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...
Emadele L Rupe
Jul 24, 2018
Emadele L. Rupe, 86, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at Avera Flandreau Hospital. Emadele was born September 29, 1931 in Spring Creek Township, Moody County, SD, to Fritz and Esther (Smallfield) Bendt. She attended Dexter Country School and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1950. Emadele then worked for the county superintendent of education. She married...
Louise Y. Lee
Jul 22, 2018
Louise Yvonne Lee, passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at the age of 88. Louise was born on February 15, 1930 to Lloyd and Laura Halver in Flandreau, SD. She grew up in Flandreau, SD where she graduated from high school in 1948. In 1951, she married Robert Headrick and they had 4 children, Robert Jr.,...
Dale "Joker" Stuefen
Jul 19, 2018
Dale M. "Joker" Stuefen, 91, of Elkton, SD, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018 at Riverview Healthcare Community, Flandreau, SD, under hospice care. Dale Martin was born October 26, 1926 in Verdi, MN, the son of Willie and Daisy (Johnson) Stuefen. He attended school through the 8 th grade. He was united in marriage to Kathleen Fogerty on April...
Dorothy M. Mousel
Jul 17, 2018
Dorothy M. Mousel, 101, of Flandreau, SD, died Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center, Dell Rapids, SD. Dorothy was born March 13, 1917 on a farm southwest of Colman, SD, to Ralph and Helena (Schreier) Loiseau. She attended DeVaney Country School. Dorothy married Lawrence Mousel April 25, 1939 at Dell Rapids. They farmed in the...
Edward W. Hansen Sr.
Jul 10, 2018
Edward W. Hansen was born June 28, 1929 on the family homestead northwest of Flandreau, SD. Edward was the eldest son of Otto and Minna (Siefert) Hansen. The family farmed west of town until Edward was 10 years old. The family then moved to a farm east of Flandreau where they remained. Edward attended Flandreau Public School to the...
Stephen Webster Swayze
Jun 28, 2018
Stephen "Steve" Webster Swayze was born on March 8, 1983 in Sherwood, Oregon to MaryJane (Davidson) Swayze and Tim Swayze. After a tragic accident and a series of unfortunate events, Steve passed away on June 28, 2018 in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 35. Growing up in Oregon, Steve was curious, inquisitive, and caring. He moved to Ellsworth,...
Fannie R. Armstrong
Jun 26, 2018
Fannie R. Armstrong, 85, of Flandreau, SD, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Riverview Healthcare Community, Flandreau. Fannie was born November 5, 1932 at Flandreau, SD, to Hazen and Mable Cavender. She received her education at Flandreau and Pipestone Indian School. Fannie then worked at the egg plant in Flandreau. She married John Armstrong on December...
Glen L. Anderson
Jun 22, 2018
Glen L. Anderson, 89, of Elkton, passed away Friday, June 22, 2018 at Riverview Healthcare Community in Flandreau, under hospice care. Glen Louis Anderson was born June 25, 1928 the son of Louis and Iva (Waage) Anderson. He attended country school through the 8 th grade and then helped his dad farm. He was united in marriage to Joyce Irene...
Nona Belle Jensen
Jun 22, 2018
Nona Belle Jensen, 80, of Ventura, CA passed away peacefully on June 22, 2018 at Keck Hospital of USC in Los Angeles, California. Nona Belle Leigh was born February 26, 1938 to Frederick and Velma (Herold) Leigh, in Norfolk, Nebraska. Nona Belle grew up in Leigh and Bloomfield, Nebraska and moved to Ventura in her early twenties. She took care...
Marilyn E. Rice
Jun 7, 2018
Marilyn (Krulish) Rice, 89 of Brookings SD passed away at the home of her daughter, Jody (Jack) Lundie on Lake Madison on June 7, 2018. Marilyn Eva Cook was born August 31, 1928 in Bruce SD to Chester and Hilma (Kemp) Cook. She graduated from Bruce High School in 1946. After attending General Beadle State College, Marilyn taught in several...
