Ralph E. Lee
Nov 6, 2020
Ralph Eugene Lee, age 85, of Colman, passed away peacefully Friday, November 6, 2020 at Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls, SD. Ralph Lee was born December 3, 1934, to Frank and Doris (Vaughn) Lee of Jefferson Township, Colman, SD. He grew up in Moody County and attended school at Colman and Flandreau graduating from Flandreau High School...
Robert "Bobby Joe" Van Hove
Nov 6, 2020
Robert "Bobby Joe" Van Hove, 81, of Flandreau, SD passed away Friday, November 6, 2020 at Riverview Healthcare Center, Flandreau. Bobby Joe was born May 18, 1939 at Canton, SD to John and Thelma (Gunderson) Van Hove. He attended school in Sioux Falls, SD and then moved southeast of Flandreau and worked for his two uncles Olger...
Janice G. Thielsen
Nov 4, 2020
Memorial Service will take place at 11:00 am on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Flandreau United Methodist Church. Pastor Amber Laffey will officiate.
Janice G. (Whaley) Thielsen, 85, of Flandreau, SD, passed away of complications due to COVID-19 on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Riverview Health Care Community. Janice Thielsen was...
Robert L. Plimpton
Nov 3, 2020
Robert L. Plimpton, 83, Sioux Falls, SD passed away on November 3, 2020 at his home after a short illness. Bob was born July 15, 1937 at Garretson, SD to Lyman and Marcella (Fitzgerald) Plimpton. He attended Colman High School where he graduated in 1955. Bob then joined the US Air Force until his discharge in 1960....
Dorothy Marion Pulscher
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...
James M. Redder
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...
Andrew C. Tschetter
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...
John A. Smallfield
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...
Laurie Ann Desmet
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...
Junnette T. Refugia
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...
Tel Daniel Parsley
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...
Nelda May Ekern
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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Dwaine E. Latham
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...
Lauren "Chipper" Leroy Herrick, Jr.
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...
Catherine L. (Allen) Teer
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...
Taitt H. Mcknight
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...
Nicole Rose Nelson (Lange)
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....
Theodore "Teddy" Taylor
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...
John Billyboy
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...
Bob Keck
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...
