William E. Barnes
Jun 24, 2017
William E. Barnes, 89, of Flandreau and formerly of Joliet, IL, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017 at the VA Medical Center, Sioux Falls. William was born February 13, 1928 in Joliet, IL to Herbert and Nina Barnes. He received his education in Joliet and as a young man joined the Merchant Marines and then in 1943 entered the U.S....
James L. "Jim" Schmidt
Jun 22, 2017
James L. Schmidt, 64, Flandreau, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017 at his home under hospice care. Jim was born to LaVern and Minnie (Jerrel) Schmidt on September 19, 1952 at Flandreau. He attended Tidd and Chamberlin country schools and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1970. Jim worked at Counter Part in Brookings and as a body shop manager...
Joyce A. Jurgens
Jun 21, 2017
Joyce A. Jurgens, 84, of Flandreau, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at the Avera Flandreau Hospital. Joyce was born October 18, 1932 at Flandreau to Christian and Victoria (Henderson) Grafing. Joyce received her education in Flandreau and was united in marriage to Elmer Jurgens on June 27, 1949 at Pipestone, MN. Joyce worked in the kitchen...
Warren C. Koester
Jun 16, 2017
Warren C. Koester, 74, Rochert, MN, died Friday, June 16 at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Warren Conrad Koester was born August 21, 1942 in Pipestone, MN to Walter and Ruth (Chamberlin) Koester. He was raised on a farm west of Flandreau, SD where his dad farmed and his mother was a country...
Michael "Mick" Krantz
Jun 8, 2017
Michael "Mick" Krantz, 71, Dell Rapids, SD passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls after a courageous battle with ALS disease since April of 2014. Mick was born on April 20, 1946 in Sioux Falls son of Andy and Alice (Ingemann) Krantz. He received his education at Juve Country School and graduated from Trent...
Betty Ann Kringen
May 30, 2017
Betty A. Kringen, 86, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at Avera Flandreau Hospital, Flandreau. Betty Ann Berg Kringen was born September 15, 1930 at Colman, SD, to Oscar and Ethel (Shadduck) Berg. She attended rural schools, junior high in Brookings, SD, and graduated from Colman High School in 1948. Betty married Leon Hoss January 14, 1950 and they farmed...
Florence Mengenhauser
May 20, 2017
Florence Mengenhauser, 97, of Flandreau, SD passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Edgewood Vista, Flandreau. Florence Anna Louise Schroeder was born October 6, 1919, on the Schroeder farm west of Flandreau, to Herman and Mamie (Hammer) Schroeder. She attended Bell Country School #22 for eight years and graduated from Flandreau Public School in 1937. She went on to...
Hazel Poverud
May 19, 2017
Hazel Poverud, 98, of Flandreau, SD passed away on Friday, May 19, 2017 at Riverview Healthcare Community. Hazel Irene Paulson was born August 1, 1918, at home northwest of Flandreau, SD to Olaf and Carrie (Iverson) Paulson. She had four siblings, Palmer, Mable, Alvin and Bernice. She attended country school for elementary grades and graduated in 1936 from Egan High...
Janet Marie Good Face
May 6, 2017
Janet Good Face, 54, of Flandreau, SD passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Janet Marie Shead was born on May 25, 1962 in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of Daniel and Patricia (Sheble) Shead. She attended school in Kansas City and graduated from Ward High School in 1980. She...
Lawrence 'Larry' Billman
May 1, 2017
Lawrence 'Larry' Billman, age 62, of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2017 at his home. Lawrence Lee 'Larry' Billman was born in the state of New York on March 28, 1955 to David and Patricia (Lawrence) Billman. Larry attended Northwest High School in Omaha, Nebraska, graduating in 1973. Larry excelled in football and basketball while in...
