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,...
Procopia "Copie" A. Lee
Mar 28, 2014
Procopia "Copie" Anita Lee, 93, passed away Friday, March 28, 2014. Copie was born in Flandreau on March 18, 1921 to Edwin and Carlotta (Guttierz) Schanandore. She attended school in Flandreau until her sophomore year. Her family then moved to Sioux Falls and she graduated from Washington High School in 1939. Copie attended nursing school at SDSU...
Sharon Rae Therese Henning
Mar 23, 2014
Sharon Rae Therese Henning, 76, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014 at Riverview Health Services, Flandreau, SD. She was born October 2, 1937 in Sioux Falls, SD to Ray and Viola (Fish) Hennings. She graduated from Cathedral High School. Sharon married Carl Henning on October 12, 1957 in Sioux Falls. She worked at Newberry's and then for...
Deborah Zarecky Ekern
Mar 19, 2014
Deborah Zarecky Ekern, 55, passed away March 19, 2014 under hospice care in Houston, TX. Deborah was born January 15, 1959 in San Antonio, TX to Richard and Helen (Pitman) Zarecky. The family moved to Colman, SD and she attended school in Colman graduating in 1977. Deb married Dave Ekern on July 7, 1977. She went to...
Verlo A. Brown
Mar 18, 2014
Verlo Brown, 74, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Golden Living Center Covington Heights in Sioux Falls. She was born March 4, 1940 on a farm north of Elkton, SD to Roy and Elsie (Jensen) Brown. She was raised in Elkton and baptized at Elkton United Methodist Church where she was a member. Verlo later moved to Sioux Falls...
Genevieve "G'Ann" Hegerfeld
Mar 16, 2014
Genevieve Ann Hegerfeld, 86, passed away Sunday, March 16, 2014 at her home with her family at her side. Genevieve Ann Hurney was born May 15, 1927 at Elkton, SD to Tom and Mary (Kelly) Hurney and was the oldest of 11 children. G'Ann attended Saint Mary's Catholic School and graduated from Elkton High School. After spending time caring for...
Dorothea "Dort" Chamberlin
Mar 13, 2014
On March 13, 2014 Dort left us to check on Bruce. Dorothea was born on December 29, 1921 in Flandreau, South Dakota. Her parents were Cecil L. and Catherine L. (Taylor) Rahn. Her parents were born and raised in the Flandreau area. Because of economic conditions and employment opportunities of the time Dorothea spent most of her formative years living...
Michael P. Roy
Mar 13, 2014
Michael Patrick Roy, 46, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014 at his home in Flandreau, SD. Michael Patrick Roy "Tatanka Yusdohan" (Pulls the Buffalo Skulls) was born on July 28, 1967 to Jerry and Patricia (Taylor) Roy in Minneapolis, MN. He was one of the founding students of the Aim Survival School which today is Heart of...
Robert B. Johanson
Mar 8, 2014
Robert B. Johanson, 81, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. Bob was born on February 2, 1933 to Carl and Gerda (Johnson) Johanson on the family farm where he was raised and lived his entire life. He attended Chamberlin Country School and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1951. He took...
Nick Otto Sr.
Mar 6, 2014
Nick Otto Sr., 62, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014. Nick was born September 18, 1951 to Richard and Viola (Schultz) Otto in Miesville, MN. He attended Saint Joseph's Catholic School in Miesville. Nick married Donna Grohs and later divorced. He worked at Cannon Well and from 1985 – 1995 as a janitor for the Cannon Falls...
Alvin E. Anderson
Mar 1, 2014
Alvin Anderson, 105, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014 at his daughter's home in Byron, MN. He was born January 4, 1909 at home in Moody County, SD to parents Nels and Anna (Nelson) Anderson. He grew up and lived most of his life in the area. Alvin married LaVerne Fodness July 26, 1945 in Dell Rapids,...
