Obituaries

Jill Kettle

Published by admin on Wed, 11/25/2020 - 9:06am

Jill  Annette Kettle was born June 23, 1963, in Milton Wis. She graduated from Milton High school in 1981 and moved onto attending Black Hawk Technical College.
Jill married Ron Kettle May 7, 1988, and lived in Janesville, Wis., before moving to Sioux Falls, S.D.  They eventually moved further west to the Black Hills in Custer, S.D.  This is where Jill became active in the Pringle United Methodist Church.
Jill loved jewelry, purses, dogs, nature, motorcycle rides and driving her convertible along with people.

Lloyd Aman

Published by admin on Wed, 11/25/2020 - 9:06am

Lloyd D. Aman was born Dec. 3, 1962 and lived his entire life in Custer, S.D.
Lloyd earned his welding certifications at trade school in Casper, Wyo. He learned machining skills from Tony Schotts. Mostly, he learned by trial and error and when YouTube came along, he enjoyed learning new skills through there.
He married the love of his life, Kitty (Wilkerson) Aman July 8, 2012. Kitty shared in duties of the business with her bookkeeping skills. They enjoyed early morning walks together and car excursions on weekends. They also worked on home improvement projects together.

Wayne Nighbert

Published by admin on Thu, 11/12/2020 - 9:32am
Wayne Thomas Nighbert, Sr., was born in Madison, S.D., the son of the late Wayne and Lillian Waugh Nighbert.
Mr. Nighbert was a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Piedmont Wood Carvers and Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War.
Wayne, of Piedmont, S.C., , husband of the late Sandra “Sandi” Nighbert, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, at home. He was 73.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Candice Wagner.

Bill Scott

Published by admin on Thu, 11/12/2020 - 9:31am
Bill Scott was born in Clemetson, Minn., Aug. 26, 1943. He was the son of the late Clarence and Nora Scott, and had three brothers whom he cherished and loved immensely: Robert (Nancy) of Bonesteel, Henry (Rose) of Norfolk, Neb., Kenneth (Lola) of Wisconsin.

Cynthia Smith

Published by admin on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 9:50am
Cynthia Mae Smith was born July 31, 1966, in Rapid City, S.D., to Ronald E. Wheeler and Deloris J. Tisler (Nelson).   
Cynthia grew up in Custer, S.D., graduated high school in 1984 and married Darcy D. Smith Feb. 8, 1986.
She was an avid cook  and became a manager at Pizza Hut, and later, manager at Big D. She had a love for horses and reading romantic novels. She put a smile on all who talked to her. She enjoyed her customers as well.
Cynthia passed away Oct. 28, 2020, in Rapid City at a hospice house care facility. She was 54.

LuAnn Newberg

Published by admin on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 9:49am
LuAnn Marie (Hylle) Newberg was born Oct. 30, 1941, to David and Dolores Hylle of Miller, S.D.
LuAnn, the oldest of seven children, grew up in the Black Hills of South Dakota, in the small town of Custer. She joked that she got to play on Mount Rushmore, race spike-tired cars on frozen lakes, milk rattlesnake venom and was proud to say she even got to babysit for the creator of the Crazy Horse Memorial.  

Rachel Brickey

Published by admin on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 9:31am
Rachel Marie Brickey was born in 1975 on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska and honed an appreciation for nature through hiking, camping and canoeing with her family.
She loved animals and along with raising an assortment of dogs and cats, also cared for a goat and a horse in her youth.  Exploring a great many national parks on summer vacations and several trips to Hawaii developed her sense of adventure.

Forrest O’Brien

Published by admin on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 9:30am
Forrest O’Brien was born in Downey, Calif., July 23, 1929, to Frankie (Southmaid) and William O’Brien. At age 2 the family packed up and moved to western South Dakota  to settle on an acreage inherited by Frankie in the Nisland area where his first experience with snow left a lasting impression on his bare feet!

Robert Stewart

Published by admin on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 9:30am
Robert “Bob” Clair Stewart was born Oct. 15, 1930, in Artesian, S.D., to Rush and Emma (Winsel) Stewart. 
Bob proudly served in the U.S. Marines until his honorable discharge in 1952. Bob worked for North Western Public Service for 41 years until his retirement in 1995, starting as a serviceman and ending as the director of consumer services of the NWPS Redfield Division.
Bob, of Custer, S.D., passed away Oct. 22, 2020, at his residence in Custer. He was 90.
He was preceded in death by his daughter and son in law,  Pam and Jerry Ortman.

James Hansen

Published by admin on Thu, 10/15/2020 - 9:07am
James “Jim” R. Hansen was born March 17, 1947, in Yankton, S.D., to Ronald and Eldora (Huber) Hansen.  
He attended high school in Freeman, S.D. Jim was always well-liked and a joy to be around. He was crowned homecoming king and was on the Freeman football team.