Ralph Joseph Loiseau was called home to God on July 31, 2018. He was born June 27, 1942 to Alfred and Mary Ann (Schwebach) Loiseau. He attended a country school near his home at Pipestone, MN, and then graduated from Egan High School in 1960. He graduated from Nettleton Business School with an accounting degree. In 1982, Ralph married Janeece Woolven in Watertown, SD. They resided in Sioux Falls while Ralph worked at Knox Lumber Yard, Lewis Drug, Western Mall and the Empire Mall. Ralph retired in January of 2017 and entered Edgewood Vista Assisted Living in Flandreau.
Ralph is survived by his mother, Mary Ann Loiseau of Edgewood Assisted Living Flandreau; one brother, John (LeAnn) Loiseau of Watertown and their children, Christopher (Jenny) Loiseau, Chad (Keri) Loiseau, Melissa (Matt) Holtquist, Eric Whitely (Ashley) and Amy Cody; two sisters, Rita (Duane) Greenhoff of Flandreau and their children, Laurie (Brian) Christenson, Lauren (Christine) Greenhoff, Scott Greenhoff and Stacey (Neil) Radulski; Jane (Steve) Witte of Egan SD and their children Michelle (Tom) TenEyck, Michael (Tanya) Witte, Daniel (Megan) Witte and Kari (Matt) Hargens; sister-in-law, Sharon Loiseau of Watertown and her children Kim (Keith VanWell), Tracy (Leon) Heyn and Todd (Joy) Loiseau; and many great-nieces and nephews. Ralph was preceded in death by his father, Alfred Loiseau (1996) and brother William (Bill) Loiseau (1997); his grandparents, Joe and Anne Schwebach and Ralph and Helena Loiseau as well as many aunts and uncles.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 4, 2018 at Ss. Simon and Jude Catholic Church, Flandreau, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday at Skroch Funeral Chapel, Flandreau, with a 6:30 p.m. prayer service.