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Vernie M. Jaacks

Vernie M. Jaacks

Sep 17, 2019

Vernie M. Jaacks, 78, of Colman, SD, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at his home in Colman under hospice care. Vernie was born November 26, 1940 in Moody County, SD, to Emil and Martha (Clark) Jaacks. He went to school in Brookings and graduated in 1958 from Brookings High School. Vernie entered the Army and after...

Beverly A. Schwing

Beverly A. Schwing

Sep 16, 2019

Beverly Anne Schwing, age 89, Brookings, SD passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Monday, September 16, 2019, at the United Living Community in Brookings.

Beverly Anne (Daniels) Schwing was born August 29, 1930, near Sherburn in Martin County, MN, to Joseph Harold and Elsie (Ott) Daniels. The oldest of twelve...

John David Evans

John David Evans

Aug 27, 2019

John David Evans, 77, of Flandreau, SD passed away following a brief illness on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at Avera Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. John was born October 11, 1941 to David and Gertrude (Aldrich) Evans in Mitchell, SD. He was raised in the wild west of Kadoka, SD. The son of a Superintendent of the...

Janice L. Kampmann

Janice L. Kampmann

Aug 26, 2019

Janice L. Kampmann of Elkton, SD died on Monday, August 26, 2019 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, at the age of 65, after a short intense bout with cancer. Janice was born on February 24, 1954, to Marvin and Marilyn (Stoltenberg) Oppelt. She grew up on the family farm in a large, loving family with...

Ronaldo Mateo Perez

Ronaldo Mateo Perez

Aug 22, 2019

Ronaldo Mateo Perez, 40, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2019 at the Brookings Hospital.

Visitation will be from 4:00 - 7:00 pm Saturday, August 31, 2019 at Skroch Funeral Chapel, Flandreau. Burial will be in his home country, Guatemala.

Tendremos un Servicio en Memoria de:

Ronaldo Mateo

el dia...

Eddie D. Vaughn

Eddie D. Vaughn

Aug 21, 2019

Eddie D. Vaughn, 76, Flandreau, SD, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at the Avera Flandreau Hospital. Eddie is survived by his wife Dawn and son Michael, both of Flandreau.

There will be no funeral services.

Adalynn Marie Bell

Adalynn Marie Bell

Aug 21, 2019

Adalynn M. Long-Bell "Waȟčá Zí Ehna Máni Wiŋ" (Walks with Yellow Flowers Woman) started her journey to the spirit world peacefully in the arms of family on August 21, 2019. She was born at 1:04 p.m. and started her journey to the creator minutes later. Adalynn was the daughter of Lisa Long and Steffon Bell of Sioux...

Helen J. Moe

Helen J. Moe

Aug 20, 2019

Helen J. Moe, 75, died Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at Select Specialty Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD, surrounded by loved ones. Helen was born September 18, 1943, in Flandreau, SD, to Richard and Ruth (Gruber) Bunkers. She grew up in Colman, SD, and graduated from Colman High School in 1961. She went on to attend St. John's...

John Darrell Hammer

John Darrell Hammer

Aug 19, 2019

John Darrell Hammer, 83, Sioux Falls, SD, and formerly of Elkton, SD, passed away Monday, August 19, 2019 at his home in Sioux Falls. John Darrell was born June 29, 1936 at Tyler, MN, to John A. and Laura (Stuefen) Hammer. He received his education in Chula Vista, CA, graduating from Sweetwater High School. His dad trained...

Emmett C. Coughlin

Emmett C. Coughlin

Aug 17, 2019

Emmett Coughlin died on August 17, 2019 in Parnell Township, near Elkton at the age of 97 years, 1 month and 3 days in the same house where he was born. His wife and all six children were blessed to be at his bedside when he died. Emmett Charles Coughlin was born in rural Brookings County in...

