Norma Arlene Thompson
Dec 29, 2014
Norma Arlene Thompson, of Boonville, NY, passed on December 29, 2014, at Regional Senior Center, Custer, SD, following a period of illness. Norma was born on Feb. 21, 1933 in Parker, SD, the daughter of Gerald "Jerry" Hammond and Dorothy Mae (Barber) Hammond. She was raised in Parker. In 1954, while babysitting for family friends in Mitchell, SD, she met...
Debra Jo Duff
Dec 27, 2014
Debra Jo Duff, age 56, of Custer, SD, passed away on December 27, 2014, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Debra was born on October 21, 1958, in Des Moines, IA, to Robert and Janice (Blunk) Cooper. She worked as a professional cook for various companies. She is survived by her parents, Robert and stepmother Joyce...
Alma R. Steinhauer
Dec 23, 2014
Alma R. Steinhauer, age 93, of Custer, SD, passed away on December 23, 2014, at the Golden Living Center-Prairie Hills in Rapid City, SD. Alma was born on September 17, 1921, in Eureka, SD, to John and Mary (Oster) Braunmeier. Alma obtained her high school diploma in Roscoe, SD. She married Gus Aldinger in July 7, 1940, and worked together...
Jane Andre Miller
Dec 23, 2014
Jane Andre Miller, lifelong resident of Hot Springs, SD, died peacefully at age 93 the evening of Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at the Pine Hills Retirement Community Center in Hot Springs. The oldest child of William McKinley Andre and Gertrude Wright Andre, Jane was often responsible for watching over her siblings, Walter, Carl "Teeny", and Eleanor "Porky" Fleming/Lee, especially when...
Donald "Bud" R. Treloar
Dec 23, 2014
Treloar, Sr., Donald "Bud" R., of Tucson, Az passed away December 23, 2014. He was born in Custer, S.D. on April 5, 1930 to Harry S. and June E. (Larson) Treloar. Bud enjoyed the outdoors and loved to hunt and fish. He had a talent for making others laugh and his twinkling eyes and warm smile would light up the...
Richard Henry Slavik
Dec 16, 2014
Richard Henry Slavik, age 76, of Hill City, SD, passed away on December 16, 2014, at the Custer Regional Care Center in Custer, SD. Richard was born in Toledo, OH, on October 14, 1938, to John and Frances (Motycka) Slavik. He served in the Air Force from 1956-1961. Richard made a career as a feed truck driver for various companies....
Terry L. Pierce-Gossel
Dec 15, 2014
Terry Lee Pierce-Gossel, age 66, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away December 15, 2014, after a long length illness of kidney disease and COPD, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Terry was born on December 27, 1947, to Beverly Jane Phifer and Lloyd Radcliffe in Hot Springs. After her parents divorced she moved to Newcastle, WY....
Francis Dean Nelson
Dec 14, 2014
Francis Dean "Bud" Nelson died on December 14, 2014, in Aberdeen, SD to complications with the flu. He was 79. Bud was born on September 19, 1935, in Hot Springs, SD, to parents, Geddis and Dorothy Nelson. He joined the Army after graduation from Provo High School at Black Hills Ordnance Depot, Igloo, SD, in 1953. Following boot camp in...
Pauline Sue Meseraull
Dec 9, 2014
Pauline Sue Meseraull, age 84, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on December 9, 2014, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs. Pauline was born September 28, 1930, Osborne, KS, to Paul and Bessie (Bowers) Gilmore. In 1948, she graduated from Miltonvale, KS, High School. Pauline was the dressing room assistant for The Miss South Dakota Pageant from 1972-1981....
Charles Lee 'Chuck' Huddleston
Dec 8, 2014
Charles Lee 'Chuck' Huddleston, age 63, passed away on December 8, 2014, at his home in Hot Springs, SD. Chuck was born on May 19, 1951, in Hot Springs, SD, to Don and Geraldine (Palmgren) Huddleston. He earned his high school GED in the early 1970's then proudly served in the United States Army from November of 1974 until his...
