Obituaries

Gene Lidgett

Published by admin on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 11:39am

On Jan. 8, Eugene W. Lidgett, 81, died at his home with his wife by his side.

He was born April 30, 1938, to William and Leota (Bond) Lidgett in Huron, S.D., He was raised at Yale, S.D., where his parents farmed.

Allen Annis

Published by admin on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:37am
Allen Donald Annis was born July 2, 1939, in Custer, S.D., to Glen and Ruth (Korthus) Annis. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy until his honorable discharge in 1961. 
After a long career as an attorney in Southern California, Allen retired and returned to the Black Hills of South Dakota with the love of his life, Jeanette (Cherpeski) Annis. 
Allen, of Hot Springs, S.D., died Jan. 8, 2020, at the VA Medical Center in Hot Springs. He was 80.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Jeanette, in 2008.

William Schiefer

Published by admin on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:36am
William “Bill” Kenneth Schiefer was born Nov. 3, 1945, in Deadwood S.D.
Bill, of Custer, S.D., died Jan. 10, 2020. He was 74. 
He was preceded in death by his parents, Rudolph and Katherine Schiefer; and two brothers, Lee and Lex.

Lawrence Duncan

Published by admin on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:36am
Lawrence “Larry” Lee Duncan was born Sept. 2, 1944, to Lawrence A. and Clara (Love) Duncan in Custer, S.D. 
Larry died Jan. 12, 2020, at  Rapid City  (S.D.) Regional Hospital in Rapid City, S.D. He was 75.
He was preceded in death by his father, Lawrence; and his brother, Les Duncan.

William Naugle

Published by admin on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:35am
William “Bill” Roger Naugle was born April 29, 1944, in California but spent most of his life in Custer, S.D. After graduating from Custer High School in 1962, Bill and  Clara lived a short time in Hot Springs, S.D., before returning to raise a family  in Custer.
Bill and Clara (Wellman) Naugle were wed in February 1964 and enjoyed 55 years of marriage. 
Bill spent 38 years as a lineman and serviceman for Black Hills Energy. He enjoyed many long-lasting friendships with his colleagues at “Black Hills Power and Light.” 

Linda Hiermeier

Published by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 9:58am
Linda G. Hiermeier was born at St. John’s Hospital in Rapid City, S.D., Jan. 10, 1943, to Florance A. (Davis) and Roy C. Belmont, the seventh of eight children. She grew up in Hill City, S.D., and graduated from Hill City High School. Linda graduated from Green’s Beauty School in Rapid City and worked at Kurly Lox for 15 years in Custer, S.D.
On May 23, 1964, she married her soulmate, Melvin A. Hiermeier, and helped raise his three sons. They were married 49 years.

Duaine Kanwischer

Published by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 9:57am
Duaine Clarence Kanwischer was born March 3, 1941, to Clarence and Bernice (Krahler) Kanwischer in Hamberg, Wells County, N.D.
Duaine grew up on a farm near Hamberg. Upon graduating from the University of North Dakota he became a hospital/nursing home administrator for Lutheran Hospital and Homes. While president of the Wyoming Health Care Assoc., he wrote the policy and procedures for the national swing bed program of hospitals and often lobbied in Washington, D.C.

James Winter

Published by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 9:55am
James “Jim” Russell Winter was born Jan. 24, 1935, in Huron, S.D., to Russell H. and Lulu (Meyer) Winter.
Jim is well-known for his love of planes and flying, a love that formed when he was just a toddler. Stricken with polio, Jim was transferred via a passenger plane to Sioux Falls, S.D., for treatment and numerous surgeries. At the S.D. State Fair in 1947, in between eating cotton candy and taking care of the Herford cattle he took to show, Jim saw a Stinson aircraft and his dreams of flying truly took off.

Jerry Dee Burnam

Published by admin on Thu, 01/02/2020 - 10:44am

Jerry Dee Burnam died Dec. 26, 2019, with his family at his bedside. 

He was 84 and the only child of Walter and Ruth Harris Burnam of East Alton, Ill.

He served in the United States Army as a surface to air missile officer (Nike) stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City, S.D. In 1958 he married the former Phyllis Gould of Hill City, S.D.

Neill Fors

Published by admin on Thu, 01/02/2020 - 8:51am
Neill Fors was born Sept. 5, 1940. He served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1957-61.
Neill was united in marriage with Doris Nagel July 20, 1968, in Redfield, S.D. He was proud of the fact that he was able to help in the sculpting of Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Neill died Dec. 25, 2019, in Sheboygan, Wis. He was 79.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Darlene “Peg” Reddies; sisters, Patricia Bottum and Mary Nelson; and brother-in-law, Myron Nelson.