Obituaries

Jun 5, 2022

Albert John Moore, born March 3, 1929, to Lloyd S. and Myrtle R. Moore in Flandreau, SD entered the gates of heaven on June 5, 2022. At the age of 93, Albert was the oldest known man in the Moore family. Family has always been his top priority and joy.  As a child, his family grew to...

Jun 4, 2022

On June 4, 2022, Zachary Delano Crow quietly jumped on the wings of the Eagle to join friends and family in the spirit world. He was born right before midnight on August 18, 1985, in Flandreau, SD. Shortly thereafter, his family moved to Pipestone, MN where he resided for the next 5 years before returning to Flandreau....

Jun 4, 2022

Robert S. Foster, 93, of Brookings, SD passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at the Neighborhoods at Brookview, Brookings. Robert was born in Pipestone, MN on March 11, 1929, to Earl (Butch) and Ann (Peggy) (Knott) Foster, the second child of six boys. The family moved from Pipestone, MN to Colman, SD in 1941. He...

Jun 3, 2022

Sidney N. Grosvenor, 84, of Flandreau, passed away Friday, June 3, 2022 at Riverview Healthcare Center, Flandreau, SD.

Private family services will be held at a later date.

Jun 2, 2022

Phyllis Jean Bauer, 90, of Flandreau, SD passed away Thursday, June 2, 2022, at Riverview Healthcare Center, Flandreau. Phyllis was born on June 26, 1931, on a farm one mile south of Ward, SD to Frank and Rebecca (Petschow) Lange. She was baptized on July 19, 1931, and confirmed on July 15, 1945, at Immanuel Lutheran Church...

May 10, 2022

Lawrence J. Johnson, 71, of Dell Rapids, SD passed away Tuesday May 10, 2022 at his home under hospice care. My name is Lawrence John Johnson. I was born June 18, 1950, at Flandreau, SD to my parents, Curtis John Ellef and Lora (Fletcher) Johnson. I attended Pleasant Prairie School grades 1-8, Trent High School grades 9...

May 9, 2022

Jon Orva "BIG O" Scofield, 76, of Flandreau, SD died Monday, May 9, 2022 at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls. Jon was born January 6, 1946, in Flandreau, SD, to LaMonte "Snick" & MaDonna (Smith) Scofield.  He attended grade school at Riverview #70 Country School, where he was crowned "Home Run King."  Jon graduated from...

Apr 29, 2022

Helen "Peggy" Brakke, 99, of Flandreau, SD passed away April 29, 2022, at Riverview Healthcare Center, Flandreau. Helen was born December 24, 1922, on a farm in Moody County, SD to Chris and Agnes (Suhl) Hammer. She attended rural schools and one year of high school. Helen married Arthur Hagedorn May 29, 1943. She worked in cafes...

Apr 28, 2022

James R. Loiseau, 74, of Flandreau, SD passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022, at the Avera Flandreau Hospital. Jim was born March 29, 1948, at Flandreau, SD to James M. and Frances E. (Valentine) Loiseau. He graduated from Egan High School in 1966. Jim spent summers working with his uncle, Charles Valentine, doing construction in Montana. After...

Apr 26, 2022

Kenneth Lee Olson, 72, of Flandreau, SD passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Riverview Healthcare Center, Flandreau. Kenny was born September 13, 1949, at Flandreau, SD to Gordon and Dorothy (Sorensen) Olson. He graduated from Flandreau High School in 1967. Kenny married Kathi Otto at Claremore, OK on October 16, 1967. He worked in several communities...

Apr 23, 2022

Judith Gail Bothern, 70, of Lincoln passed away April 23, 2022. Judy was born January 17, 1952, to Dale and Dorothy (Davidson) Gust in Flandreau, SD. Judy graduated from Flandreau High School in 1970.  Following graduation, she attended McKennan School of Radiology 1970-1972. She worked as department head of Radiology at Brookings Clinic, Brookings, SD 1972-1974. Judith...

Apr 22, 2022

Dale A. Johnson, 75, of Flandreau, SD passed away at his home on Friday, April 22, 2022. Dale was born March 4, 1947, in Watertown, SD to Joseph and Shirley (Steele) Johnson. He was raised at Clear Lake, SD where he graduated from high school. Dale spent several years working summers at Wall Drug. He attended The...

Apr 19, 2022

Elaine "Denise" (Miles) Goodface, 76, of Flandreau, SD and formerly of Aberdeen, SD passed away, Tuesday, April 19, 2022,  peacefully at Select Specialty Hospital, Sioux Falls surrounded by family. She fought the good fight after battling a brain bleed for 2 months. Denise was born on January 24, 1946, in Flandreau to Leroy and Elaine (Traversie) Miles....

Apr 2, 2022

Minnie B. Locke, age 88, passed away peacefully in her home in Flandreau, SD on Saturday, April 2, 2022. Minnie was born on December 16, 1933, in Poteau, Oklahoma, to Charles and Ethel (Chitwood)  Duncan. They moved to California in 1942 and to Flandreau in 1945. Minnie graduated from Flandreau High School in 1951 and South Dakota...

Mar 31, 2022

Emil Robert Straka, 84, of Brookings, SD, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022, in the comfort of his home under the loving care of home health staff following a brief but complicated illness. Emil was born on March 12, 1938, in Saint Paul, MN to Emil G. and Ruth Gladys (Porter) Straka. He graduated in 1956 from...

Mar 29, 2022

Robert Ernest Locke, age 90, passed away peacefully in his home in Flandreau, SD on March 29, 2022. Bob was born on January 6, 1932, to Isaac and Elsie (Lyng) Locke in Flandreau, SD. He graduated from Flandreau High School in 1950 and attended Macalester in St. Paul for one year and USD in Vermillion for three...

Mar 27, 2022

Donald J. Bothern, 92, Flandreau, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at Riverview Healthcare Center, Flandreau. Don was born on November 22, 1929, to Rudolph and Anna Magdalena (Reumann) Bothern. He was the youngest of 10 children.

Don attended school in the Rutland area. He began farming full-time with his dad and...

Mar 10, 2022

Shana LaRae Kaupp, "Bombshell", age 40, of Flandreau, SD, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Shana was born on January 17, 1982 to John Kaupp and Julene Lupkes in Omaha, NE. She spent her early years in Gregory, SD and then moved to Colome, SD. Later, she...

Mar 8, 2022

Geneva Marie (Kettering) Hogue, 96, passed away after a brief illness March 8, 2022 in Brookings, SD. Geneva was born June 6, 1925 to Alice (Johnson) and Harold B. Kettering in Aberdeen, SD. The family lived on a farm near Mellette, SD and then moved to a farm near Brentford. She attended Brentford School where she was...

Mar 2, 2022

Charles Leslie Allen, 45, Flandreau, SD passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 in Flandreau. Charlie was born in Aberdeen, SD on December 10, 1976 to Samuel Allen and Phylomine (Wolfe) Houle. Charlie was a Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal member and attended school in Flandreau. He lived his life in Flandreau and Turtle Mountain, ND, surrounded...