Custer County Chronicle

Jack O’Connor

Published by admin on Wed, 01/17/2024 - 11:49am

Jack Dean O’Connor was born Oct. 29, 1938, in Custer, S.D., to Floyd “Mickey” O’Connor and Ruth Graham O’Connor. He attended school in Custer, graduating from Custer High School in 1956. He later attended and graduated from Black Hills Teachers’ College (now Black Hills State University) in 1960 with a B.S. in business education.

Robert Linde

Published by admin on Wed, 01/17/2024 - 11:48am

Robert E. “Bob” Linde was born July 10, 1936, in Custer, S.D., to parents Reinhart and Martha (Lyndoe) Linde.
He married Jan Linde March 7, 1968.
Bob, of Custer, S.D., passed away Dec. 26, 2023.  He was 87.
He is survived by his brothers, David Linde and Jack Linde; stepdaughter, Niki Woodward; step grandchildren, Dakota Dah and Rachel Rodriquez and their children, Remo, Casper and Dio.
Celebration of Bob’s life will be at 2 p.m. Monday, June 3, at Custer Lutheran Fellowship with committal services following at Custer Cemetery.

Eliyanah Carson

Published by admin on Wed, 01/17/2024 - 11:44am

Eliyanah Grace Carson was born sleeping Dec. 26, 2023 at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, S.D.
She was a highly anticipated addition to her family and her short presence on this earth was a wonderful gift.
She was preceded into Heaven by her grandfather, Gary Carson; grandmother, Sheila Green; and grandfather, Bill Molitor.

David Padgett

Published by admin on Wed, 01/10/2024 - 11:01am

David LeRoy Padgett was born to Gerald and Gladys Padgett March 25, 1934, in Bowman, N.D. Dave was their second child, following his big sister Irene, who was three years older.
Unfortunately, his Dad passed from illness when Dave was 7. In 1948 Gladys was remarried to Knute Erickson, and the family grew with three stepbrothers—Duane, Marion and Myron and a few years later, a half brother, Knute Jr.

Joyce Jindra

Published by admin on Wed, 01/10/2024 - 11:00am

Born in San Antonio Texas, Joyce Jindra was raised in Albuquerque, N.M. She moved to Minneapolis, Minn., with her husband Ed (Ed’s home place) after their marriage in New Mexico in 1955. The two met at the Sandía Air Force base where Ed was stationed. She was the beloved mother of three daughters, Cynthia, Christine and Cheryl.

Judy Pond

Published by admin on Wed, 01/10/2024 - 10:58am

Judy Pond was born May 24, 1939, in Minnesota to George and Dorothy (Long) Morris.  She married Albert R. Pond in 1956 and they started their family.
Judy was an animal lover. She always had deer and turkeys in the yard. She fed a large assortment of wild birds daily.

Aileen Pepin

Published by admin on Wed, 01/10/2024 - 10:58am

Aileen was born to Keaster and Vivian Barns, and was raised in the Custer, S.D., area. She attended Evergreen School from first through eighth grade, usually walking the three miles to and from school. She graduated from Custer High School in 1949. She then went on to business school in Denver until May 1950. She returned to Custer and worked for the Geological Survey.
In 1951 she married Hank Pepin and they spent their life together ranching and raising a family.
Aileen died Jan. 2, 2024. She was 92.

James Bebbington

Published by admin on Wed, 01/10/2024 - 10:57am

James Clifford Bebbington was born in Hot Springs. S.D.. He was the son of Pat and Flossie Bebbington. Cliff was proud to belong to the third generation born and raised in the Custer (S.D.) area.

Timothy ‘Art’ Kirk

Published by admin on Wed, 01/03/2024 - 3:32pm

Timothy “Art” Kirk was born March 4, 1963, to Thomas Kirk and Mary Kirk (Marrs) in Hot Springs, S.D. Art attended school in Pringle and Custer, S.D., and graduated from Custer High School in 1981.
Art attended welding school in Casper, Wyo., and went on to work at Kirk Welding in Tracy, California. He was there a little over a year. Art continued his welding career working for various companies such as Hills Material RCSD and Summit Construction.
In 1993 Art met Amy Claire Studt in Pringle. They got married in Pringle on June 11, 1994.

Necrology 2023

Published by admin on Wed, 01/03/2024 - 3:28pm

Roadifer, Ramona, 94, Custer, died Dec. 30, 2022.
Adams Sr., Frederick, 91, Fitchburg, Wis., died Jan. 1.
Knuckles, Penny, 71, Custer, died Jan. 4.
Naugle, Joyce, 83, Custer, died Jan. 5.
Peterson, Louella, 77, Hill City, died Jan. 5.
Baker, Joyce, 100, Custer, died Jan. 11.
McDill, Ilona, 85, Custer, died Jan. 12.
Woodford, Gerald, 77, Custer, died Jan. 13.
Murray, Michael, 27, Longmont, Colo., died Jan. 15.
Treloar, Ardis, 81, Custer, died Jan. 15.
Swedlund, Ruth, 99, Rapid City, died Jan. 21.