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Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Richard Vande Bossche
Published: Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Richard L. “Dick” Vande Bossche was born Aug. 9, 1926, to Henry and Mayme Paul (Miles) Vande Bossche in Mitchell, S.D. He lived in Mitchell for his elementary and high school...

Robert Cullum
Published: Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Robert L. Cullum was born Dec. 15, 1933, in Pasadena, Calif., to Leo and Ruth (Rorbeck) Cullum. In his early years, Bob was an over-the-road truck driver and once, while driving through Custe...

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Anton “Tony” Schatz
Published: Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Anton “Tony” Schatz was born to Katherina (Thomas) and Joseph Schatz on Jan. 1, 1916, in Wellsburg, N.D., the third of nine children. Tony grew up on the family farm that was homesteaded...

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Robert Jones
Published: Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Robert Lindy Jones was born Aug. 31, 1929 in Gregory, S.D., to William and Katie Jones. He grew up and attended school in Custer, S.D., and married Janet Hartshorn June 26, 1954. Robert enjoyed fis...

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Milton Steckelberg
Published: Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Milton Wayne Steckelberg was born Feb. 29, 1924, to August and Mae (Kingsbury) Steckelberg at home, West Point Township in Brule County, S.D. He attended school until the ninth grade. At the...

Arvo Kujala
Published: Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Arvo Esaias Kujala was born April 28, 1920, in Wakefield, Mich., to Jacob and Lissa (Kattelus) Kujala. Arvo attended Wakefield High School, graduating in June 1938. After graduation, he attend...

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

William ‘Jim’ Thomas
Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2012

William James “Jim” Thomas was born June 7, 1915, in Arroyo Grande, Calif., to Alfred and Ethel Jane Thomas. He grew up in the mining community of Globe, Ariz., where he first deve...

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Grace Kothe
Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Grace Beatrice (Seubert) Kothe was born Feb. 27, 1914, in Sioux Falls, S.D., to the late August and Clara Duncan Seubert. She was a homemaker and a member of Custer Community Church in Custer, S.D....

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Drusilla Hartman
Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Drusilla Ruby Hartman was born Feb. 8, 1916, in Monroe, Idaho, to Loren and Stella (Boxley) Burkhead. Drusilla, formerly of Hot Springs, S.D., died Jan. 12, 2012, at Custer Regional Senior Care in...

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Jay Anderson
Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Jay Edward Anderson was born May 31, 1932, in Sioux Falls, S.D., to Edward and Irene (Pruitt) Anderson. He was raised in Larchwood, Iowa, and attended Larchwood Public School. He graduat...

James Fuhrmann
Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2012

James Robert Fuhrmann was born March 15, 1929 in Rapid City. S.D. He served in the Army during the Korean War and then in the National Guard. He worked in South Dakota, Wisconsin and Alaska as...

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Delores Nielsen
Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Delores Myrtle (Ames) Nielsen was born Feb. 6, 1946, to Wes and Myrtle Ames in Miller, S.D. She attended country school and graduated from high school in 1964. She married Marvin Nielsen Oct. 31, 1...

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

John Schull
Published: Thursday, January 12th, 2012

John Edwin Schull was born Aug. 1, 1948, to Edwin and Romaine (Olson) Schull in Mankato, Minn. He graduated from Mankato High School in 1966. After graduation he briefly attended Mankato State...

Evelyn Johnson
Published: Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Evelyn Mae (Munkvold) Johnson was born Nov. 28, 1947, in Scotland, S.D., to Ed and Marie (Gran) Munkvold. She attended school in the Scotland area. Evelyn married Joseph Gramkow Aug. 14,...

Francis Jerke
Published: Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Francis Lawrence Jerke was born the last of four children to August and Wilhelmina “Minnie” Jerke in Carter, S.D., Aug. 21, 1932. Upon returning from his service in the Korean War,...

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

Don Harding
Published: Thursday, January 5th, 2012

Don Harding was born Dec. 20, 1924, to Chloe and Ruth Harding. He spent most of his growing up years at the Sanitarium near Custer, S.D., where his father worked. There he became a proficient...

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

Sherry Sanders
Published: Thursday, January 5th, 2012

Sherry Sanders was born Dec. 24, 1939, to Clifford “Ole” and Alyce Kelley in Custer, S.D. She grew up in Custer, where she met the love of her life, Arthur Sanders. During...

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Victor Waterland
Published: Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Victor Roy Waterland was born March 10, 1928, at Lead, S.D., to Vic and Charm (Carrier) Waterland. Vic was a jack of all trades and worked at various ranches as a cowpuncher. He worked in the...

Doris Herrmann
Published: Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Doris Violet Herrmann was born Nov. 2, 1935, in Naper, Neb., to Gottlieb and Alvina Herrmann. She grew up on farms north of Naper, and then four miles south of Dallas, S.D. She att...

Benjamin Hanson
Published: Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Benjamin Hanson was born at home to Dena Lucas Hanson and Richard Hanson on Feb. 10, 1930, in Ardmore, S.D., the youngest of eight children. He attended school in Ardmore until &nb...

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Marion Froiland
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Marion (Warner) Froiland was born Dec. 21, 1921, to Jacob and Theresa (Grismer) Warner at Bowdle, S.D. She grew up in Clear Lake, S.D., where she received her education, graduating from Clear...

Doris Gregg
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Doris Catherine Gregg was born Sept. 16, 1912, in Flandreau, S.D., to Eugene and Pauline (Halbmaier) Henry, the sixth of eight children, five brothers and two sisters, and was raised in the Fl...

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Wayne Sheldon
Published: Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Wayne Jay Sheldon of Rapid City, S.D., died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was 59. He was preceded in death by his parents. Wayne is survived by his wife, Lisha Sheld...

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Jean Champion
Published: Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Jean (Glover) Champion was born at Lindley, N.Y., to Charles and Stella (Williams) Glover Sept. 23, 1921. She grew up and attended school in that area, graduating high school at age 16. Jean...

Russell ‘Buster’ Uphoff
Published: Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Russell M. “Buster” Uphoff was born in Appleton, Minn., Sept. 25, 1930, to Albert LeRoy and Hazel Nettie (Barr) Uphoff. He grew up in Minnesota and spent many of his childhoo...