Obituaries

Barb Roberts

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November 29, 1956 - April 7, 2024 Barb Roberts, 67, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, was suddenly called home, to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Sunday, April 7, 2024. Services were held Friday, April 12, 2024 at Southern Hills Evangelical Free Church in Hot Springs, S.D.

Alice Bechtold

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June 4, 1951 - April 7, 2024 Alice Bechtold, 72, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024, unexpectedly at the Monument Hospital in Rapid City. Alice was born to Everard and Helen (Summers) Irwin in Ainsworth, Nebraska.

Eileen Marjory Wilson

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March 19, 1946 - April 4, 2024 Eileen Marjory Wilson was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 19, 1946 to Rev. John and Marge De Vries.

Shirley Ann Reynolds

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September 2, 1937 - March 28, 2024 Shirley Ann Reynolds, 86, of Hot Springs, formerly of Edgemont, S.D., passed away March 28, 2024 at her home. Shirley was born September 2, 1937 to Edwin and Lillian (Berlin) Kruse.

Marilyn “Penny” (Fox) Wood

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April 12, 1947 - March 21, 2024 Marilyn “Penny” (Fox) Wood, 76, of Custer, S.D., passed away peacefully in her sleep with family by her side on March 21, after a brief battle with cancer. Penny is survived by her daughters, KathyJo Hanson (Tim) Edgemont, and Margine Humrich (Greg) Arvada, Colo.; 9 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren and a sister, Nan (Fox) White (Richard) Commerce City, Colo.

Robert J. Entwisle

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June 6, 1924 - April 1, 2024 Robert J. Entwisle, 99, of Huron, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2024 at Avantara in Huron, S.D.

Stanley ‘Nic” N. Bennett

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June 15, 1941 - March 26, 2024 Stanley ‘Nic” N. Bennett, 82, of Hot Springs, S.D., passed away March 26, 2024, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Hot Springs.

Velva LaDonna Plant

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September 22, 1935 - March 28, 2024 Thursday, March 28, 2024, Velva LaDonna Plant, passed away at the age of 88 at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital. The fourth-born of five children, Velva was born on September 22, 1935, in Sisseton, S.D., to Rudolph & Thelma Elizabeth Harrison Horstman.

Elizabeth Ann ‘Betty’ Graf

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June 13, 1927 - March 10, 2024 Elizabeth Ann Graf, ‘Miss Betty’, died March 10, 2024, at Pine Hills Retirement Community Living Center in Hot Springs, at the age of 96. Graveside services, officiated by Pastor Doug Burdette, were held Friday, March 15, 2024, at the Evergreen Cemetery, where Betty is now back with Ed and her daughters, Sharron and Mardella.

Gwen Eloise Cortez Kaneshiro

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May 17, 1945 - March 11, 2024 Gwen Eloise Cortez Kaneshiro took flight from Hot Springs, S.D. on her journey into the great unknown on March 11, 2024.