Lawrence Ekern Eng
Sep 7, 2014
Lawrence Eng, 97, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2014 at Riverview Health Services. Lawrence was born in Lone Rock Township, Moody County, SD on September 1, 1917 to Edwin and Inga (Ekern) Eng. Lawrence entered the military on August 21, 1942 where he served in the 3611 Ordinance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Company in the European Theater until...
Loren J. Smith
Sep 2, 2014
Loren J. Smith, 77, passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at his home. Loren was born May 22, 1937 at Flandreau, SD to Roy K. and Hannah (Latham) Smith. He attended Lathrop #44 Country School and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1956. He was a member of the 147th National Guard Unit in Flandreau. Loren married...
Neva L. Luze
Aug 11, 2014
Neva L. Luze, 89, of Brookings, SD, passed away Monday, August 11, 2014 at the United Living Community, Brookings. She was born to John and Bertha (Lee) Keenan on August 26, 1924 at the Flandreau Hospital, Flandreau, SD. Neva was raised on a farm, attended and graduated from Fletcher District 28 of Moody County and from Flandreau...
Lenora Sundermeyer
Aug 3, 2014
Lenora Sundermeyer, 95, passed away August 3, 2014 at Riverview Health Services. Lenora was born on July 3, 1919 on the family farm in Moody County to William and Sophia (Oldenburg) Kiecksee. She went to Keith Country School and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1937. Lenora married Walter Sundermeyer on October 24, 1942 in Elkton, SD....
Steve Schipper
Aug 2, 2014
Steve Schipper, 60, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Riverview Health Services. Steve was born August 24, 1953 in Flandreau, SD to Ukeus and Edna (Christians) Schipper. He graduated from Flandreau High School in 1971. Steve married Karen Schmidt in 1972 and they had two children. He owned his truck and was in the family trucking...
Joseph J. Walleen, Jr.
Jul 30, 2014
Joseph J. Walleen, Jr, 54, passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at his home in Flandreau. He was born April 30, 1960 in Alabama to Joseph, Sr. and Helen (Hellwig) Walleen. Joe and his family moved to North Dakota where he attended school. He worked at the family gas station and bar in Pick City, ND. Joe...
Rose M. Schmid
Jul 28, 2014
Rose M. Schmid, 93, formerly of Flandreau, SD, passed away July 28, 2014 under hospice care. Rose was born August 17, 1920 in Avon, MN to Paul and Mary (Huntzka) Pierskalla. She was one of 16 children and went to a rural school. After graduating from St. Cloud High School, Rose moved to California and married Gil...
Christopher Kelley Nelson
Jul 23, 2014
Christopher Nelson, 24, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at his home. Christopher was born on August 10, 1989, in Dell Rapids, SD. He grew up in Flandreau, SD and attended school in Flandreau. After school he moved to Jamestown, ND where he received his GED and built grain bins. He later moved back to Flandreau and...
Sondy L. Kranz
Jul 1, 2014
Sondy L. Kranz, 69, passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, from a brief illness with her family by her side. She was born December 9, 1944 in Watertown, SD to Henry and Rose (Randolph) Henricks. She grew up in Waverly, SD and graduated from Waverly High School in 1963. After high...
Marvin R. Thielen
Jun 22, 2014
Marvin R. Thielen, age 88, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014 at Riverview Health Services in Flandreau lovingly surrounded by his family. He was born July 1, 1925 at Elkton, SD to William and Edith (Ferrie) Thielen. He attended school in Elkton and then began farming. Marvin entered the U.S. Army on November 15, 1944 serving during...
David L. Hove
Jun 19, 2014
David Leonard Hove, son of Leonard and Bernice (Halvorson) Hove, age 73, died Thursday, June 19, 2014 at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls, SD after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. David was born December 25, 1940, at the Flandreau Hospital. He attended Juve country school and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1959. He...
Lee Ann Engelbrecht
Jun 19, 2014
Lee Ann Engelbrecht, 58, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2014 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Lee Ann was born on May 20, 1956 in Vermillion, SD to Carroll and Corinne (Katzenberger) Barnes. She was a student at Washington High School and then attended Westminster College, Westminster, CA. Lee married Bradley Engelbrecht on August 2,...
Norman Elmer Breen
May 15, 2014
Norman Breen, 94, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Milbank Area Hospital. Norman was born on April 4, 1920 in Armour, SD to Robert and Bertha Breen. He married Gertrude Drewes on April 10, 1944 in Las Vegas, NV. They moved to Trent, SD in 2003 and to Chandler, AZ in 2006 to be near their...
Robert H. Drewes
May 3, 2014
Robert H. Drewes, 79, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the United Living Community, Brookings. Robert was born August 11, 1934 at Flandreau, SD to Henry and Gretchen (Meyer) Drewes. He was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Flandreau. Bob attended District #42 Tidd Grade School and graduated from Egan High School in 1952....
John E. Krogmann
Apr 26, 2014
John E. Krogmann, 73, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. He was born on December 23, 1940 in Elkton, SD to Louie and Elsie (Meier) Krogmann. He grew up and attended school in Elkton. After school he joined the Army, where he was stationed in Fort Hood, TX from 1960 to...
Eugene L. Christenson
Apr 13, 2014
Eugene L. Christenson, 95, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. He was born July 6, 1918 to George and Mabel (Wheeler) Christenson in Beadle County near Bonilla, SD. Gene graduated from Bonilla High School in 1936. During high school, Gene enjoyed baseball and would ride the train to Huron, SD...
Lyle Heesch
Apr 9, 2014
Lyle Heesch, 85, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at Edgewood Vista, Brookings, SD. He was born October 5, 1928 to Louis and Lillian (Engel) Heesch on the family farm west of Elkton, SD. Lyle attended his first years at Parnell District 5 Country School and then in Comfrey, MN through the eighth grade. The family moved...
Don H. Wade
Apr 6, 2014
Don H. Wade, 77, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014 under hospice care at his home in Flandreau. Don was born June 29, 1936 to Ross and Clara (Allen) Wade in Tuba City, AZ. They moved to Flandreau, SD and he graduated from Flandreau High School in 1954. He attended SDSU in Brookings for one year and...
Gail C. Burshiem
Apr 4, 2014
Gail Charlene Burshiem, 55, passed away Friday, April 4, 2014 at her home in Pipestone, MN. She was born September 15, 1958 on a US Air Force base in England to Videl and Sophie (LaBatte) Burshiem. During the early years of her life, her family was stationed at Air Force bases in England, Illinois and Alaska. In...
Deloris E. Snuggerud
Apr 2, 2014
Deloris E. Snuggerud, 91, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Good Samaritan Society, Pipestone, MN. She was born May 23, 1922, in Luverne, MN to Adolph and Mary (Petersen)Beyer. She attended Tidd Country School and graduated from Egan High School in 1940. Then she attended Sioux Valley Nursing School. Deloris married Luverne Snuggerud on March 11,...
