Earl W. Rickmeyer
Oct 12, 2018
Earl W. Rickmeyer, 81, of Flandreau, SD, passed away Friday, October 12, 2018 at the Avera Heart Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD. Earl was born April 15, 1937 at Sheboygan, WI, to Norman and Irene (Klemm) Rickmeyer. He received his education in Sheboygan and then worked at the Sheboygan County Farm. Earl was drafted in to the U.S. Army and was...
Lorena Mae Hofer
Oct 10, 2018
Lorena Hofer passed away peacefully in her sleep at Avera Hospital in Sioux Falls due to complications from a knee replacement.  Lorena was born in Gracevale, MN to (Harold and Lena Hofer) in 1971. She lived at Bigstone Colony for the first 6 years of her life and could still happily recall short memories of those years. She moved to...
Jean G. Knuth
Oct 2, 2018
Jean G. Knuth, 94, of Elkton, SD passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at Avera Flandreau Hospital. Jean was born March 19, 1924 to Edward and Mary (Welsh) Bird in Sutherland, IA. They moved to a farm west of Elkton in 1929. She completed 8 years of schooling at Parnell #10 school and 4 years at Elkton High School, graduating...
Lavonne F. Thomas
Sep 28, 2018
LaVonne F. Thomas, 89, of Flandreau, SD, passed away Friday, September 28, 2018 at Foundation Cottage in Sioux Falls. LaVonne Frances Agnitsch was born December 14, 1928 in Ihlen, MN to Henry and Mary (Scheuring) Agnitsch. She attended grade school in Ihlen and graduated from Pipestone High School in 1946. LaVonne married Lincoln Ellis Thomas on April 20, 1949 in...
Phyllis G. Miller
Sep 27, 2018
Phyllis G. Miller, 99, of Flandreau, SD, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2018 at Riverview Healthcare Community. Phyllis was born January 11, 1919, in Madison, SD, to Andrew J. and Cora M. (Grant) Peters. She attended Flandreau Public School, playing basketball in high school and the violin. Phyllis was united in marriage to Clifford J. Miller on February 22, 1938...
James J. Mulder
Sep 22, 2018
James J. Mulder, 76, of Flandreau, SD, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Riverview Healthcare Community, Flandreau. James was born February 20, 1942 at Orange City, IA to Peter J. and Lorine (Kiewel) Mulder. In March of 1950 the family moved to a farm in Spring Creek Township northwest of Flandreau. Jim worked and lived with...
Glenn T. Johnson
Sep 13, 2018
Glenn Todd Johnson, 57, of Sioux Falls, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Sanford USD Medical Center after a lengthy battle with cancer. Glenn was born July 18, 1961 to Joel and Doris (Ovrid) Johnson in Flandreau, SD. He attended Trent Elementary School and Flandreau High School. He loved farming and helped Larry Johnson with his farming operation. Then...
Donald J. "Dick" Bartelt
Sep 9, 2018
Donald J. "Dick" Bartelt, 81, of Sherwood, AR, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018 at his home under hospice care. Don was born on December 5, 1936 near Lake Benton, MN, to O.W. "Dick" and Marvel (Munsch) Bartelt. He attended school in Elkton and graduated in 1954. Don graduated from SDSU in Brookings, SD, in 1958 where he was enrolled...
Scott Taylor Anderson
Sep 3, 2018
Scott Taylor Anderson, 35, passed away Monday, September 3, 2018 at his home in Flandreau, SD. Scott was born August 29, 1983 at home in Flandreau, SD. He received his education at Flandreau Public School. Scott worked at the tribal gym, was a cashier at the Tribal Mart and then worked at Royal River Casino as a...
Darias Jae Tiger
Sep 3, 2018
Darias Jae Tiger, 21, of Sioux Falls, was taken from us on September 3, 2018 due to an unimaginable tragedy. In the very short time he was with us, he touched so many lives with his humor, laughter and smile. Darias definitely had an attitude of living life to the fullest. He had a passion for basketball, loved gaming with...
