Custer County Chronicle

Shirley Carr

Published by admin on Thu, 05/27/2021 - 12:24pm

Shirley May (Ertel) Carr was born Aug. 1, 1927, in Wisconsin to George and Mayme (Schwartz) Lewig.
Shirley, of Custer, S.D., passed away May 20, 2021, at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital in Rapid City, S.D. She was 93.
She is survived by her husband, Clinton of Custer; sons, John (Gail) Ertel of Custer, and Gary (Doris) Ertel of Hillpoint, Wis.; grandchildren, Jocelynn, Jarrod and Jason; eight great-grandchildren; and nieces, Carol and Karen.  

Howard Munsell

Published by admin on Thu, 05/20/2021 - 9:15am

Howard Lee Munsell, was born June 15, 1936, in Bennett, Colo., to Teddy and Dorothy (Lamb) Munsell.  
Howard attended school until 10th grade then ventured into the working world until he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1955.  Howard was honorably discharged in 1957.  
Howard married Cleo Stickley in 1955, and to their union two daughters were born, Susan and Joy.  Howard later adopted his son, Wayne.

Janeane Henn

Published by admin on Thu, 05/13/2021 - 9:13am

Janeane L. Henn, age 73, of Carthage, S.D., died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, at her residence. Memorial services were March 3 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Carthage.
Janeane Linnae Henn was born  Oct. 14, 1947, in Mitchell, S.D., to Margery and Leland Baldwin.
Janeane graduated high school in Custer, S.D., in 1965 and graduated college from Black Hills State with a degree in education.
Janeane was married Aug. 20, 1967, to Todd Jacobson and moved to Jacksonville, Fla. After Florida they moved back to Custer and were divorced in 1982.

Donald Husted

Published by admin on Thu, 05/13/2021 - 9:12am

“It’s been a good life,” said Donald Husted in a recent magazine article.  “But I do miss being a cowboy,” he added.
The former rancher, soldier, electrical contractor, airplane pilot, power company manager, artist, hunter, wagon teamster, wild horse enthusiast and cowboy passed away May 4, 2021, at the age of 90.

Frank Page

Published by admin on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 9:19am

Frank W. Page of Hermosa, S.D., was born Jan. 31, 1934. He died May 1, 2021. He was 87.
Graveside services will be held May 8 at 3:30 p.m. at the Hermosa Cemetery with Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home officiating.
The Reverend Dr. Diane Hemmen of the Hermosa UCC will conduct the service.

Joan Meyer

Published by admin on Thu, 04/29/2021 - 11:59am

Joan J. Meyer was born Sept. 19, 1930 to Rex and Cecile (Ickler) Marker.    
Joan was a faithful and beloved wife to Leo for 42 years. She was a mother of six children, not the least of which included her special son, Darren, whom for 41 years she provided care for.  
Joan, of Custer, S.D., passed away April 20, 2021, at Monument Health Custer Hospital. She was 90.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo; and sons, Dennis and Darren.

Samuel ‘Skip’ Pomper

Published by admin on Thu, 04/15/2021 - 8:58am

Samuel Richard “Skip” Pomper was born Dec. 26, 1947, in Long Island, N.Y. He traveled around the U.S., always finding his strength in helping young people.
Skip had a huge heart for students and seeing them succeed in getting their diploma was a huge joy for him. He worked as a paraprofessional in the Custer School District the last seven years of his life.
Skip has a daughter who lives in Maryland and a son in Florida.
He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War as a Yeoman with the Sixth Fleet staff until his discharge in 1971.   

Robert Miller

Published by admin on Thu, 04/01/2021 - 9:59am

Robert “Bob” H. Miller was born April 21, 1930, to Ivan and Amy (Busman) Miller in Bryant, S.D.  
Bob died Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Sanford Health Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D. He was 90.    
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Bob’s honor to cancer research or disabled veterans as both of those cause were import to him.
Burial will be a private affair with family only at Black Hills National Cemetery.

Wayne Compton

Published by admin on Thu, 03/25/2021 - 9:06am

Wayne L. Compton was born Feb. 12, 1935, to Lewis M. and Evangeline Compton at his father’s homestead on the Limestone near Moon, S.D. This remained his home until he was 19 years old when he took a seasonal job with the U.S. Forest Service at Teepee Ranger Station. He worked as a logger and ranch hand in the Newcastle, Wyo., area.

Malcolm Campbell

Published by admin on Thu, 03/25/2021 - 9:06am

Malcolm Emerson Campbell was born Aug. 5, 1937, in Glenrock, Wyo., to George and Minny (Sarvey) Campbell.  He attended schools in Glenrock and Custer, S.D.
Malcolm lived and worked in Wyoming and South Dakota. He was employed in the mining and mineral industries independently and worked for mining and milling companies. He operated a tourist business in Keystone, S.D. for seven years. Malcolm enjoyed gardening, fishing, hunting, woodworking, cooking and rock and mineral prospecting in the Rocky Mountain Region.  He loved listening to other people’s life stories.