Elizabeth D. "Betty" Christensen
Jun 4, 2016
Elizabeth D. "Betty" Christensen, 92, passed away Sunday, June 4, 2016 at home in Pipestone, MN. Betty was born on December 31, 1923 at Letcher, SD to Allen Parnell and Isabell (Johnson) Brewick. She received her education at Hopper School in Sanborn County, SD. Betty worked as a secretary in Plankinton, SD and then moved to Sioux Falls where she...
Derek Amari Christensen
May 18, 2016
Derek Amari Christensen was stillborn May 18, 2016 at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, SD to Todd and Georgia (Watts) Christensen. Derek is survived by his parents, Todd and Georgia Christensen, Brookings; 3 sisters, Destiny Marie, Destiny Kaye, Jazmine Elizabeth; grandmothers, Barbara Christensen, Sioux Falls, Carole Watson, Gregory, SD and many aunts and uncles. He was preceded in death by...
Ruth E. Quinn, Rn
May 12, 2016
Ruth E. Quinn, RN, 97, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016 at Riverview Healthcare Community, Flandreau, SD. Ruth was born March 19, 1919 in Yankton, SD to Fred and Bertha (Ferdinand) Binder. She attended high school at Mt. Marty in Yankton and earned her RN degree from St. Joseph/Creighton University School of Nursing in Omaha. Ruth married Robert H. Quinn,...
Judy J. Nissen
May 10, 2016
Judy J. Nissen, 77, of Elkton, SD, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Avera Flandreau Hospital, Flandreau, SD. She was born November 28, 1938 in Pipestone, MN to Elsworth and Esther (Pollock) Dagel. They lived in Pipestone until she was 10 years old and then moved to a farm six miles east of Pipestone. She attended two country schools...
Dorothy M. Gust
May 1, 2016
Dorothy M. Gust, 89, of Lincoln, NE formerly of Flandreau, SD passed peacefully on Sunday, May 1, 2016 with both of her children at her side. Dorothy left this earth in the same style she had lived her life – with grace and dignity. Dorothy Marie Davidson Gust was born to Virgil and Loretta (Crimmins) Davidson December 21, 1926. She...
Robert S. Groos
Apr 28, 2016
Robert S. Groos, 78, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Madison Regional Health System, Madison, SD. Bob was born June 13, 1937 at Colman, SD to Anthony and Laura (Bauer) Groos. He graduated from Colman High School in 1956 and attended SDSU in Brookings, SD. Bob married Dolores Anderson on May 31, 1958 in Colman. He farmed near Wentworth,...
Debra Marie Johanson
Apr 25, 2016
Debra "DJ" Johanson, 60, passed away Monday, April 25, 2016 at Southridge Healthcare, Sioux Falls. She was born December 21, 1955 to Robert and Sally (Lacey) Johanson. Deb went to Chamberlain Country School for grade school and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1974. After graduation she moved to Scarsdale, NY to be a nanny. She returned a year later...
Dr. William P. Nelson
Apr 18, 2016
William P. (Bill) "Doc" Nelson, 88, Elkton, SD, died peacefully surrounded by family on April 18, 2016 at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Viborg, SD. Bill was born on February 7, 1928 in DeSmet, SD to Clarence and Nelle (Coughlin) Nelson. His parents, along with his younger brother, Robert, moved to Pipestone, MN in 1934. There he attended grade school...
Dolores M. Burggraff
Apr 17, 2016
Dolores M. Burggraff, 91, of Egan, SD, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Riverview Healthcare Community, Flandreau, SD. Dolores Marie Penning was born January 4, 1925 at Dell Rapids, SD to Nicholas and Elizabeth (Kirpes) Penning. She graduated from St. Mary's Catholic School in Dell Rapids and attended General Beadle State Teachers College (DSU), earning a...
Eugene E. Witte
Apr 14, 2016
Eugene Edward Witte went home to the Lord on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at the Dells Nursing & Rehab Center, Dell Rapids, SD. Eugene was born to Henry and Rosalia (Eikmeier) Witte on May 3, 1923 in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin. At age 15, Eugene and his family moved to a farm homesteaded by Herman Eikmeier, Rosalia's father,...