Travis D. Pinnick
Sep 2, 2018
Travis D. Pinnick, 21, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018 in Brookings, SD. Travis was born on February 17, 1997 in Cheyenne, WY, son of Jerry Pinnick and Jackie McDaniel. The family made their home in Flandreau, SD, where Travis received his education, graduating in 2015. He was an avid runner in high school and qualified for state meets. While...
Gerald F. Staab
Sep 2, 2018
Gerald F. Staab, 83, of Egan, SD, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018 at Avera Flandreau Hospital, Flandreau, SD. Gerald was born November 3, 1934 at Pipestone, MN, to Paul and Margaret (Schrier) Staab. He went to country school through the eighth grade and worked on the farm with his dad. Gerald met Rita DeGriselles and they were married July...
Mary Ann Loiseau
Aug 30, 2018
On August 30, 2018 surrounded by family, Mary Ann Loiseau was called home by God. Mary Ann (Schwebach) Loiseau was born October 15, 1921, to Joseph and Anna (Kottman) Schwebach.  As a child, she attended country school near her rural Dell Rapids home. On May 7, 1941 she married Alfred Loiseau and to this union they were blessed with five...
Jeri Ann Kellen
Aug 27, 2018
Jeri A. Kellen, 61, passed away at her home in Flandreau, SD, on Monday, August 27, 2018. Jeri was born in Denver, CO, on August 14, 1957 to Steven and Eda Mae (Newhagen) Hasek. At the ripe old age of six weeks, Jeri and her family made the "big move" to Egan, SD. Little did Jeri know that she would...
David Lee Krogman
Aug 12, 2018
David Lee Krogman, 75, San Angelo, TX, passed away, August 12, 2018 in the VA Care Center, Big Spring, TX. David was born on May 30, 1943 at Flandreau, SD and raised on a farm near Elkton, SD. He served three years in the U.S. Army, including a posting in Berlin during the 1961 crisis when the Berlin Wall was...
Fred J. Petersen
Aug 12, 2018
Fred J. Petersen, 85, of Flandreau, SD, passed away Sunday August 12, 2018 at the Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls, SD. Fred was born May 11, 1933 at Flandreau, SD, to Harry and Nina (Lee) Petersen. He received his education at O'Brien and Vance country schools. He farmed with his dad and then drove truck for A.L. Storer. Fred was...
Marsha A. Johnson
Aug 11, 2018
Marsha Ann Johnson, 65, of Flandreau, SD, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD. Marsha was born October 13, 1952 at Vandalia, IL, to J.D. and Florence (Hoelscher) Little. She received her education in Wheaton, IL, graduating in 1971. Marsha worked for United Airlines and then moved to Elkton, SD. She...
Darin T. Schoeberl
Aug 6, 2018
Darin Thomas Schoeberl passed away on August 6, 2018 in McAlester, Oklahoma surrounded by family and friends, at the age of 50. Darin was born in Marshall, MN on November 22, 1967. As a child the family moved to Sauk Centre, MN and to Salina, KS. In Junior High and High School, he played football, wrestled and...
Ralph J. Loiseau
Jul 31, 2018
Ralph Joseph Loiseau was called home to God on July 31, 2018. He was born June 27, 1942 to Alfred and Mary Ann (Schwebach) Loiseau. He attended a country school near his home at Pipestone, MN, and then graduated from Egan High School in 1960. He graduated from Nettleton Business School with an accounting degree. In 1982, Ralph married Janeece...
Richard D. Pedersen
Jul 31, 2018
Richard Donald Pedersen, 91, of Sioux Falls, SD passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Richard Donald Pedersen was born July 3, 1927, south of Flandreau, SD, to Anton and Marie (Sorensen) Pedersen. He attended Egan Public School and graduated from Egan High School in 1946 and then farmed west of Egan near Lone...
