Nicholas Constant

Nicholas E. Constant, 67, of Custer, S.D., passed away Aug. 26, 2025, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, S.D. 
Nick was born May 28, 1958, in Woodland, Calif., to Edwin and Joyce (Bishop) Constant.
Nick became a journeyman floor installer in his late teens. He found the Lord on a dark day in his life and was saved in 1992 after watching a Billy Graham revival on TV. He immersed himself in God’s word, studying continually and was ordained as the Pastor of the Lakota Baptist Church in Sioux Falls, S.D., in March of 1997. He remained a bi-vocational pastor most of the remainder of his life.
His ministries included youth ministry as part of The Well, prison ministry at the penitentiary in Sioux Falls and addiction ministry at the Keystone Treatment Center in Canton, S.D. He shared his faith and his testimony with many and stood strong in his salvation.
Nick’s passion was for the Lord, his children, his family, hunting and his German Shorthair pointers.  With the Lord at his side, he was out hunting with his Dad, brothers, sons and his dog every chance he could.
Nick and Linda were joined in marriage in October of 2012.  Both loving the Black Hills of South Dakota, they purchased a property in 2019 and retired there together in the spring of 2021. 
Nick is survived by his wife, Linda; children, Tom (Molly) Conley, Jeremiah (Samantha) Constant, Jessica Powell, Karl Keiserman, Crystal (Justin) Ross and Jacob (Heather) Constant; mother, Joyce Bishop-Morris; step-father, David Morris;  siblings, Anthony Constant, Jamie (Bambi) Bishop, Scott (Shelly Dobert) Constant, Sabrina Pallotta, Randy Constant and Christopher Constant; 16 grandkids and many nieces and nephews.
Nick is preceded in death by father, Ed Constant, Sept. 28, 2023; and son-in-law Travis Powell, Sept. 30, 2021.
Private family visitation was Sept. 1 at Chamberlain McColley’s Funeral Home in Custer, S.D.
Funeral services were Sept. 2 at Mountainview Baptist Church in Custer, followed by committal service at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, S.D.
Memorials may be sent to Mountainview Baptist Church in Custer.
Arrangements have been placed in the care of Chamberlain McColley’s Funeral Home in Custer.