Obituaries

Carol Christensen

Published by admin on Thu, 09/24/2020 - 1:26pm
Carol (Mead) Weber/ Christensen was born May 23, 1930. at Wessington Springs, S.D., the second daughter of parents Charles “Ben” Mead and Neva L. Voorhees.
Carol married Curtis Weber in 1946 and five boys were born to this union: Gaylon, Darwin, Wayne, C.L. and Gaylord. In 1992 she married Paul R. Christensen.

Steve Adkinson

Published by admin on Thu, 09/17/2020 - 11:29am

Steve “Buck” Edward Adkinson, of Oconomowoc, Wisc. rested his hammer and left us way too soon, Thursday, Sept. 3 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born March 8, 1954, in Rapid City, S.D. to Horace and Della Adkinson. He was a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and took great pride in his heritage.

He graduated from Hill City High School in 1972, reigning as Homecoming King. Buck moved to Wisconsin and married Tina M. (LaRusso) in 1979. He was a self-employed carpenter who had a true passion and took immense pride in his work. He was a mentor and teacher to many.

Merlin ‘Ed’ Stambaugh

Published by admin on Thu, 09/17/2020 - 8:56am
Merlin “Ed” Stambaugh  was born April 3, 1953, in Rushville, Ill., the son of Merlin and Louesia Stambaugh. He was raised on the family farm in Brown County, Illinois and educated at Brown County High School. There he met Kathy Garwood, the love of his life.
Ed and Kathy were united in marriage April 14, 1973, at LaGrange Chapel in Versailles, Ill. They made their home in rural Brown County before moving to Glenburn, N.D., where they raised their three girls.

William Molitor

Published by admin on Thu, 09/17/2020 - 8:55am
William G. “Bill”  Molitor was born March 17, 1948, to Lawrence and Venus (Comer) Molitor in Townsend, Mont. In 1959 Bill moved with his family to a farm near Rockham, S.D. He attended Hand City Country School and Tulare High School, graduating in 1967. He married his high school sweetheart, Joyce Creager, July 18, 1970, and farmed the family farm for eight years.

Leo Petrik

Published by admin on Thu, 09/10/2020 - 9:46am
Leo D. Petrik, son of Vaclav (Jim) and Pauline (Kocmick) Petrik, was born Nov.15, 1935, on the family farm east of Wagner, S.D.
Leo received his grade school education at the Choteau Creek Country School, graduating from the eighth grade. He joined the South Dakota Army National Guard (SDNG) in December 1955 as a construction machine operator and served 21 years between the Wagner and Custer SDNG units.

Ardelle McPherson

Published by admin on Thu, 09/10/2020 - 9:45am
Ardelle L. McPherson was born at home in Willow Lake, S.D.,  May 2, 1931, as the youngest of three children of Emma and Peter Meyer. She attended school and graduated from Willow Lake High School at 17.
Ardelle attended Huron (S.D.) College and after six weeks, she returned to teach rural school for three years in Willow Lake and assist her parents on their farm.
On returning to Huron College she met and married Daniel W. McPherson in 1953, and they both graduated from college in 1957. Ardelle and Dan had two children, Lorrane and Daniel.

Kathryn Van Der Vorste

Published by admin on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 9:16am
Kathryn Van Der Vorste, 102, passed away  Aug. 29, 2020, at Monument Health Custer Care Center in Custer, S.D.   

Everett Dean

Published by admin on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 9:15am
Everett Milton Dean, 82, of Oral, S.D., passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family Aug. 30, 2020.
Everett was born to Milton and Thelma (Boggs) Dean July 4, 1938, in Fort Peck, Mont. Everett married Ella JoAn Pond Dec. 28, 1957, in Hot Springs, S.D., with the judge and one great highway patrol officer as witnesses. To this union five children were born.

Ashley Nagy

Published by admin on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 9:15am
Ashley Syrena Nagy was born March 23, 1991, to Robert and Dawn (Blakley) Nagy in Akron, Ohio.
Ashley, of Custer, S.D., died Aug. 24, 2020, in Rapid City, S.D. She was 29.
She is survived by her son, Isaiah Moad; daughter, Jayden Nagy; father, Bob Nagy; mother, Dawn Nagy; sisters, Krystin Villarreal and Tiffany Lynn; niece, Ecco Nagy; and numerous other nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
Funeral services were  Aug. 30 at Chamberlain McColley’s Funeral Home in Custer with the Rev. Dustin Bartlett officiating.

Jesse Perrigo

Published by admin on Thu, 08/27/2020 - 10:04am
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord” Jeremiah 29:11 
Jesse Perrigo of Rapid City, S.D., 43, passed away Aug. 9, 2020 after a valiant battle with a brain tumor. God’s plan, his love of family, friends, baseball and the Detroit Red Wings paired with a quick wit and strong opinion, led him to experiences he never imagined growing up in Custer, S.D.