Bowman
Aug 14, 2014
Kathryn Bowman, age 83, of Custer, SD, passed away on August 14, 2014, at Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, SD. She was born October 3, 1930 in Lenoir, North Carolina, to William Nelson and Mabel (Ernest) Nelson. Kathryn is survived by her husband of 66 years, Virgil Bowman. She is also survived by two daughters, Sherry (Don) Schnoor, of...
Aleta Faye Buckley
Aug 13, 2014
Aleta Faye Buckley, age 64, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on August 13, 2014, at the Castle Manor Nursing Home in Hot Springs, SD. Survivors include mother, Stella Elwess of Provo, SD; daughters, Tracy Buckley of Oelrichs, SD; Kalia Buckley of Stickney, SD; brothers, Greg Elwess of Provo, SD; sister, Katie Connell of Edgemont, SD; two grandchildren, Chance White...
Matthew Alan Braun
Aug 12, 2014
Matthew (Matt-Man) Alan Braun was born April 27, 1992 and died August 12, 2014. Matthew was born in Pueblo, Colorado and resided in Custer, South Dakota. He was proceeded in death by his paternal grandfather Wally Braun. He is survived by his parents Mark and Jean Braun of Penrose, Colorado; sister Stephani Braun of Coal Creek, Colorado, paternal grandmother Phyllis...
Robert James Flyte
Aug 12, 2014
Robert James Flyte, age 75, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on August 12, 2014, at the Castle Manor Nursing Home. Robert was born on October 10, 1938, in Hot Springs, SD, to Sam and Alice Flyte. He lived on the Flyte's farm until his mother passed away on July 18, 1992. Robert then moved to Edgemont where he was...
Harry James 'Jim' Rodoni
Aug 12, 2014
Harry James 'Jim' Rodoni, age 68, of Custer, SD, passed away on August 12, 2014, at the Rapid City Regional Hospice Center in Rapid City, SD. Jim was born in Berkeley, CA, on April 18, 1946, to Walter and Dolores Rodoni. He was raised in Garberville, CA, and attended college in Northern California. He worked for the State of California...
Helen M. Raby
Aug 11, 2014
Helen Lewis Raby, daughter of Lunda Manford Lewis and Louise Schneider Lewis, sister to three older and two younger brothers, was born in Harlan, Iowa on Christmas Day 1910 and passed from this life on August 11, 2014 at the age of 103. At the age of 8, she moved with her parents and family to South Dakota where they...
Nina Elaine Wynia
Aug 10, 2014
Nina Elaine Wynia was born on September 19, 1929 at Wessington, SD to Emil and Nina (Cavanee) Moller. Nina's family lived in Wessington, Mission and Brookings, eventually settling in Geddes, SD where she graduated from high school in 1948. Nina passed away peacefully on August 10, 2014 at Fall River Hospital. On July 31, 1951 she married Hugh Wynia from...
Oliver James Wilson
Aug 8, 2014
Oliver James Wilson of Hot Springs, SD, passed away early Friday morning, August 8, 2014, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. He was 76 years old. Oliver was born December 2, 1937, to Ernest and Verla Mae (Phillips) Wilson. He was born and raised in Oneida, in the Beautiful Smokey Mountains. At age 17, Oliver proudly joined...
