Funeral Homes in Custer, SD

Facts about the city

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Custer is a city in Custer County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,067 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Custer County.

Custer Obituaries

It was written by The Daily Herald on February 13th, 2022 that James Jason Danwski passed away in Custer, South Dakota.  Danwski was 46 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor James Jason's life.

It was disclosed by Lansing State Journal on September 9th, 2021 that Marion Joyce Marcy died in DeWitt, Michigan.  Marcy was 75 years old and was born in Custer, SD.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Marion Joyce's life.

It was written by North Platte P on August 24th, 2020 that Carl Adam Jensen passed on in Custer, South Dakota.  Jensen was 97 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Carl Adam's life.

It was disclosed on March 14th, 2020 that Roberta Jean Watson (Smith) passed away in Custer, South Dakota.  Ms. Watson was 94 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Roberta Jean's life.

It was reported by Register Guard on June 13th, 2019 that James Bruce "Jim" Baumgartner died in Eugene, Oregon.  Baumgartner was 75 years old and was born in Custer, SD.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor James Bruce "Jim"'s life.

It was disclosed on March 15th, 2019 that Janice K Carter died in Custer, South Dakota.  Carter was 70 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Janice K's life.

It was revealed on January 19th, 2019 that John Peter McLaughlin passed away in Custer, South Dakota.  McLaughlin was 77 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor John Peter's life.

It was noted on September 19th, 2018 that Carol June MacKan passed away in Custer, South Dakota.  MacKan was 76 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Carol June's life.

It was written on September 12th, 2018 that Russell Lynn Miracle passed away in Custer, South Dakota.  Miracle was 70 years old and was born in Cincinnati, OH.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Russell Lynn's life.

It was reported by The Statesman Journal on August 22nd, 2018 that Francis H "Fran" Adams died in Turner, Oregon.  Adams was 85 years old and was born in Custer, SD.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Francis H "Fran"'s life.

History

Colonel) George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry in 1874 and the location of the first public discovery of gold in the Black Hills, it was first established as the town of Stonewall (after Stonewall Jackson) by illegally trespassing gold-boomers in 1875, but the town was renamed quickly. Custer is a city in Custer County, South Dakota County, South Dakota, United States. Almost abandoned in 1876 when word of the much larger gold strikes in Deadwood Gulch spread, Custer City later became an established city, if smaller and less wealthy than the Northern Hills cities of Deadwood, South Dakota and Lead, South Dakota Custer observes a "Gold Discovery Days" celebration and festivities annually in late July to celebrate the discovery of gold by the Custer expedition in nearby French Creek. It is the county seat of Custer County, South Dakota County.

Custer is generally considered to be the oldest established town and the "mother city" of the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. The population was 1,860 at the United States Census, 2000 census.

The official website for the city of Custer is https://visitcuster.com/chamber.