Obituaries

Nov 2, 2020

Dorothy Marion (Gullickson) Pulscher was born July 31, 1934 on the family farm in Colman Township, South Dakota. At age 86 on November 2, 2020 she passed away peacefully surrounded by her beloved family at Shannon Pulscher's farm where she had previously lived for many years. Dorothy grew up at the family farm northwest of Flandreau. She...

Oct 31, 2020

James M. Redder, 66, of Flandreau, SD, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2020, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Jim was born September 2, 1954, in Sioux Falls, SD. His family moved from Beaver Creek, MN, to a farm north of Dell Rapids, SD, in 1962. Jim graduated from St. Mary's Catholic School in Dell...

Oct 27, 2020

Andrew C. Tschetter, 80, of Pleasant Valley Colony, Flandreau, SD, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD. Andrew was born on April 29, 1940 to Chris and Rebecca (Gross) Tschetter at New Elm Springs Colony. In 1958 he moved to Big Stone Colony, MN. On September 18, 1960 Andrew was united...

Oct 23, 2020

John Albert Smallfield, 83, of Elkton, SD, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2020 at the Brookings Hospital. John was born in the family farmhouse in rural Elkton on February 22, 1937, to Otto and Beatrice (Winkowitsch) Smallfield. In high school, John spent his summers working for Tuffy Oien, a Dell Rapids farmer who raised, sold, and...

Oct 21, 2020

Our beloved Laurie Ann (Andersen) DeSmet lost her courageous battle with cancer and passed away the morning of October 21, 2020.  She was anxious to see her mom and dad again…

She was born to Steve and Betty Andersen on June 24, 1962, in Sioux Falls, SD and lived much of her life...

Oct 12, 2020

Junnette Tayko Refugia, 62, Flandreau, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2020 at Sanford USD Medical Center. Junnette was born on June 8, 1958 in Siaton, Negros Oriental Philippines to Dionesio Palador and Cecilia Tayko and adopted by Bautista Tayko and Catalina Villamil. Junnette attended East Visayan Academy in Cebu, Philippines and later received her Bachelor's Degree...

Oct 4, 2020

Tel Daniel Parsley, 27, of Kalispell, MT, passed away on October 4, 2020 at his home. Tel was born on May 1, 1993 to Marilee and Kevin Parsley. He grew up in Flandreau enjoying summer baseball, youth wrestling, and spending hours fishing at the Flandreau Dam. Tel moved to Montana in his late teens. There, he was...

Oct 3, 2020

Nelda May Ekern, 60, passed away October 3, 2020. She was born in Flandreau, South Dakota, the daughter of Philip and Barbara (Goetz) Ekern. She had her father's brown eyes. She inherited her mother's talent for drawing. She was baptized at the United Methodist Church, Flandreau. She graduated from Rapid City High School.

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Sep 30, 2020

Dwaine E. Latham, 83, of Flandreau, SD passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at Avera Flandreau Hospital. Dwaine was born February 12, 1937 at Flandreau, SD to Benjamin and Marjorie (Headrick) Latham. He was raised in the Elkton, SD area and graduated from Elkton High School in 1956. He farmed with his dad and other area farmers...

Sep 26, 2020

Lauren "Chipper" Leroy Herrick Jr., age 62, passed away peacefully September 26, 2020 at his home with his family by his side. He was born October 13, 1957, in Flandreau, SD, to Lauren Herrick Sr. and Nancy Robertson. Lauren attended high school at Flandreau and got his GED. He joined the United States Marine Corps and served...

Sep 26, 2020

Catherine L. (Allen) Teer, age 97, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Edgewood Healthcare, Flandreau. Catherine Allen was born on February 19, 1923 in Butler, AL to Ben and Ellen (Ruffin) Allen. In 1936, she moved to East St. Louis, IL. She graduated high school in 1942. In 1943, Catherine married Cornelius Teer, Jr. and...

Sep 22, 2020

Taitt Holden McKnight, 20, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2020. Taitt was born October 2, 1999 in Sioux Falls, SD to Pat and Dara (Groos) McKnight. He received his education at Colman-Egan Public School and graduated in 2018 where he was active in FFA, choir, track and football. He was able to help his football team as...

Sep 22, 2020

Nicole "Kola Beans" Rose Nelson (Lange), 42, of Flandreau, SD, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Nicole was born in Flandreau, SD on March 24, 1978 to Gregg Nelson and Brenda Crow. She grew up in Flandreau, attending school at both Flandreau Public School and in Dell Rapids....

Sep 14, 2020

Theodore J. "Teddy" Taylor, age 21, of Corona, SD, formerly of Flandreau, SD, passed away Monday, September 14 th 2020 at the Avera Milbank Hospital.  Teddy was born December 20, 1998 in Sioux Falls, SD, to Nicholas Taylor and Becky Cramer.  He was baptized and confirmed at St. Simon & Jude Catholic Church in Flandreau.  Teddy graduated...

Sep 13, 2020

John Billyboy, 38, of Flandreau, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020. John was born December 19, 1981 at Flandreau to Jason Armstrong and Cindy Billyboy. He attended Flandreau Indian School before working at Larson Manufacturing in Brookings, SD. John then began working at Royal River Casino as a cook; which was a passion of his. He enjoyed...

Sep 9, 2020

Bob Keck, age 66, affectionately known as "Dodsley" or "Bobby" to some, passed away on September 9, 2020, in Florida. Bob was born in Flandreau, SD on March 3, 1954, to Everett and Jeanne Keck. He was an avid sports fan and participated in football and track in high school and helped set some school records. He...

Sep 7, 2020

Dean L. Ekern, 96, of Flandreau, SD, passed away Monday, September 7, 2020 at Riverview Healthcare Community. Dean was born on November 27, 1923 to Carl J. and Emma (Ellefson) Ekern. Dean was baptized, confirmed, and actively served at Our Saviors Lutheran of Flandreau, SD. He received his education at Flandreau Public School, graduating in 1941. He...

Aug 29, 2020

Genine Louise Borah passed away on August 29, 2020 at Leisure Living Assisted Living in Salem, SD. Genine was born at home in Winnebago, MN on March 30, 1940, to Ervin and Helen (Davis) Webb. She started working at a young age, agreeing to work for free at Anderson Café to gain experience. She married Glen Michael...

Aug 26, 2020

James A. McGlone, lifelong Flandreau resident and Flandreau Flier, who bled purple and gold, passed away peaceful at his home on August 26, 2020 after a hard fought battle with cancer/lymphoma/non-Hodgkin's. He was 81 years old, and he remained a "Tiger" until the very end. To say Tiger was old school is an understatement. He was known...

Aug 15, 2020

Connie Lou Peper, 70, of Flandreau, SD, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020 at her home under hospice care. Connie was born December 3, 1949 to Leslie and Marvel (Rusk) Jewett at Flandreau. She graduated from Flandreau High School in 1969 and married James Peper on November 1, that same year. They lived in Flandreau where Connie...