Lester L. Leaver
Apr 27, 2013
Lester LeRoy Leaver, 79, died Saturday, April 27, 2013, at the Fort Meade Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Sturgis, SD. Lester was born October 21, 1932, in Tower City, ND, to Jesse and Emma (Smith) Leaver. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Survivors include two sons, Larry Leaver of Tacoma, WA; Jeff Leaver of Helena,...
Pamela Sue 'Pam' Mattson
Apr 22, 2013
Pamela "Pam" Sue Mattson, age 57, of Custer, SD passed away April 22, 2013 at her home in Custer, SD. Pam was born November 25, 1955 in Rapid City, SD to Verlin and Wilma (Pippertt) Lynch. She graduated from high school in Wall, SD, then continued her education in nursing. Pam was a nurse for 16 years in Custer and...
Thomas "Tom" J. Plooster
Apr 22, 2013
Thomas "Tom" J. Plooster, age 57, of Custer, SD died April 22, 2013 at Custer Regional Hospital in Custer, SD. Tom was born February 14, 1956 in Corsica, SD, to Arlo and Arlene (Bordewyk) Plooster. He was baptized in the First Reformed Church of Harrison, where he attended catechism and Sunday School. He attended a rural school and graduated from...
William Ray 'Bill' Hartshorn
Apr 18, 2013
William 'Bill' Hartshorn, age 74, of Hot Springs, SD, left this earth to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on April 18, 2013. Bill was born February 21, 1939, to Lucile and Fey Hartshorn of Buffalo Gap. He spent his entire school years at the Buffalo Gap School and graduated in 1958. Bill then spent the next four...
Carolyn M. Jensen
Apr 18, 2013
Carolyn (McKillip) Jensen, age 64, passed away April 18, 2013 at her home in Hot Springs, SD. Carolyn was born and raised in Sioux Falls, SD, on August 6, 1948, to William and Berniece (Snap) McKillip. She moved to the Hot Springs area in the late 1960's. Carolyn met Gary Jensen and they were married in September of 1970. They...
John Edward Graf
Apr 18, 2013
John E. Graf, age 65, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away April 18, 2013, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. John was born February 6, 1948, in Rushville, NE, the third of seven children, to John August and Enone Elizabeth (Eisenbarth) Graf. He grew up in Hot Springs and graduated from Santa Maria High School in California...
Margaret L. Hewitt
Apr 16, 2013
Margaret Lucile Hewitt, age 76, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away April 16, 2013, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Margaret was born January 12, 1937, in Antioch, NE, to Elmer and Inez (Dempsey) Woods. Survivors include her son, Mike Hewitt of Hot Springs; brothers, Jack (Teresa) Woods of Alliance, NE; Jerry (Sharon) Woods of Alliance; six...
Tim Lane Howell
Apr 15, 2013
Tim Lane Howell, age 70, passed away April 15, 2013, at his home in Custer, SD. Services are pending and have been placed in the care of McColley's Chapel of the Hills in Custer.
Boyd 'Buck' Allen Rathke
Apr 15, 2013
Boyd A. 'Buck' Rathke of Provo, SD, died April 15, 2013, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs, SD. Buck is the son of Sally Rathke, and is survived by his mother, Sally Rathke of Edgemont,SD; wife, Terry Rathke of Provo; sons, Brandon Gillio and wife, Marcie, of Washington; Boyd 'Hoss' and Ronald 'Ronny' Rathke of Provo; brother, Richard...
Josepha M. Willis
Apr 13, 2013
Josepha (Nanneman, Waddell) Willis, 96, of rural Custer, SD, died on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the home of her daughter, Dee (Don) Hone in Custer. She is survived by four daughters: Juanita Breeden of Buckley, WA, Beatrice Henry of Tacote, Mexico, Shirley (Mike) Whittington of Hemet, CA, and Dolores (Don) Hone of Custer, SD; 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and...
Barbara Anne Rohm
Apr 11, 2013
Barbara Anne Rohm, age 71, of Custer, SD, passed away April 11, 2013, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center. Arrangements are pending.
Elnore Bernice Hartpence
Apr 10, 2013
Elnore Bernice Hartpence was born October 4, 1921 to Alpha Emanuel Olsen and Lynn Hubbard. She passed away at Cuter Regional Hospital April 10, 2013. She is survived by her six children: William Hartpence, Charles Hartpence, Joeseph Hartpence, Lynelle Brown, Eunice Hartpence, Sylvia Morrison, 32 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren and counting. She was preceded in death by her husband...
Lynette Mary Burke
Apr 9, 2013
Lynette Mary (Reindl) Burke was born February 10, 1959 at St. John's Hospital in Rapid City and passed into the peaceful arms of our Lord on April 9, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. She fought a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. Lynette was born to LeRoy and Ellen Reindl, the ninth of eleven children. She was...
Christian Jay Andersen
Apr 8, 2013
Christian J. 'Chris' Andersen, age 55 of Douglas, WY, died Monday, April 8, 2013, at the Douglas Memorial Hospital in Douglas. Chris was born on October 31, 1957, in Hot Springs, SD, to Richard and Charlotte (Kaiser) Andersen, where he joined his three brothers on the family ranch near Burdock, SD. Chris graduated in 1976 from High School in Edgemont,...
Louis Gajdan
Apr 7, 2013
Louis Gajdan was born December 17, 1919, to Louis and Piroska Gajdan. He joined one sister who was also named Piroska, but he says they called her 'Pire' for short. She was five years older than Louie. Louis was born in Hodmezovasarhey, Hungary, which is over 1000 years old. Louie explained the name of the town was actually a combination...
Richard L. 'Dick' Willard
Apr 6, 2013
Richard L. 'Dick' Willard, age 83, passed away April 6, 2013, at his home near Hot Springs, SD. Arrangements are pending.
Charlene Adele Mae Sulikowski
Apr 6, 2013
Charlene Adele Mae Sulikowski, age 68, passed away April 6, 2016, at her home in Hot Springs, SD. Charlene was born December 21, 1944, in Chicago, IL, to Ernest Schreiber, II and Clara (Baer) Schreiber. She is survived by two children, Dean Horst of East Palestine, OH; Steven Sulikowski of San Diego, CA; two brothers, Ernest 'Butch' Schreiber, III and...
Georgia Lee Friese
Apr 6, 2013
Georgia Lee Friese, age 84, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away, April 6, 2013, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Georgia was born April 13, 1928, in Smith Center, KS, to Charles W. and Susan C. (Wells) Brown. Georgia is survived by her husband, Duane Friese of Hot Springs; children, Lynette Tepesch of Olathe, KS; Deaette...
Charles Edward Boettcher
Apr 4, 2013
Charles E. Boettcher, age 77, of Custer, SD, passed away April 4, 2013, at Custer Regional Senior Care in Custer. Charles served with the Custer National Guard. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Boettcher of Custer; sons, Sam Boettcher of Custer; Brian Boettcher of Eagle Butte, SD; sister, DeeAnn ( LeRoy) Scheurer of Olive Branch, MS; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren....
Elvin 'Buster' John Duster
Apr 3, 2013
Elvin John 'Buster' Duster, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away April 3, 2013, at Belle Fourche Healthcare Center in Belle Fourche, SD. Buster was born October 14, 1921 in Platte, SD to Clarence Peter and Lena (Tanner) Duster. On December 29, 1945, he married Isabel Anderson, to this union six children were born. He lived in Oral, SD for 48...
