Obituaries

Oct 9, 2021

Debra Kay Kenison, age 65, of Tyler, TX, passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2021 in Tyler. Deb was born on August 23, 1956 to John F. and Marlys Weig in Aberdeen, SD. She graduated from Aberdeen Central High School in 1974. She was a huge Pittsburgh Steeler Football fan, an animal rescuer, and was also at...

Oct 8, 2021

Carolyn Lee, age 82, of Colman, peacefully went home to her Lord and Savior Friday, October 8, 2021. Carolyn Blanche Stassen was born November 17, 1938, to Hubert and Blanche (Ross) Stassen of Marshall, MN. She grew up on a farm and attended school at Holy Redeemer Elementary and Central Catholic High School graduating in 1956. On...

Sep 26, 2021

Carolyn Marie McMahon, 78, of Flandreau, SD, passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Carolyn was born on March 7, 1943 near Hurley, SD to Eldo and Gladys (Benson) Friman. She graduated from Hurley High School in May 1962. She attended the SD Beauty Academy in Sioux Falls and graduated...

Sep 23, 2021

Konrad Lance Roy, 33, of Flandreau, SD passed away Thursday, September 23, 2021 at the Avera Flandreau Hospital. Konrad Lance Roy was born in Flandreau SD to the late Josh A. Roy and Raone M. Strutz (Littlewolf) on September 19, 1988. He resided with his dad until his passing in 1992. Then Grandpa Jerry and Grandma Pat...

Sep 22, 2021

Patricia Ann Willard, 80, of Sioux Falls, SD passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Dow Rummel Village in Sioux Falls. Patricia was born on December 3, 1940 to Leonard and Fern (Manz) Willard in Flandreau, SD. She attended rural Saby School and Flandreau High School, graduating in 1959. Pat then went on to graduate from Nettleton...

Sep 12, 2021

Marvin Bergman, 71, of Lake Benton, MN passed away in his sleep Sunday, September 12, 2021 while traveling through Colorado. Marvin was the son of Leo and Laurene (LaFrenz) Bergman born on February 25, 1950.  After high school he went to work for the South Dakota Highway Department, 3M in Brookings, owned the White, SD bar. Marvin...

Aug 31, 2021

Lorraine Anna-Marie (Dreessen) Crouch, 84, of Flandreau, SD, passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at her home. Lorraine was born on February 27, 1937 to Ervin and Agnes (Tutje) Dreessen in Osceola County, at the home of her Dreessen grandparents. She grew up three miles north of Sibley, IA and attended Wilson #4 Country School. She...

Aug 30, 2021

William J. "Billy" Richter, 51 passed away on August 30, 2021 at the Brookings Hospital. Born on August 16, 1970 in Sioux Falls, SD, Billy lived with foster parents for 14 months when he was adopted by Charles and Bernadette (Luze) Richter. Raised on a farm near Colman, SD, Billy attended public schools in Colman, Chester, and...

Aug 29, 2021

JoAnn Blum Dailey, 87, of Flandreau, passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021 at Edgewood Assisted Living, Flandreau. JoAnn was born in Flandreau on August 21, 1934 to Reuben and Olga (Swansen) Johnson. She grew up in Flandreau and graduated from FHS in 1952. She married Harold Blum on November 30th that same year. JoAnn worked as...

Aug 22, 2021

Cassius La'Rayne Eternity Corcoran, "Pt'e Cante Winyan" (Buffalo Heart Woman), 3 months and 11 days old, made her journey to the Spirit World on Sunday, August 22, 2021, after battling a rare genetic disorder, Walker Warburg Syndrome.

Cassius blessed this world with her presence on May 11, 2021. After surviving a rare and...

Aug 13, 2021

Marjorie (Tiger) Ann Snyder, 80, Belle Fourche, SD passed away Friday, August 13, 2021 at Loma Linda Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA. Marjorie was born September 19, 1940 at Aurora, SD to Paul and Roxie (Justice) Hendricks. Marjorie was married to Gerald Snyder on December 16, 1990 at Oak Hills, CA. They moved to Belle Fourche, SD...

Jul 20, 2021

Curtis F. Weigel, 77, passed away Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at his home in Flandreau. Curtis was born on December 16, 1943 at Flandreau to Rudy and Estella Hjorth Hagen Weigel. Curt attended Flandreau Public School and graduated from FHS in the class of 1962. He married his classmate Linda Ockenga on April 6, 1963 in Flandreau....

Jul 20, 2021

Karen Lynn Bowman, 65, of Flandreau, passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at her home after battling bladder cancer for several years. Karen was born on December 30, 1955 in Joliet, IL to George and Phyllis (Taylor) Pitsenberger. After receiving her education in Joliet, Karen married Mark Brooks on December 27, 1974, and together they had...

Jul 19, 2021

Stephen J. Flanagan, 71, of Palm Harbor, FL, passed away July 19, 2021 unexpectedly in Collinsville, IL while returning home from a trip. Stephen was born August 27, 1949 at Watertown, SD to Frank and Kathryn (Ralph) Flanagan. He graduated from Egan High School in 1967 and received his electrical engineering degree from SDSU in...

Jul 15, 2021

Miles A. Roy,  "Wakan hdi ta can ku" 58, Flandreau passed away Thursday, July 15, 2021 at his home in Flandreau. Miles was born in Minneapolis, MN to Patricia (Taylor) and Jerry Roy.  Miles attended the AIM Survival School. He is one of the founding AIM Survival students.  Miles grew up in Minneapolis, MN.  He then moved...

Jul 6, 2021

Sandra Joy Andrews, 79, of Sioux Falls, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at Riverview Healthcare Center, Flandreau. Sandy was born in Illinois on New Years Day in 1942 to James and Viola (Leeds) Swails. Following school, Sandy worked and travelled as a truck driver. She settled for a while in Colorado where she raised her...

Jun 26, 2021

Duane E. "Bud" Carr, 96, of Flandreau, SD, passed away Saturday, June 26, 2021 at Riverview Healthcare Center, Flandreau. Duane was born July 24, 1924 at Flandreau, SD to Everett and Anna (Schmidt) Carr. He attended school through the eighth grade at Stagelman Country School in rural Flandreau. Duane then attended Flandreau High School and graduated in...

Jun 7, 2021

Richard D. Tschetter, 70, of Pleasant Valley Colony, Flandreau, passed away at home on Monday, June 7, 2021.

Richard was born on April 11, 1951 to Daniel and Maria Tschetter at New Elm Springs Colony. In 1958, he moved to Big Stone Colony where he was baptized upon confession of faith in 1973....

Jun 5, 2021

Jean L. Pedersen, 92, of Sioux Falls passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Jean LaVerle Pedersen was born November 8, 1928 in Moody County, SD to Onnie and Mildred (Luschen) Croon. She grew up and attended Klug Country School graduating from Colman High School in 1947. Jean then worked in...

May 25, 2021

Connie Lee (Valentine) Wendell, passed away on May 25, 2021, at Riverview Health Care Center, at the age of 81. Connie had been under Hospice Care and died of complications of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. This was a battle she had been fighting for the past 3 ½ years. Connie Lee, was born on November 6, 1939, to...