Linda Jo Ball
Dec 4, 2014
Linda Jo Ball, age 64, of Custer, SD, passed away December 4, 2014, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer. Linda was born June 19, 1950, in Sioux Fall, SD, to William R. Ball and Carol A. Johnson. She loved to sing and make people laugh. She was a very witty girl. She is survived by her mother,...
Robert B. Jeffrey
Nov 25, 2014
Robert B. Jeffrey, of Custer, SD, age 97, passed away on November 25, 2014, at Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer. Robert is survived by his wife, Gladys (Kester) Jeffrey; his son, Ray Russell Jeffrey; his daughters, Sandra McCoy and Gail Walker; his brother, Wallace Jeffrey; 16 grandchildren; 53 great grandchildren; great, great grandchildren; and numerous great, great, great...
Ralph E Roeck Jr.
Nov 24, 2014
Ralph Edwin "Rock" Roeck, Jr., age 73, of Custer, SD, passed away November 24, 2014, at the Custer Hospital. Rock was born February 23, 1941 in Chicago, IL, to Ralph Edwin and Amelia (Poredisch) Roeck. He graduated from high school in 1959, and moved to Canada in 1968, where he was a hunting and fishing guide in and around the...
Lydia Elvira Flanagan
Nov 24, 2014
Lydia Elvira Flanagan, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away at the Michael J. Fitzmaurice State Veterans Home in Hot Springs on Monday, November 24, 2014, at the age of 94. Lydia was born in Verdon, SD, on March 18, 1920, where her parents, August and Anna (Milbradt) Erdmann farmed for many years. Lydia served in the Army Nurse Corp during...
Charles Russell 'Chuck' Catlett
Nov 23, 2014
Charles Russell 'Chuck' Catlett, age 84, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on November 23, 2014, at VA Medical Center in Hot Springs. Chuck was born on December 5, 1929, to Andrew and Hannah (Hupp) Catlett in Sherrard, WV. He was married to Doris (Way) Catlett for 55 years. Chuck worked as a heavy equipment operator. He enjoyed gardening, woodwork,...
Andrew Marinus Boekhout
Nov 21, 2014
On November 21st in the year of the Lord 2014, Andrew "Andy" Boekhout returned to the loving embrace of his heavenly father, at the age of 91. Andy was born in Mobridge, SD, on October 11, 1923, to C.M. and Thea (Hollingstad) Boekhout. From the age of 3 ½ to 7 the family lived in Rapid City, SD, before moving...
Armond 'Don' Alarie
Nov 20, 2014
Armond "Don" Alarie, age 85, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away November 20, 2014, at the Michael J. Fitzmaurice State Veterans Home in Hot Springs. Don was born January 27, 1929, at a farm home near Wessington, SD. He attended a rural school in Hand County and graduated from Huron High School in May 1946. Don then enlisted in the...
Richard Louis Molla, Jr.
Nov 20, 2014
Richard Louis Molla, Jr., age 73, passed away on November 20, 2014, at his home in Hot Springs. Richard was born in September 2, 1941, in Boston, MA, to Richard Molla, Sr. and Doris Grant Molla. He proudly served in the United States Army from 1960 until his honorable discharge in 1963. He loved the Army as well as trains,...
Robert R. 'Bob' Brown
Nov 19, 2014
Robert 'Bob' Richard Brown, 87, of Hot Springs, SD, died November 19, 2014, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital Hospice House with added care by Hospice of the Hills. Bob was born in Hot Springs on August 22, 1928, to Robert and Emma (March) Brown. Growing up he lived in the Hot Springs area, Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, and Illinois. In...
Arthur W. Roetzel
Nov 18, 2014
Art Roetzel was born on September 18, 1931, to Frank Roetzel and Helen (Doll) Roetzel in the Limestone area of the Black Hills on a homestead know as Bear Springs. He died at his home at the Roetzel Ranch just a few miles from his birthplace. He was the baby brother to two older sisters and three brothers, Bertha, Lucille,...
