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,...
Vivian Brave
Feb 25, 2014
Vivian Brave "Wanahca To ka he Hinapah Win", First Flower Comes Out Woman made her journey to the spirit world February 25, 2014. She was born September 24, 1928 in White River, SD to Joshua and Blanche (Jandreau) Standing Elk. Vivian attended Chamberlain Indian School. She married Aloysious Thin Elk and together they had eight children. She...
C. Bruce Chamberlin
Feb 24, 2014
C. Bruce Chamberlin, 94, Flandreau, passed away Monday, February 24, 2014 at Riverview Health Services in Flandreau. He was born on June 4, 1919 at Flandreau, SD to Thomas R. and Hazel (Moon) Chamberlin. He was christened Clarence but never used the name. He had one brother Charles and a sister Marian, preceding him and later were...
James D. Jewett
Feb 20, 2014
James D. Jewett, 68, of Tea, SD, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2014 at his home after a 3 1/2 year battle with renal cancer. Jim was born August 22, 1945 in Flandreau, SD, the son of Marshall and Lovell (Schult) Jewett. He graduated from Flandreau High School in 1963. In 1965, he joined the Navy and...
Shirley E. Smithlin
Feb 15, 2014
Shirley Smithlin, 87, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Good Samaritan Village, Sioux Falls. She was born September 19, 1926 in Hot Springs, SD to John and Nellie (Pond) Hatch. She attended country school in Fall River County. After school, Shirley married David Benton in 1941 and Ben Herrera in 1952. She moved to Sioux Falls...
Diane G. Lenning
Feb 14, 2014
Diane G. Lenning, 71, passed away Friday, February 14, 2014 at her daughter's home under hospice care. Diane was born September 19, 1942 at Estelline, SD to Ambrose and Grace (Zebell) Warborg. She graduated from Estelline High School and then attended Stewart's School of Hairstyling in Sioux Falls. Diane married Sidney Lenning on February 23, 1961 in...
Dorothy E. Plummer
Feb 12, 2014
Dorothy Elaine Plummer, 84, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Sanford Hospital, Sioux Falls. Dorothy was born to John and Anna (Haugen) Nebben on June 11, 1929 at the Nebben homestead near Colman, SD, the youngest of 9 children. Her father died when she was 1 month old. Dorothy went to Gale Ridge Country School and...
Rebecca Blood
Feb 7, 2014
Rebecca Rangel Blood, 64, passed away February 7, 2014 in Sioux Falls, SD. Known to many as Beckie, she was born in Fremont, California to Leopold and Mary Rangel on August 21, 1949. She graduated from Newark High School in 1967. On January 11, 1969, she married Ronald James Blood. They made their home in Fremont until...
Nash Hahn
Feb 5, 2014
Nash Hahn, 3 month old infant passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Avera Flandreau Hospital. Nash David Douglas Hahn was born Oct 27, 2013 to Dana Brown and Daniel Hahn. Nash was only with us a short time but he touched our hearts with his smile and his cooing, grunting as he was trying to sit...
Doretta G. Spangler
Feb 3, 2014
Doretta G. Spangler, 86, passed away Monday, February 3, 2014 in Puyallup WA. Dorretta was born on November 19, 1927 to Martin and Lillian Dierks. Doretta graduated from Flandreau High School in 1945. She married Virgil Spangler on September 3, 1948 in Pipestone, MN. The last twenty years of her life she lived with her children in...
Chan Dennis Markus
Feb 3, 2014
Chan Markus, 80, passed away Monday, February 3, 2014 at his home. Chan was born in Michigan, ND on February 24, 1933 to Paul and Elsie (Bazel) Markus. Chan and his family moved to Watertown where he attended school. After school he enlisted in the Air Force serving during the Korean War. Following his discharge from the...
Richard C. Headrick
Jan 27, 2014
Richard C. Headrick, 86, passed away Monday, January 27, 2014 at his home. He was born September 3, 1927 at Flandreau, SD to James and Cora (Jones) Headrick, Sr. He received his education at Moody County country schools and then started farming with his father. Richard married LaVonne Heinemann on November 22, 1950 at Flandreau, SD and...
Martha L. Gageby
Jan 15, 2014
Martha L. Gageby, 79, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at her home. Martha was born in Lake Ariel, PA on March 11, 1934 to Grove and Margaret (Palmer) Swingle. She received her education at Lake Vocational High School and Lacakawanna Business School. In August of 1952 Martha enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving during the...
Caitlyn Lee Taylor "Hanwi" (Sioux Moon Goddess)
Jan 14, 2014
Caitlyn Lee Taylor "Hanwi" (Sioux Moon Goddess), 18, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at her home. She was born June 9, 1995 in Dell Rapids, SD to Todd Taylor and Shawne Rislov. She attended Flandreau Public School. Caitlyn was very artistic and creative, passionate about music and enjoyed reading Native American mythology/culture. She was a very...
Virgil E. Myers
Jan 12, 2014
Virgil E. Myers, 82, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2014 at Riverview Health Services, Flandreau. He was born on the family farm in Moody County on January 27, 1931 to Walter and Esther (Otto) Myers. Virgil attended country schools in Springcreek Township. After school he served two years in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Virgil...
Raymond H. Buchholtz
Dec 29, 2013
Raymond Henry Buchholtz, 97, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2013 at Edgewood Vista. He was born April 22, 1916 in Millarton, ND to Henry E. and Alice (Myers) Buchholtz. He attended school in Millarton. In 1934 he moved with his family to Flandreau, SD, where Ray worked on his grandfather's and uncle's farms. He served in the...
William "Bill" Burns
Dec 28, 2013
William (Bill) F. Burns, 82, from Flandreau and formerly from Janesville, MN died of prostate cancer on Saturday, December 28 at the Edgewood Vista Assisted Living surrounded by loving care from family and hospice. Bill was born to Joseph and Marie (Smith) Burns in Flandreau, SD on August 9, 1931. He attended Flandreau Public Schools and received...
