Obituaries

Janice Winger

Published by admin on Thu, 06/23/2022 - 11:49am

Janice Andersen Winger was born to Chris S. and Stella Andersen Oct. 5, 1929.
She graduated from South Dakota State University and attended Black Hills State College.  She met her husband while she was teaching in Worland, Wyo. Following her marriage to Edgar Winger in 1954, they went to Peru. Their son Philip was born in Talara, Peru in 1958.
The family moved to Belem, Para, Brazil where Ed taught Brazilian geologists well site geology.  Michael was born in Belem in 1960.

Sharon Knust

Published by admin on Thu, 06/23/2022 - 11:14am

Sharon Marie (Flack) Knust was born June 1, 1942, in Milbank, S.D., to Wesley and Harmina (Broekema) Flack.
Sharon had five brothers and three sisters. She attended and graduated from high school in Custer, S.D.
She met her lifelong sweetheart, David, while living in Custer. From there she followed him to Rhode Island where they were married. She married David Lee Knust July 2, 1960, in Bristol, R.I.

David Slaughter

Published by admin on Thu, 06/23/2022 - 11:13am

David Noel Slaughter was born Nov. 11, 1948, in Sioux Falls, S.D., to Albert and Mildred (Johnson) Slaughter.
Following graduation from Custer (S.D.) High School in 1967, David enlisted in the U.S. Army and served two tours in Vietnam.
Upon completion of active military service in 1970, he attended summer classes at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, S.D., where he met and married Ruth (Bakeberg) Slaughter. They had two sons, John and Joseph.

Linda Karna

Published by admin on Thu, 06/23/2022 - 11:13am

Linda Carol Karna was born March 12, 1950, in Owatonna, Minn., to Lloyd and Marilyn (Remold) Dahl. There she was raised and attended school graduating in 1968.
Linda met the love of her life and was united in marriage to Wayne Karna Sept. 19, 1970, at Trinity Lutheran Church. The couple made their home in Owatonna until moving to Custer, S.D., in 1976 to raise their family.

Dick Drummond

Published by admin on Thu, 06/16/2022 - 9:00am

Dick Drummond was born July 7, 1935, in Dell Rapids, S.D., to Webster and Julia Drummond.
Dick served in the U.S. Air Force from 1953-66.
Dick was the proud founder of Ricardos Restaurant in Norfolk, Neb., in 1975 where he raised his family.
He married his wife Kathy in 2002, and traveled many places, especially south to their favorite spot in Rockport, Texas, where they spent their time sailing and with their American Legion friends.

Willis Dawkins

Published by admin on Thu, 06/09/2022 - 10:28am

Willis Dawkins was born March 19, 1938, in Albion, Neb., to Willis and Alma (Weifenbach) Dawkins.
Willis, of Birch Bay, Wash., died May 11, 2022 in Waianae, Hawaii. He was 84.
He was preceeded in death by his father and mother; brother, Duane; sister, Delores (Reed); oldest son, Richard; and granddaughter, Jennifer.

Karthryn Stverak

Published by admin on Thu, 06/09/2022 - 10:27am

Kathryn (Kathy) Jeanne Stverak was born Nov. 4, 1943, in Centerville, S.D., the daughter of Arnold and Estella (Sorensen) Andersen. She grew up and attended school in Turner County and graduated from Centerville High School.
Kathy attended South Dakota State University in Brookings. She graduated in 1965 with a Bachelor of Nutrition and Food Science and served as a registered dietitian.
Kathy was united in marriage with the love of her life, George Charles Stverak, Aug. 12, 1967, in Watertown, S.D.

Wayne Nielsen

Published by admin on Thu, 06/09/2022 - 9:23am

Wayne Nielsen was born Sept. 15, 1939, to the late Ambrose and Vera and brother to the late John and James.
Wayne loved his family ferociously.  He carried the scars and broken body of a man who would do anything to provide for the ones he loved.
He treated every person he encountered the same, as purely as that statement can be boiled down.

Barbara Test

Published by admin on Thu, 05/26/2022 - 10:11am

Barbara Louise Test was born Sept. 8, 1940 in Mitchell, S.D., on a dairy farm and moved to a ranch in the Black Hills of South Dakota near Custer at age 8.

Casimir Ziolkowski

Published by admin on Thu, 05/26/2022 - 10:10am

Casimir Pavel Ziolkowski was born on March 3, 1954, at Crazy Horse, S.D., up at the mountain where he gave his heart and soul.
Cas met the woman of his dreams in 1982 and it didn’t take him long to ask her to spend the rest of her life with him, and he was thankful she said yes. Only a year later and they were married, on Nov. 12, 1983.
Cas took on the role of a father for David and Sonja and not too long after that,  his wife Deiadra had Cheyanne, and four years later she had Taylor.