David Fiaoni

David Ralph Fiaoni was born Dec. 15, 1927, in Chicago, Ill.  He proudly served in the Merchant Marines and the 82nd Airborne during WW II.   David retired from the Chicago Fire Department after 33 years of service.

David, of Hill City, S.D., passed away June 19, 2024.   He was 96. 

He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Tina of Hill City; daughters, Annette (Ed) Bishop of Illinois, Karen Smoczkiewicz of Texas and Sharon Reeve of Louisiana;  11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

A celebration of David's life will be held 4-8 p.m. Monday, July 15 at the Silver Dollar Saloon in Hill City.  

Arrangements have been placed in the care of Chamberlain McColley’s Funeral Home in Custer, S.D.