Lucille B. Jensen
Apr 13, 2016
Lucille B. Jensen, 91, of Flandreau, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Riverview Healthcare Community in Flandreau. Lucille was born May 18, 1924 to Theodore and Cecelia (Doyle) Bechen in rural Moody County, SD. She graduated from Flandreau High School in 1942 and in 1943 she worked as a clerk at Sioux Falls Air Force Base...
Chris M. Gandee
Apr 7, 2016
Chris M. Gandee passed away suddenly April 7, 2016 at his home after a lengthy illness. Chris was born October 17, 1984 at Oberlin, OH. In 1986 his family moved to Sioux Falls, SD and to Dell Rapids, SD in 1991. He received his early education in Dell Rapids and then was home schooled when his family...
Thomas D. Allaire
Apr 2, 2016
Thomas D. (Tom) Allaire, age 69, of Winona, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital – St. Mary's Campus in Rochester, MN, following complications of a brain aneurysm. He was born on September 28, 1946, in Winona, to Joseph and Helen (Rudnick) Allaire, and attended Cotter High School and the Winona High...
James R. Thompson
Mar 27, 2016
James R. Thompson, 84, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016 at his home in Colman, SD. Jim was born October 21, 1931 in Chicago, IL to Robert James and Palma (Nybo) Thompson. They moved to Tracy, MN when Jim was four and he received his early education there. Jim then worked at the Ford Garage in Tracy....
Andrea D. Grafing
Mar 24, 2016
Andrea D. Grafing, age 71 of Flandreau, SD, died Thursday, March 24, 2016 at the Avera Flandreau Hospital in Flandreau. Andrea Dauvella Browning was born on June 27, 1944 in Ridgeland, South Carolina, to Albert and Jenevieve (Weeks) Browning. She graduated from Tillman High School before her marriage to Christian Grafing on June 10, 1961 in Rantoul,...
Charles "Chuck" C. Tufty
Mar 14, 2016
Charles Clifford Tufty passed away Monday, March 14, 2016 at the Sanford Hospice Cottage, after a short battle with cancer. He was born on April 2, 1941 in Sioux Falls, SD to Leonard and Hannah (Hanson) Tufty. He attended Longfellow School and graduated from Sioux Falls Washington in 1959. He then attended the University of South Dakota...
Edwina M. Talbott
Mar 12, 2016
Edwina M. Talbott, 91, Los Angeles, CA, passed away March 12, 2016. She was born July 1, 1924 in Colman, SD. Edwina graduated from Colman High School in 1942 and attended Eastern State Normal School in Madison, SD. She received her teaching certificate in 1944 and taught in Washington, DC. Edwina married Edmund J. Talbott in 1946. They moved to...
Frances A. Kittelson
Feb 27, 2016
Frances A. Kittelson, 94, of Flandreau, passed away, Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Avera Flandreau Hospital. Frances was born August 30, 1921 in Chicago, IL to Joseph and Frances (Bock) Geyer. She graduated from St. Benedict Elementary and High School and attended Metropolitan Business College. Frances married Dale A. Kittelson on June 27, 1942 in Chicago and...
Joann C. Sundermeyer
Feb 23, 2016
JoAnn C. Sundermeyer, 64, of Flandreau passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at the Avera Flandreau Hospital. JoAnn was born April 15, 1951 at Flandreau, SD to Edward and Beatrice (Heminger) Hansen. She received her education in Flandreau. JoAnn married Jim Sundermeyer in Flandreau on February 20, 1968 and they lived in Flandreau. She worked at the...
Leola M. Fenicle
Feb 19, 2016
Leola M. Fenicle, 97, passed away Friday, February 19, 2016 at Riverview Healthcare Community, Flandreau. She was born September 4, 1918 near Waverly, SD to Ralph and Flora (Roberts) Mogle. Her family moved to Pipestone County, MN where she received her early education. They moved to Moody County, SD where she completed her schooling at Hess Country...
