John Norman Davis
Jan 15, 2014
John Norman Davis, age 76, passed away January 15, 2014, at his home near Hot Springs, SD. John was born March 7, 1937, in Akron, OH, to Donald and Marjorie (Borgen) Davis. John is survived by his wife, Dell; sons, Phillip (Pam) Davis of Denver, CO; James (Sheri) Davis of Aurora, CO; Jonathan (Christy) Davis of Twin Falls, ID; two...
Edna 'Alice' Hazen
Jan 14, 2014
Edna 'Alice' Hazen, age 81, passed away January 14, 2014, at her home in Custer, SD. Alice was born April 29, 1932, in Valentine, NE, to Frank and Edna (Young) Reece. Survivors include her son, James Hazen of Sierra Vista, AZ; daughter, Joni Hazen of Provo, SD; brother, Bud (Judy) Reece of Valentine, NE; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private...
Bud Morgan Finnell
Jan 14, 2014
Bud Morgan Finnell, age 87, of Custer, SD, passed away January 14, 2014, at the Castle Manor Nursing Home in Hot Springs, SD. Bud was born January 20, 1926, in Fremont County, Iowa to Simpson and Bertha (Reid) Finnell. During WWII, Bud served in the U.S. Navy as a Seaman First Class. Bud is survived by his wife, LaVonne of...
Gloria M. Long
Jan 11, 2014
Gloria M. Long, was born on 5/30/33 in Canova, SD to Glenn Earl Truman and Maude Marie (Messmore) Truman. She passed away peacefully on 1/11/14 in Custer, SD. On January 28, 1952 Gloria married William Alfred Long in Sioux Falls, SD. They resided in South Dakota until they relocated to Coos Bay, Oregon in 1983. Throughout the years, Gloria supported...
Leona C. Ferguson
Jan 10, 2014
Leona Clara Ferguson of Hot Springs, South Dakota passed away Friday, January 10, 2014, at Pine Hills Retirement Community. She was 96 years old. Leona was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada on August 25, 1917, to Friedrich Gottlieb Wilhelm Bieberdorf, Jr. and Bertha (Hein). She lived in Canada, North Dakota, and South Dakota and her dad was the last...
Richard Wayne Mills
Jan 1, 2014
Richard Wayne Mills, age 77, passed away January 1, 2014, at his home in Hill City, SD Survivors include his wife, Bonnie of Hill City; sons, Dwight (Barbara) Mills of Armour, SD; Wayne (Theresa) Mills of Janesville, IA; daughters, LeAnne (Barry) Tolsma of Lead, SD; Dawn (Brian) Feiler of Rapid City, SD; sisters, Charlene (Vernon) Gerlach of Mitchell, SD; Kay...
Deane Morton Shilts
Dec 29, 2013
Deane M. Shilts, 86, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2013, from the ravages of Alzheimer's disease at the VA Medical Center Hospice Facility in Hot Springs, SD. Deane M. Shilts was born October 18, 1927, in Pocatello, ID, to Bessie and Lawrence Shilts. An only child, Deane graduated from Fort Hall High School, ID, and attended Idaho State University, Pocatello....
Marie Christine Willson
Dec 29, 2013
Our beloved mother Marie Christine Willson, age 82, passed away December 29, 2013, at her home near Hot Springs, SD, around what she enjoyed the most, her animals. Marie was born March 18, 1931, at Ft. Bragg, CA, to Manuel and Josephine (Madera) Mello. She and her late husband, William Willson had a very successful bike parts store that was...
Forrest Reed Haley
Dec 28, 2013
Forrest Reed Haley, age 84, lifetime resident of Hot Springs, SD, passed away December 28, 2013, at the Hospice House in Rapid City, SD, surrounded by his loving family. Forrest was born in Hot Springs, SD, on July 16, 1929, to Reed and Nellie (Avery) Haley. He graduated from Hot Springs High School in 1947. He married Dolores Whitley on...
Ida Fay Merrill
Dec 28, 2013
Ida Fay Merrill, age 70, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away December 28, 2013, at her daughter's home in Edgemont, SD. Ida was born October 19, 1943, in Pierre, SD, to Agnes Tobin. She worked at the VA Hospital. She loved to crochet, do word search puzzles, and sew. She was a provider, hardworking, loving, caring, compassionate and giving person....
