Dorothy L. Green
Jan 11, 2019
Dorothy L. Green, 99, of Flandreau, passed away Friday, January 11, 2019 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Dorothy Luella was born in Sioux Falls, SD, on May 16, 1919 to John and Nellie (Beaudette) Thill. She married Arthur Green May 1, 1948 in Sioux Falls and they moved to a farm northeast of Flandreau. In...
Kevin L. Mcmahon
Dec 27, 2018
Kevin Lee McMahon, 62, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Flandreau, SD. Kevin was born in Sioux Falls, SD, on September 18, 1956 to Calvin and Sylvia (Blair) Hammack. He never met or knew his birth father but was adopted at an early age by George McMahon who loved and raised him along with Sylvia. Kevin...
Robert C. Clark
Dec 24, 2018
Robert C. Clark, 79, of Madison, SD, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018 at Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls. Robert "Bob" Clinton Clark was born June 4, 1939 to Clifford and Vivian (Calhoun) Clark in the hotel in Jasper, MN. He attended a variety of country schools and graduated from Brookings High School in 1959. Bob...
Loren P. Paulsen
Dec 23, 2018
Loren P. Paulsen, 86, of Flandreau, passed away, Sunday at Riverview Healthcare Community, Flandreau. Loren Paulsen's roots went deep into the soil and community of Moody County, South Dakota. After an extensive illness, Loren died December 23, 2018 at Flandreau. Loren was born in a farm house near Ward, South Dakota during the throes of the economic...
Edward A. Herrick
Dec 18, 2018
Edward A. Herrick, 83, of Watertown, SD, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Ava's House in Sioux Falls, SD. Ed was born May 18, 1935 at Egan, SD to Carlton and Minnie (Hopkins) Herrick. He graduated from Flandreau High School in 1953. Ed joined the Brookings National Guard and started farming at Bushnell, SD. He met...
Mark W. Doyle
Dec 9, 2018
Mark W. Doyle, 64, of Flandreau, SD, passed away December 9, 2018 at his home. Mark was born September 25, 1954 in Flandreau, SD, to Lawrence and Dorothy (Drewes) Doyle. He attended Dexter #14 country school through the sixth grade and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1972. Mark attended the auto mechanics program at the Votech...
Paula Rae Julson
Dec 8, 2018
Paula Rae Julson, age 70, died after a short, but brave struggle with cancer on December 8, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Paula was born May 6th, 1948 in Sioux Falls, SD to Russell and Norma MacDonald. The family moved to Garretson, SD when Paula was five. After graduation from Garretson High School class of 1966, Paula...
Frederick Dwight Lovejoy
Dec 8, 2018
Fredrick Dwight Lovejoy, 71, of Flandreau, SD, returned to our creator, Saturday, December 8, 2018 at his home in Flandreau. Fred was born at Flandreau, SD on August 23, 1947, the youngest of four sons, to Rudolph and Gloria (Cavender) Lovejoy. He graduated from Box Elder High School, Brigham City, Utah. He attended and graduated from Indian...
Charlene R. Hay
Nov 29, 2018
Charlene R. Hay, 67, of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018 at her home in Sioux Falls. Charlene was born in Flandreau, SD, on October 20, 1951 to Harley and Esther (Hetland) Bennett. She attended Bell Country School and worked at Riverview Manor Nursing Home during high school. She was actively involved in Happy Youngsters 4-H group...
Kenneth W. Klitzke
Nov 23, 2018
Kenneth W. Klitzke, formerly of Flandreau , passed away November 23, 2018 after a short illness. He was born in Lynwood, CA to Kermit and Hope (Bennett) Klitzke on January 26, 1949. He moved with his parents, brother and sister to the family farm NW of Flandreau in 1952 after the death of his grandfather. Ken attended...
Harold A. Brendsel
Nov 22, 2018
Harold A. Brendsel, 84, of Colman, SD, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2018 after a short battle with lung cancer at the VA Community Living Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Harold was born November 26, 1933 to parents Knute and Lula (Juve) Brendsel in Baltic, SD. He graduated from Baltic High School in 1951. At the age of 17, Harold...
Joann M. Heesch
Nov 22, 2018
JoAnn Marie Heesch, 80, of Elkton, SD, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2018 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. JoAnn was born February 9, 1938 to Orville and Marvel (Munsch) Bartelt at her grandparent's farm in Lincoln County, MN. She attended St. Mary's Catholic School in Elkton and graduated from Elkton Public School. JoAnn married her high school...
Frederick J. "Fred" Smith
Nov 21, 2018
Frederick "Fred" Jesse Smith passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at Dougherty Hospice House from ALS; also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Fred was born in Flandreau on June 25, 1940 to Jesse (Bert) and Vera Smith. He received his early education in Flandreau and joined the U.S. Army in 1958. He served for five years, 4.5 of which...
Mary E. Myers
Nov 21, 2018
Mary E. Myers, 80, formerly of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at Riverview Healthcare Community in Flandreau. Mary was born March 11, 1938 at Flandreau, SD, to George and Anna (Hemmer) Kramer. She grew up in the Flandreau area and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1956. Mary was united in marriage to Virgil E. Myers...
Clarence C. Bauer
Nov 10, 2018
Clarence C. Bauer, 99, of Brookings, SD died on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Riverview Healthcare Community, Flandreau, SD. Clarence was born on July 18, 1919, in Hawkeye, Iowa, the son of William C. and Ella (Senner) Bauer. At an early age he moved with his family to Wessington Springs, SD. In 1937 the family moved to Ward, SD where...
Beverly J. Schultz
Nov 3, 2018
Beverly Schultz, 82, Crystal River, FL, passed away, Sunday, November 4, 2018 at the Crystal River Health and Rehabilitation Center. Beverly Jean (Scofield) Schultz was born on June 19, 1936, to LeRoy and Mabel (Finke) Scofield in Flandreau, SD. Her identical twin, Barbara Joan, was stillborn, though Bev went on to have four younger sisters who meant...
Louis G. "Louie" Kramer
Oct 22, 2018
Louis G. "Louie" Kramer, 92, of Flandreau, passed away Monday, October 22, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society – Lennox. Louie was born October 12, 1926 in Chester, SD, the son of George and Anna (Hemmer) Kramer. The family moved to the Flandreau area where Louie attended country school. Louie enlisted in the U.S. Army in January of 1947 and...
Ella Mae Evans
Oct 22, 2018
Ella Mae Evans, 84, of Flandreau, died Monday, October 22, 2018 at Riverview Healthcare Community, Flandreau. Ella Mae was born at Tyler, MN, on April 25, 1934 to William and Dora (Wuennecke) Hegerfeld. She received her education in Elkton, SD. Ella married Earl D. Rasmussen and they had four children. She married Harold Evans on June 26, 1976 at Flandreau...
Charles G. "Charlie" Short
Oct 20, 2018
Charles G. "Charlie" Short, 68, of Aurora, died Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the Brookings Hospital. Charlie was born on December 2, 1949 at Brookings, SD to Donald and Isabelle (Gebhart) Short. He was raised near Aurora and attended Sunny Corner District #83 Country School and graduated from Elkton High School in 1968. Charlie enlisted in the U.S. Army on...
Linda L. Johnson
Oct 18, 2018
Linda Lou Johnson, 65, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Madison, SD, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018, at the Avera Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Linda was born November 14, 1952 at Pipestone, MN, to Lyle and Reva (Dougherty) Smith. They lived in Flandreau where Linda received her education. Linda married to Kenneth "Danny" Johnson in 1970. They lived...