Eric Todd "Et" "Wally" Walberg
Apr 25, 2017
Eric Todd "ET" "Wally" Walberg, 36, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Eric was born April 4, 1981, in Pipestone, MN, to Ricky and Sharon (Mielke) Walberg. He began his education in Jasper, MN, and graduated from Pipestone High School in 1999. Eric attended Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls and worked as an automotive technician at Amdahl Motors in...
Anna Rentschler
Apr 25, 2017
Anna Rentschler, 81, of Egan, SD, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at her home. Anna was born March 23, 1936 at Humboldt, SD, to George and Anna (Bethlem) DeJong. She graduated from Colton High School, Colton, SD. Anna married Verlyn Rentschler on March 9, 1955. She worked as a cleaning maid, home health caregiver, and at the Flandreau Bakery....
Edythe L. Toates
Apr 23, 2017
Edythe Lorraine Toates, age 101, of Nixa, Missouri, passed away in her home Sunday April 23, 2017. Edythe "wanted to go on Sunday, and she didn't want to be late". She was born December 18, 1915 in Rutland, South Dakota, the daughter of LeRoy and Lida Viola (Brown) Pickard. She was married to William Josiah Toates February 16, 1934....
Thelma M. Hagedorn
Apr 20, 2017
Thelma Hagedorn, age 86, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Riverview Healthcare Community in Flandreau, SD. Thelma Mae Tonsager was born on November 18, 1930 near Lake Campbell in Brookings County, the daughter of Edon and Thea (Bortnem) Tonsager. She moved as a child with her parents to a farm near Oldham, SD. She attended...
William Sheldon Bird
Apr 20, 2017
William "Bill" S. Bird, 59, of Flandreau, SD, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD. William "Bill" Sheldon Bird was born January 10, 1958 at Sisseton, SD, to Sheldon William and Sarah Marian (Blackthunder) Bird. He attended Sisseton Public School and two years of college. Bill married Doreen Bird in Flandreau, SD. They made...
Daniel Lee Odegaard
Apr 19, 2017
Daniel Lee Odegaard, 57, of Flandreau, SD, passed away April 19, 2017, at his home in Flandreau. Daniel was born December 4, 1959 in Fargo, ND to Gerald and Harriet (Ostern) Odegaard. He received his education at a Richland County country school and Wyndmere High School. Daniel worked as a roofer in Fargo and in Sioux Falls. He moved to...
Eldon B. Anderson
Apr 7, 2017
Eldon B. Anderson, 77, Flandreau, passed away, Friday, April 7, 2017 at Avera Flandreau Hospital. Eldon was born June 15, 1939 at Marshall, MN to Orval and Florence (Larson) Anderson. He started his education at Marshall and graduated from Granite Falls High School. Eldon enlisted in the U.S. Marines and after his discharge he graduated with an economics degree from...
Dwayne A. Myers
Apr 4, 2017
Dwayne Arthur Myers, 80, of Elkton, SD, passed away in his family home in Elkton on April 4, 2017, under the loving care of a trusted neighbor and hospice. Dwayne was born October 11, 1936, in Elkton, SD, to Arthur and Ellen (Larsen) Myers. Dwayne had an older brother, Don. He graduated from Flandreau High School in 1954. Dwayne married...
Tawsha K. Roubideaux
Mar 27, 2017
Tawsha Kim Roubideaux "Tahca Cante Win" started her journey to the spirit world on March 27, 2017 in Sioux Falls SD. Tawsha was born on June 28, 1971 to Nathaniel and Helen (Thin Elk) Nickey in Rosebud SD. She graduated in 1989 from Flandreau Indian School in Flandreau SD. Tawsha attended Stewart Hairstyle School in Sioux Falls SD. Later, she...
Lee Doyle
Mar 26, 2017
Lee J. Doyle, 56, of Flandreau, SD, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017 from injuries sustained in a car accident. Lee Joseph Doyle was born September 6, 1960 in Sun Valley, CA to Harold and Maxine (Brown) Doyle. He was their "late miracle" baby and was an only child. Lee graduated from James Monroe High School in North Hills, CA...