Larry J. Hanson

Larry J. Hanson

Aug 11, 2019

Larry J. Hanson, 63, of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019 unexpectedly at their lake home at Lake Madison, SD. Larry was born February 14, 1956 at Flandreau, SD, to Donald and Mary (Carroll) Hanson. Larry and his wife Gail were born three days apart and were in the nursery at Flandreau Municipal Hospital...

Maxine Greco

Maxine Greco

Aug 6, 2019

Maxine Greco, 81, of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls. Maxine was born February 28, 1938 at Pipestone, MN, to Harold and Nellie (Sweet) Reynolds. She grew up in Egan, SD, graduating from Egan High School in 1958. Maxine married Charles Greco October 21, 1960 in Flandreau, SD....

Carol Anne Parsley

Carol Anne Parsley

Aug 5, 2019

Carol Anne Parsley, 84, of Flandreau, SD, passed away Monday, August 5, 2019 at the home farm under hospice care surrounded by her family. Carol was the third of six children born to Harold and Ethel (Carman) Varns on April 5, 1935 in Egan, SD. Her family moved to Flandreau, SD in 1939, and she graduated from...

Marlon "Lonnie" Thielsen

Marlon "Lonnie" Thielsen

Jul 31, 2019

Marlon "Lonnie" Thielsen, 79, of Flandreau, SD, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Riverview Healthcare Community, Flandreau. Lonnie was born February 21, 1940 at Flandreau, SD, to Kermit and Bethel (McFarland) Thielsen. He attended Tidd Country School and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1958. Lonnie attended SDSU in Brookings for one year. He married Nina...

Henrietta Van Dyke

Henrietta Van Dyke

Jul 30, 2019

Henrietta Van Dyke, 89, of Sioux Falls and formerly of Egan, SD, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at Good Samaritan Society-Luther Manor in Sioux Falls, SD. Henrietta was born August 15, 1929 at Rock Valley, IA, to Evert and Fannie (Driesen) Brands. She attended rural schools in Iowa and Minnesota. After her education, she helped at...

Donald F. Barthel

Donald F. Barthel

Jul 20, 2019

Donald F. Barthel, 78, of Flandreau, SD, passed away Saturday, July 20, 2019 at Riverview Healthcare Community. Don was born July 20, 1941 at Flandreau, SD, to Albert and Agnes (Klees) Barthel. He grew up at Ward, SD, where he went to grade school. Don graduated from Elkton High School in 1959. He entered the SD Army...

Lee A. Taylor

Lee A. Taylor

Jul 19, 2019

Lee Allen Taylor, 71, passed away Friday, July 19, 2019 at Yuma, AZ. He was born November 4, 1947 in Pipestone, MN, to Ted and Berneice (Rice) Taylor. He received his education in Flandreau, SD. At the age of 17, Lee joined the Navy Reserve and soon after went active duty. He served for a short time...

Maxine M. Lynn

Maxine M. Lynn

Jul 17, 2019

Maxine M. Lynn, 90, Elkton, SD, passed away, Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at her home in Elkton. Maxine was born at Hartley, IA on May 15, 1929 to Edward and Mary (Welsh) Bird. She attended country school and graduated from Elkton High School in 1947. She attended General Beadle College, Madison and received a teaching certificate and...

Dale S. Dudley

Dale S. Dudley

Jul 16, 2019

Dale S. Dudley, 63, Sioux Falls, SD, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls. Dale was born in Sioux Falls on April 29, 1956 to Phillip and Eva (Redwing) Dudley. He was raised in Egan, SD, where he was active in sports, graduating from Egan High School in 1975. He married Bonnie...

Darlene M. Lohnes

Darlene M. Lohnes

Jul 11, 2019

Darlene M. Lohnes, 93, of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls. Darlene was born June 19, 1926 north of Flandreau, SD, to Alvin and Mabel (Erickson) Pederson. She attended country school and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1944 where she was homecoming queen. Darlene worked at...

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