Terry Wayne Burg
Feb 20, 2015
Terry Wayne Burg, age 70, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on February 20, 2015, at the Michael J. Fitzmaurice South Dakota Veterans Home in Hot Springs. Terry was born on January 4, 1945, in Omaha, NE, to Lyle and Eunice (Marcelle) Burg. He served in the Army from 1966-1968. Terry is survived by two daughters, Holly Wright-Hudson of Sinclair,...
Edward Francis Mooney
Feb 19, 2015
Edward Francis Mooney, age 93, of Custer, SD, passed away on February 19, 2015, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer. Edward was born in Alton, IL, on November 5, 1921, to John and Margaret (Fuchs) Mooney. He proudly served in the United States Army during WWII from 1942, until his honorable discharge in 1945. He was married...
Dorothy May Monsen
Feb 18, 2015
Dorothy May Monsen, age 100, of Custer, SD, passed away on February 18, 2015, at the Custer Regional Senor Care Center. Dorothy May Parsons was born on a ranch 7 miles SW of Custer, to Leslie DF and Ethyl (Booker) Parsons on October 26, 1914. She was one of six children and spent her entire life in Custer. Dorothy served...
Emma Jean Rippe
Feb 16, 2015
Emma Jean (Williams) Getz "Em" Rippe, age 77, of Custer, SD, passed away on February 16, 2015, at her home in the country with her most beloved family members at her side. Em was born on July 7, 1937, to Joseph and Barbara Williams, in Collinsville, IL, where she and her brother where raised. She married Donald Getz in 1955....
Janet G. Rockwell
Feb 10, 2015
Janet G. Rockwell, age 87, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on February 10, 2015, at the Seven Sisters Nursing Home in Hot Springs. Janet was born on April 13, 1927, in Tripp County, SD, to G.R. and Leona (Huber) Kolbe. She is survived by her son, Terry (Connie) Moffitt of Oral, SD; daughter, Leona (Glyndon) Crutcher of Lexington, KY;...
Virgil Leroy Bowman
Feb 3, 2015
Virgil LeRoy Bowman, age 87, of Custer, SD, passed away on February 3, 2015, at the Custer Regional Hospital in Custer. Virgil was born on March 18, 1927, in Catawba County, N.C., to Roy and Eva (Hollar) Bowman. He served in the Navy during World War II from 1944-1946. Virgil survived by two daughters, Sherry (Don) Schnoor of Custer; Vanessa...
Marjorie Delores Tubbs
Jan 30, 2015
Marjorie Delores Tubbs, age 84, of Edgemont, SD, passed away January 30, 2015, at the Seven Sisters Living Center in Hot Springs, SD. Marjorie was born April 15, 1930, at the Evans Hotel Annex in Hot Springs, SD, to Charles and Mildred (Hixson) Hardman. Marjorie spent her younger years in Buffalo Gap, SD, where she attended grade school, later moved...
John Thomas James
Jan 28, 2015
John Thomas James, age 88, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away January 28, 2015. John was born in Lincoln, NE, January 29, 1926, to Thomas A. James and Ruth (Munger) James. He graduated High School in Stromsburg, NE, and then attended the University of Lincoln Nebraska. John enlisted in the Army Air Force during World War II, then in the...
Rita Jean Hamilton
Jan 27, 2015
Rita Jean Hamilton, age 68, of Custer, South Dakota, formerly of Norfolk, Nebraska, died on January 27, 2015, at the Custer Regional Hospital in Custer. Rita was born in Yankton, South Dakota, on June 11, 1946, to Gene and Rita (Schulte) Stevens. She was the oldest of nine children. She grew up in the Hartington area and graduated from Cedar...
Christopher Brian Hacker
Jan 25, 2015
Christopher Brian Hacker, age 41, of San Jose, CA, passed away on January 25, 2015, in San Jose, CA. Christopher was born to Robert and Mary Hacker on February 18, 1973, in Rose Bud, SD. He is survived by his parents, Robert Hacker of Hot Springs, SD, and Mary Hacker of Sunnyvale, CA; brother, Edward Hacker of Lead, SD; sister,...
