Margaret 'Toots' Schriner
Nov 8, 2013
Margaret 'Toots' (Heumphreus) Schriner, age 89, passed away November 8, 2013, at the Custer Regional Hospital in Custer. Toots Heumphreus was born at 12 Mile Ranch, Custer, SD, on November 3, 1924, to Ford and Helen (Corcoran) Heumphreus. She was raised on the ranch and went to a rural school for her elementary grades. Her Junior High years were spent...
Grace E. Wilson
Oct 30, 2013
Grace E. Wilson, age 85, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away October 30, 2013, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Grace was born June 19, 1928, in Foxhome, MN to Norman J. and Tilda S. (Auseth) Harvey. She was a longtime resident of Hot Springs and worked at the VA Medical Center in Hot Springs, retiring...
Jeanne Kay Kronemeyer
Oct 29, 2013
Jeanne Kay Kronemeyer loved her family. She was born in Billings Montana on April 13, 1948, to George and Ada Bohl (Ewen). She married Skip Kronemeyer in 1967, and in 45 years of marriage they had four children together: Andrea, Andrew, Nathan, and Peter. She loved being a mother and ushered her children through life, attending every activity and celebrating...
Allen G. Wilson
Oct 25, 2013
Allen G. Wilson, 92, died peacefully at his home on Friday, October 25, 2013, in Hot Springs, SD. He was born on May 6, 1921, in Hot Springs to Joyce (Case) and Clifford Wilson and grew up there during the Great Depression. A very active teenager, he enjoyed camping, hiking and trout fishing in the Black Hills, and he became...
Mathias Robert Smith
Oct 11, 2013
Mathias Robert Smith was born and passed away October 11, 2013, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. He is survived by his parents, Curtis and Kendra Smith of Hot Springs, SD; grandparents, Mark and Roberta DeFord of Linden, IA; Robert Smith of Rancho Cordova, CA; Darrelyn Casey of Rancho Cordova ; great grandparents,Lyle and Emily DeFord of...
John George Klass, Jr.
Oct 10, 2013
John George Klass, Jr., age 70, passed away October 10, 2013, at his home in Hot Springs, SD. John was born September 24, 1943, in Baltimore, MD, to John Klass, Sr. and Minnie (Miller) Klass. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1962 until his honorable discharge in 1963. He is survived by his brother, Joseph Klass of Baltimore,...
Glyn E. Mangus
Oct 10, 2013
Glyn Earl Mangus died October 10, 2013, at his home in Hot Springs, SD. Glyn was born on March 22, 1956, in Alliance, OH. God took him to his eternal home after 56 years, 6 months and 18 days. Glyn had lived in many places in his life including Highmore, SD; Las Vegas, NV; Orlando, FL; Port Richey, FL; Burlington,...
Warren Emmet Smith
Oct 7, 2013
Warren Emmet Smith, age 66, of Nisland, SD, and formerly of Roundup, MT, passed away October 7, 2013, at the Billings Clinic in Billings, MT. Warren was born May 21, 1947, in Roundup, MT, to Emmet Austin and Ellen (Iverson) Smith. He earned his degree in Agricultural Business and was currently working as a farm and ranch manager for the...
Rosalie Marie Smith
Oct 7, 2013
Rosalie Marie Thompson Smith was born on June 30, 1926, in Goodland, KS, to Fred and Lydia Thompson, wheat farmers in northwestern Kansas. Rosalie was Lydia's only child and grew up on the farm, enjoying country life to its fullest. It was during this childhood time that Lydia introduced her daughter to sewing, quilting and crocheting - all of which...
Robert Paul Benoit
Oct 6, 2013
Robert Paul Benoit, age 67, of Custer, SD, passed away October 6, 2013, at the Custer Regional Hospital in Custer. Robert proudly served in the US Air Force. Survivors include his wife Sharon Benoit of Custer; son, Chris Benoit of MA; daughter, Jodi Parent Cdena of MA; stepson, Todd Miller of Custer; stepdaughters, Rebecca (Thomas ) Urick of Custer; Tina...
