Malinda J. Bessler
Sep 26, 2019
Malinda Jane Bessler, 92, passed away September 26, 2019 surround by her family at the United Living Community under hospice care, Brookings, SD. Malinda was born September 18, 1927 to Fred and Alice (Wiederich) Hinrichs and grew up on a farm near Ward, SD. Malinda attended the Fletcher Country School near Ward through the 8 th grade...
Gregg E. Nelson
Sep 23, 2019
Gregg E. Nelson, 64, Flandreau, passed away Monday, September 23, 2019 at the Avera Dells Area Hospital, Dell Rapids, SD. Gregg was born August 15, 1955 in Pipestone, MN to Mickey and Bette (Johnson) Nelson. He received his education at Pipestone and Flandreau and then attended Pipestone Vocational School for meat cutting. Gregg worked at Howard Meat...
Michelle R. Myers-Stephens
Sep 22, 2019
Michelle R. Myers-Stephens, 45, of Elkton, SD, passed away September 22, 2019 at her home in Elkton, SD, after a long illness. Michelle was born September 24, 1973 at Brookings, SD, to Steven and Vikkie (Moser) Myers. She received her education in Elkton, graduating from Elkton High School in 1991. She attended Northern State College in Aberdeen,...
Pauline M. Mcglone
Sep 20, 2019
Pauline M. McGlone, 81, of Flandreau, SD, passed away Friday, September 20, 2019 at Riverview Healthcare Community, Flandreau. Pauline was born December 27, 1937 at Aberdeen, SD, to Andrew and Katherine (Dutenhoffer) Daschel. She attended school in Aberdeen, graduating from Aberdeen Central in 1955. Then she worked for K.O. Lee Manufacturing in Aberdeen. Pauline married James McGlone...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