Jeannette Ann Ainger
Dec 27, 2013
Jeannette Ann Ainger, age 66, passed away December 27, 2013, at her home in Edgemont, SD. Jeanette is survived by her son, Daniel Ainger of Beloit, WI; daughter, Tina (Bill) Kirkpatrick of Hills City, SD; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date.
Leona Elsa Rempfer
Dec 27, 2013
Leona Elsa Rempfer, age 95, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away December 27, 2013, at the Castle Manor Nursing Home in Hot Springs. Leona was born January 3, 1918, in Monango, ND, to Gothieb and Magdalene (Frigen) Dockter. Leona received a Lifetime Teaching Certificate from North Dakota. She taught for three years in a one room eighth grade schoolhouse. On...
Ralph S. O'Neill
Dec 18, 2013
Ralph S. O'Neill, age 106, passed away peacefully at his home in Custer, SD, on December 18, 2013. Ralph was born November 18, 1907, in Folsom, SD, the oldest of seven sons born to Fritz and Lola O'Neill. The family homesteaded on Spring Creek in 1879. Ralph attended primary school at the Wilcox School on the Wilcox homestead. He graduated...
John Robert Grover
Dec 15, 2013
John Robert Grover, age 48, of Hill City, SD, passed away December 15, 2013, at Custer Regional Hospital in Custer, SD. John was born March 26, 1965, in Bozeman, MT, to Robert and Charlotte (Ross) Grover. He loved riding his motorcycle, family and friends and longtime love, Tana Nichols. Survivors include his father, Robert Grover of Billings, MT; mother, Charlotte...
Robert Leo 'Bob' Hillard
Dec 14, 2013
Robert Leo 'Bob' Hillard, age 73, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away December 14, 2013, at Rapid Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Bob was born April 11, 1940, in Mitchell, SD, to Andrew and Ann (Matthews) Hillard. He married Candice Hettich on June 10, 1978, in Huron, SD, and moved to Hot Springs shortly after that. Bob loved to...
Mary Elizabeth Hoar
Dec 13, 2013
Mary Elizabeth Hoar of Edgemont, SD, passed away December 13, 2013, at Hospice House in Rapid City, SD, after a long battle with cancer. Mary was born August 18, 1950, to Francis and Charlotte Koller at the Sister's Hospital in Hot Springs, SD. On June 18, 1970, Mary married Marcus Hoar and to this union two children were born. She...
Clara 'Betty' Rowe
Dec 13, 2013
Clara Betty Rowe ("Betty"), age 79, of Hot Springs, SD, was called home to Heaven on December 13, 2013, from the Castle Manor Nursing Home in Hot Springs. Betty was born September 22, 1934, to Rex and Rose (Mueksch) Sexton in Hot Springs. She grew up on the family farm located on Cascade Road, south of Hot Springs. She met...
Duane Martin Kleiman
Dec 12, 2013
Duane Martin Kleiman, age 77 of Custer, lost his long battle with cancer on December 12, 2013. He died at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Etta Mae; one son, Skip (Joyce) Kleiman, Dugway, UT; two daughters, Denise (Bob) Morgan, Pringle, SD; DeDee Kleiman; Piedmont, SD. He was blessed with...
William Ray 'Bill' Graham
Dec 10, 2013
William Ray 'Bill' Graham, Jr., age 41, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away December 10, 2013, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs. Bill was born April 7, 1972, in Chicago, IL, to William and Patricia (Gonzalez) Graham. He graduated from Pierce City High School in Pierce City, MO; Bill was president of the Hot Springs School Board, involved...
Douglas Lyle Bartelson
Dec 7, 2013
Doug Bartelson was born in Hot Springs, S.D., on June 29, 1937, to Lyle and Mary Bartelson (Peterson). Doug grew up in the Custer, S.D., area attended grade school there and graduated from high school in 1955 in Hot Springs, S.D. After graduating from high school, Doug and the family moved to Winner, S.D., where he worked in a body...