Glen Roy Smith
Oct 5, 2013
Glen Roy Smith, age 91, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away October 5, 2013, at the VA Medical Center in Hot Springs. Glen was born on April 30, 1922, in Fairburn, SD, the son of Furman and Merle (Havens) Smith. He had two sisters, Neva and Nelda. Glen attended school through the 8th grade at the Downen School and graduated...
Vivian Rose Alcorn
Oct 1, 2013
Vivian Rose Alcorn, age 94, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away October 1, 2013,at the Veterans Medical Center in Hot Springs. Vivian was born October 18, 1918, in Pilger, NE, to Ben and Viora (Perkins) Parr. She graduated Valedictorian from Norfolk High School, Norfolk, NE at the age of 16, and went on to graduate with high honors from Iowa...
Velma M. Miller
Sep 28, 2013
Velma Marie Sterns Miller, age 88, formerly of Edgemont, SD, passed away on September 28, 2013, in Ft. Worth, TX. Velma was born March 6, 1925 to Elmer and Mae Sterns in Atkinson, NE the oldest of 6 children. She was married to David William Miller on May 29, 1948 in Rapid City, SD. Velma worked in Edgemont in the...
Claude Noel Miller
Sep 26, 2013
Claude Noel Miller, 83 years old, went to be with the Lord on September 26, 2013, surrounded by his family. Claude was born in Marmarth, ND, to Leon Ware and Beatrice Olson on October 11, 1929. He went to school in Marmarth and at the age of 17, he went into the Army Air Corps , he was stationed in...
Rose Orsborn
Sep 15, 2013
Rose Orsborn, age 78, of Newcastle, WY, passed away September 15, 2013, in Casper, WY. Rose was born October 18, 1934, in Rapid City, SD, to Elize and Frances (Straw) Duncan. Her life was her children and her family. In 1949, Rose married Arnold Orsborn, they had a ranch up at the Limestone, Moon, South Dakota. She is survived by...
Clifford E. Goodro
Sep 14, 2013
Clifford E. Goodro, age 71, passed away September 14, 2013, at his home in Custer, SD. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Goodro of Custer; sons, Clifford (Debra) Goodro of Custer; Daniel Goodro of Eagan, MN; daughter, Tori Lynn (Dave) Mayer of Custer; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Clifford was preceded in death by his grandson, Dusty. At his request no...
Harry Edsel Porter
Sep 11, 2013
Harry Edsel Porter passed away on September 11, 2013, at the age of 89. He was born in Riddleton, TN, December 18, 1923, and had three older brothers and a younger sister. He graduated from Littleton HS, in Nashville, TN, and moved to Edgemont, SD in 1944. Harry married Esther Terry on June 6, 1945. They had two children, Terry...
June Roseanne Pierce
Sep 7, 2013
June Roseanne Hoskins-Pierce, 31, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away in her sleep on September 7, 2013. She was born June 6, 1982, in Fairbanks, AK. As a child, she lived in Fairbanks, AK; Azle, TX; Grand Junction, CO: Dearborn, MI and finally in Hot Springs. She attended and graduated from Hot Springs High School. She was a friend to...
Jessie Sundstrom
Sep 5, 2013
Jessie Y. Sundstrom, former publisher of the Custer County Chronicle, died September 5 at her home in Custer. She was 91. She was born in Rapid City and spent her early years there and in Custer. She grew up in Deadwood, graduating from high school there in 1940. She began her long association with the newspaper industry at age nine...
Nellie M. Parsons
Sep 2, 2013
Nellie Mildred Davis of Oelrichs, SD, age 85, passed away September 2, 2013, at Custer Regional Senior Care in Custer, SD. Nellie was born November 11, 1927, at Deadwood, SD, to Roy and Florence Linton Davis. Nellie completed the eighth grade at Tripp County School on June 23, 1944. She then attended two years of high school at Provo High...