Frances Wieters
Jan 21, 2015
Frances Fithian Wieters, 96, of Olivet, SD, died January 21, 2015, at Seven Sisters Living Center in Hot Springs, SD. France was the youngest of 9 children born to David Fithian. Twice widowed, David had 5 children from his first marriage to Eva Ward: Florence, Ivan, Maureen, Evelyn, Margaret and 4 from his second marriage to Jennie Petersen: Mary, Alice,...
June Rudell Moen
Jan 15, 2015
June Rudell Moen, 95, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away January 15, 2015, at the Seven Sisters Living Center in Hot Springs. June was born June 8, 1919, in Hillsboro, ND, to John and Anna (Bakkum) Kaldor. She was baptized and confirmed at the Aal Lutheran Church in rural Hillsboro. June married Lawrence Moen on November 20, 1938, in Hatton,...
Robert Thomas Harrison
Jan 13, 2015
Robert "Bob" Thomas Harrison, age 67, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on January 13, 2015, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Robert was born in Chadron, NE, on July 13, 1947, to William and Eleanor (Slater) Harrison. In 1966, he graduated high school in Chadron. He served in the United States Army from 1967, to his...
Robert Wayne "Bob" Girton
Jan 12, 2015
Robert Wayne "Bob" Girton, age 72, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on January 12, 2015, at the Hot Springs Veterans Medical Center in Hot Springs. Bob was born on September 28, 1942 in Custer, SD, to Lloyd and Esther (Brill) Girton. He proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1961, to his honorable discharge in 1965. He...
Wanda Juanita Agenbroad
Jan 10, 2015
Wanda Juanita Agenbroad, age 80, a resident of Hot Springs, SD, died in Christ January 10, 2015, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Wanda was born on March 9, 1934, to Lester and May Sommers, the oldest of three daughters. Wanda was brought up in a Christian home and maintained a lifelong walk with Christ. Wanda...
Laurel E. "Bug" Donnafield
Jan 6, 2015
Laurel (Bug) Donnafield, age 90, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on January 6, 2015, at the Seven Sisters Living Center in Hot Springs after a long struggle with Alzheimer's. Laurel was born on November 9, 1924, in Spalding, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Frank and Jesse Lake. She was next to the youngest of 9 children. The family moved back to...
Lola M. Schneider
Jan 6, 2015
Lola M. Schneider, age 94, of Custer, SD, passed away on January 6, 2015, at Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer. Lola was born on February 24, 1920, in Mobridge, SD, to William and Sarah (Coope) Andrews. She grew up in Mitchell, SD, where she graduated in 1939. Lola met her husband, E.J., there and they wed on June...
Kelsey Nicole Wilson
Jan 5, 2015
Kelsey Nichole Wilson, age 15, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away January 5, 2015, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs. Kelsey was born March 18, 1999, in Alliance, NE, to Jacqueline Nichole Green and Timothy Woodrow Wilson. Kelsey was a red headed spit fire angel who brought joy and love to everyone she met. There was not a...
Richard Galeano
Jan 5, 2015
Richard Wendell Galeano, age 76, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on January 5, 2015, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs. Richard was born December 8, 1938, in Baltimore, MD, to Joseph and Vera (Niedzewicke) Galeano. He served in the United States Air Force from 1961 until his honorable discharge in 1966. Richard is survived by his wife,...
Ernest Harvey "Ernie" Hagen
Jan 1, 2015
Ernest "Ernie" Harvey Hagen, age 54, passed away January 1, 2015, surrounded by his family and friends at his home in Hot Springs, SD. Ernie was born to Harvey T. and Lillian (Adolph) Hagen on August 19, 1960, in Denver, CO. He proudly served in the United States Army. Ernie spent the last 20 years of his life employed by...
