Hope Kaltenbach

Hope Eileen Kaltenbach, of Martin, South Dakota, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2025, in Kadoka, South Dakota, just shy of her 89th birthday. Born on December 16, 1936, in Rockford, Washington, to Earl and Floretta Briggs, Hope faced early tragedy when her mother passed away just one week later, on December 23, 1936. She was subsequently raised in Martin, South Dakota, by her aunt and u...