Winnifred Margaret Luschen
May 5, 2015
Winnifred Margaret Luschen, 102, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Riverview Health Services, Flandreau. Winnie was born June 22, 1912 at Manning, IA, to John and Anna (Lorenzen) Wiese. Winnie started her education in Manning and as a young girl the family moved to Brookings, SD where she attended country school. Winnie married Henry Luschen on June...
Evelyn R. Dexter
Apr 27, 2015
Evelyn R. Dexter, 91, passed away Monday, April 27, 2015 at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings, SD. She was born February 2, 1924 at Elkton, SD to Harry and Elda (Bergman) Anderson. Evelyn received her education in Elkton and married Eldon Dexter on August 18, 1941 in Pipestone, MN. They lived in Elkton and farmed for...
Caroline L. Gullickson
Apr 27, 2015
Caroline L. Gullickson, 92, passed away Monday, April 27, 2015 at United Living Community, Brookings, SD. She was born September 15, 1922 in Douglas County, SD to Helmuth and Gertrude (Moke) Luebke. She attended a country school and graduated from the School of Agriculture in Brookings, SD. Caroline married Lloyd Gullickson on March 1, 1942 at Dimock,...
Ole A. Wangberg
Apr 26, 2015
Ole Andreas Wangberg was born in Roseau, MN February 20, 1921 to Johannes Wangberg and Astrid (Myrseth) Wangberg and entered his heavenly home on April 26, 2015 at the age of 94. Ole attended country schools and graduated from Egan High School in 1939. He took bakery classes at the Flandreau Indian School, attended Augustana College until...
Aileen Rydell
Apr 25, 2015
Aileen Rydell, 85, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015 at her home. Aileen was born on July 28, 1929 to Rudy and Helen Stromberg. She attended Lake Benton Country School and graduated from Pipestone High School. Aileen married Ronald Rydell on November 10, 1947 in Pipestone, MN. The couple moved to Pipestone in 1950 where they made...
Christopher J. Fletcher
Apr 22, 2015
Christopher John Fletcher, age 45, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday April 22, 2015 in Mitchell, SD. He was born September 22, 1969 in Minneapolis, MN to John W. and Margaret M. (Hutchinson) Fletcher. He graduated from Cyrus High School in 1988 in Cyrus, MN. Chris attended Technical College in Alexandria and Willmar, MN studying Parts Merchandising and Welding....
Vernon L. Schult
Apr 15, 2015
Vernon L. Schult, 68, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Avera Flandreau Hospital. Vern was born March 23, 1947 at Flandreau, SD to William and Marian (Myers) Schult. Vern attended country school and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1965. He started working as a mason and then entered the army. Vern married Ila Sik on July...
Thomas Wayne Johnson
Apr 13, 2015
Thomas Wayne Johnson, age 65, passed away Monday, April 13, 2015 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, SD. He was born February 1, 1950 in Flandreau, SD to Merlin and Ethel (Olevson) Johnson. Tom attended school in Flandreau and graduated from Washington High School in Sioux Falls. He moved to Yankton and lived at Sir Charles Apartments...
Doris H. Leraas
Apr 12, 2015
Doris H. Leraas, 88, died Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Riverview Healthcare Community, Flandreau. Doris was born February 5, 1927 at Flandreau, SD to Henry and Wilhelmine (Drewes) Luedemann. She graduated from Flandreau High School in 1944 and moved to California where she worked until 1946 when she returned to South Dakota. Doris married Glen Leraas on...
Judith L. Petersen
Apr 7, 2015
Judith L. Petersen, 68, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at Avera Flandreau Hospital. She was born June 6, 1946 in Pipestone, MN to Edward and Beatrice (Heminger) Hansen. She graduated from Flandreau High School in 1964 and attended SDSU in Brookings for two years at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay for two years to complete her...
Glenda Kay Jewett
Apr 4, 2015
Glenda Kay Jewett, 70, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Sanford Hospice Centennial Cottage, Sioux Falls. She was born March 14, 1945 in Flandreau, SD to Robert and Maxine (King) Relf. Glenda graduated from Egan High School in 1963. She married Richard Jewett on August 27, 1966 in Flandreau, SD. Glenda was a bank teller and...
Eudene "Dene" Gullickson
Mar 21, 2015
Eudene "Dene" W. Gullickson, 76, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015 after a battle with cancer at Dells Nursing and Rehab Center. Dene was born on March 20, 1939 to Wilber and Arnola (Moe) Gullickson in Flandreau, SD. He attended Coleman Rural and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1958. He played football and was active in...
Elvira M. Tubby
Mar 14, 2015
Elvira M. Tubby, age 66, of Flandreau, passed away, Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the Flandreau Medical Center. Elvira "Mahpiyata Wacin Win" (Skydancer Woman) ThinElk Tubby made her journey to the spirit world on March 13, 2015. She was born on July 30, 1948 to Aloysious and Vivian ThinElk. She is enrolled with Rosebud Sioux Tribe. She...
Delores B. Knutson
Mar 14, 2015
Delores B. Knutson, 89, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Good Samaritan Village. She was born February 21, 1926 to Carl John and Emma Rose (Hein) Dueis at McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. She received her education in Sioux Falls. Delores worked at Newberger Dime Store at the toy counter and did office work at Rich...
Emily M. Johnson
Mar 12, 2015
Emily M. Johnson, 92, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015, at Riverview Healthcare Community. Emily Haugen Johnson, daughter of Lars and Julia (Bjerke) Haugen was born January 29, 1923 on the family farm, Clare Township, northwest of Flandreau. Emily attended Chamberlin rural school in Moody County and graduated from Egan High School in 1940. After graduation she...
Betty Rapp
Feb 28, 2015
Betty Rapp, 79, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Palisade Manor in Garretson, SD. Betty was born November 25, 1935 to George and Ella (Overhagen) Meissner in Sparta, WI. She attended high school in Sparta. Betty married Gene Rapp on March 7, 1968 in Sparta, Wisconsin. Gene and Betty moved to Egan, SD in 1978. He...
Donald Ahlers
Feb 28, 2015
Donald Ahlers, 92, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Riverview Healthcare Community, Flandreau. Don was born December 2, 1922 on the family farm in Dell Rapids, SD to Joseph and Pauline (Bricher) Ahlers. He attended Johanson Country School and then Dell Rapids St. Mary's. He farmed with his father and then his brother-in-law for several years...
Donald A. Bennett
Feb 25, 2015
Donald A. Bennett, 75, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Golden Living Center in Madison SD. Donald was born July 6, 1939 to Frances and Myrtle (Babcock) Bennett in Sioux City IA. Donald married Verna Heyer on October 7, 1961 at the Colman Methodist Church. They lived in Sioux City, IA until 1963. Donald was...
Eleanor Kuehl
Feb 20, 2015
Eleanor S. Kuehl, 96, passed away Friday, February 20, 2015 in Billings, MT. Eleanor was born April 10, 1918 in Lennox, SD to Martin and Gyda (Carlson) Lee. She received her education in Lennox until moving to the Flandreau area in 1934, graduating in 1937 from Flandreau High School. Eleanor married Francis Kuehl on June 21, 1939...
Doretta "Dort" Fox
Feb 18, 2015
Doretta "Dort" Fox, 85, formerly of Flandreau, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Prairie Senior Cottage in Hutchinson, MN. Dort was born February 10, 1930 at Flandreau, SD to John and Bertha (Drewes) Bothern. She attended Smyth Country School and Egan High School. Dort married Donald Fox in Moody County on September 10, 1948. They farmed...
