Lorraine Anna-Marie (Dreessen) Crouch
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...
William J. "Billy" Richter
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...
Joann Blum Dailey
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...
Cassius La'Rayne Eternity Corcoran
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...
Marjorie Ann Snyder
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...
Curtis F. Weigel
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....
Karen Lynn Bowman
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...
Stephen J. Flanagan
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...
Miles A. Roy
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...
Sandra J. Andrews
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...
Duane E. "Bud" Carr
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...
Richard D. Tschetter
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....
Jean L. Pedersen
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...
Connie Lee Wendell
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...
Gerald O. Anderson
May 14, 2021
Gerald Oran Anderson, 82, of Elkton, SD died Friday, May 14, 2021 at Riverview Healthcare Center, Flandreau, SD. "Jerry" was born December 11, 1938 in Elkton, SD to Harry and Elda (Bergman) Anderson. He attended school in Elkton through the 8th grade and went on to learn how to work hard at a very young age. Jerry...
Alexander M. Haleta
Apr 29, 2021
Alexander M. Haleta, 70, of rural Bruce, SD passed away Thursday, April 29, 2021 at his home under hospice care. Alexander Mykolavich Haleta was born August 5, 1950 to Mykola and Marfa Haleta in Melbourne Australia. His family was displaced after World War II and eventually were granted visas to the United Stated, settling in Lawrenceville New...
Harry H. Jepsen
Apr 28, 2021
Harry H. Jepsen, 93, Flandreau, passed away, Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at McAllen, TX.
Harry Henry Jepsen was born May 31, 1927 to Harry T. and Anna (Vockrodt) Jepsen in Alliance Township, Moody County, South Dakota. In 1931, the family moved to an acreage southwest of Pipestone, Minnesota. He spent his youth like...
Shelly M. Broghammer
Apr 23, 2021
Shelly M. Broghammer, 39, Colman, SD passed away unexpectantly Friday, April 23, 2021 at her home. Shelly was born on May 29, 1981 at Marion, SD. She was raised in foster homes and attended school in Marion. She attended Job Corps in Nemo, SD and obtained her GED. She worked several jobs and raised her daughter Myranda....
Dennis Erickson
Apr 2, 2021
Dennis Boyd Erickson, son of Ralph and Opal (Olson) Erickson was born in Pipestone, MN on June 19, 1947, same as his brother Roger, only his in 1945! Dennis received his primary education from his older sisters and then attended Thompson Grade School. He graduated from Flandreau High School in 1965 where he enjoyed sports more than...
Carol L. Ellefson
Mar 30, 2021
Carol Lee Ellefson, 87, of Flandreau, SD passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at Edgewood Assisted Living in Flandreau. Carol was born November 20, 1933 at home in rural Moody County, SD to Carl and Dena (Albers) Christensen. She attended country school and graduated from Egan High School in 1952. Carol attended a one year program in...
