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Myrtle F. Olson
Aug 26, 2013
Mert was born January 12, 1927 on a farm northeast of Tea, SD to Ben and Elvida (Boyson) Barnes. She went to school in Tea and graduated from Flandreau High School with a GED in 1972. Mert worked in Sioux Falls and married Dale Olson on October 11, 1947 at St. John's Parsonage in Sioux Falls. They...
Richard L. Chamley
Aug 16, 2013
Egan – Richard L. Chamley, age 76, entered to rest on August 16, 2013 at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Dick was born on May 7, 1937 at Flandreau, SD to Russell and Marguerite (Headrick) Chamley. He married Janelle Erickson and later divorced and then married Linda Thompson and divorced. Dick is survived by 2...
Gayle Wiskur Mckenna
Aug 5, 2013
Gayle was born June 9, 1944 to Joe and Louise Wiskur in Elkton, SD. She attended Country School District 64 and Elkton High School and then went on to Mankato Commercial College and worked for Northwestern Bell. Gayle worked for several years in Atlanta Georgia, before making Studio City, California her long time residency of 40 years....
Elaine Elhoff
Aug 2, 2013
Elaine Elhoff, 88, passed away Friday, August 2, 2013 at Riverview Health Services, Flandreau. Elaine Blanch was born May 2, 1925 to Cy and Blanch (Thomas) Whaley at their home north of Colman, SD. She grew up in Moody County and attended Whaley Country School and graduated from Colman High School in 1943. Elaine married Benjamin Fred...
Audrey M. Johnson
Jul 29, 2013
Audrey Marie Johnson, 92, passed away Monday, July 29, 2013 at Avera McKennan Hospital. Audrey was born May 10, 1921 at Garretson, SD to Clayton and Bertha (Rothenbuehler) Rudd. At the age of four, she moved with her parents to a farm east of Egan, SD. She attended the Egan Consolidated School graduating in 1939. She graduated...
Lila L. Johnson
Jul 19, 2013
Lila Loraine Johnson, 76, died July 19, 2013 at Crossroads Care Center, Woodstock, IL. Lila was born August 5, 1936 in Colman, SD to Freeland and Lida Lucile (Pickard) Lee. She was an executive secretary for Emerson Electric and was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Bridgeton, MO. Lila was a pianist, organist, Sunday school teacher,...
Linda S. Winkler
Jul 12, 2013
Linda Susan Winkler, 65, of Elkton, passed away Friday, July 12, 2013 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. Linda was born November 21, 1947, at Newark, NJ, to William and Jennie Genovese (Patruno). Linda married Lawrence Hammer in 1968 having one daughter, Jennifer. Linda re-married in 1988 to Steve Winkler gaining a new family that she also...
Margie Pray
Jul 12, 2013
Margie J. Pray, 62, passed away Friday, July 12, 2013 at Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, SD. Margie was born June 16, 1951 in Sioux Falls, SD Walter and Elsie (Nelson) Widman. She received her education in Sioux Falls and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1969. She worked for Metz Bakery in Sioux Falls for...
Charlie Pank
Jul 9, 2013
Charlie Pank, 54, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at his home in Flandreau. Charlie was born September 27, 1958 at Luverne, MN to Marvin and Charlotte (Smith) Pank. He received his education at the Flandreau Public School. Charlie worked as a janitor with Al Reinhart at the Middle School, and then worked with Roger Ehlers at...
Alice A. De Boer
Jul 3, 2013
Alice A. DeBoer, 106, of Corsica, SD entered her eternal home on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 while residing at Riverview Health Services in Flandreau, SD. Alice was born November 8, 1906 near New Holland, SD to Janis and Jennie (DeLange) Sluiter. She was the eldest of six children. As a child, she attended rural schools. Her first...
Lois G. Johnson
Jun 29, 2013
Lois Johnson, 87, died Saturday, June 29, 2013 at Dougherty Hospice House. Lois was born April 7, 1926 in Miner County, SD to Arthur and Erma (Bickett) Hanson. She graduated from Oldham High School and General Beadle State Teacher's College. Lois married Kenneth L. Johnson on April 2, 1947 in Sioux Falls, SD. They lived in the...
Harriet M. Kurtz
Jun 26, 2013
Harriet M. Kurtz, age 91, of Elkton, SD passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at the Brookings Hospital. Harriet was born February 13, 1922 in Norfolk, Nebraska to Ralph A. and Frances (Beidinger) Craig. After the family moved to Columbus, NE, Harriet attended and graduated St. Bonaventure Catholic School. Ralph, a Union Pacific Railroad brakeman then conductor,...
Patti Olson Campbell
Jun 18, 2013
Patti Olson Campbell, 57, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls, SD. Patti was born June 15, 1956 in Boone, IA to Gordon and Dorothy (Sorensen) Olson. She departed this life on June 18, 2013 in Sioux Falls, SD. Patti graduated from Flandreau High School in 1974. She was married to her...
Beverly Ann Lytle
Jun 10, 2013
Beverly Ann Lytle, 73, passed away Monday, June 10, 2013 at her home in Elkton. Beverly was born April 29, 1940 in Montevideo, MN to Arthur and Florence (Funk) Nyvold. Beverly attended kindergarten in Montevideo. The family moved to Conde, SD where she attended grades 1 through 12, graduating from high school in 1958. Following graduation from...
Stanley G. Solsaa
Jun 7, 2013
Stanley G. Solsaa, 89, passed away Friday, June 7, 2013 at Golden Living Center Covington Heights, Sioux Falls, SD. Stanley was born July 11, 1923 on the family farm in Blinsmon Township, Moody County, SD to Henry and Teolina Pederson Solsaa. He received his education in Blinsmon Country School and attended Trent High School for one week....
Liberty Jo Amdahl
May 31, 2013
Liberty Jo Amdahl, age 2, was born on July 21st, 2010 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. From the day she was born 4 weeks early, to the 9 months she battled cancer, it was clear she was a little fighter. Liberty passed away from disease progression on May 31, 2013. Liberty was a smiling,...
Shirley M. Solsaa
May 16, 2013
Shirley M. Solsaa, 85, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Shirley was born August 24, 1927 at Flandreau, SD to Carl and Mary (Taylor) Christiansen. She received her education at Dexter Country School and Flandreau High School. Shirley married Stanley Solsaa on January 14, 1946 at First Lutheran Church in...
Robert "Bobby" Redwing
May 14, 2013
Robert "Bobby" Redwing, 75, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Riverview Health Services in Flandreau, SD. Bobby was born October 16, 1937 in Pipestone, MN to Enos and Mary (Lewis) Redwing. They moved to Flandreau, SD and Bobby received his education at the Flandreau Public Schools. He entered the U.S. Army on October 25, 1955 and...
Charles "Charlie" J. Greco
Apr 26, 2013
Charles "Charlie" J. Greco, age 78, of Florence Gardens, AZ formerly of Flandreau, passed away Friday at Villa Hospice in Mesa, AZ. Charles was born August 20, 1934 to Joseph and Mary Greco in Massillon, OH. He received his education in Massillon and graduated in 1952 from Central Catholic School. Charlie joined the US Army on February...
Agnes M. Gengler
Apr 26, 2013
Agnes M. Gengler, 88, passed away Friday, April 26, 2013 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Agnes was born March 22, 1925 to Nicholas and Mary (Bormann) Gengler at Dell Rapids, SD. She received her education at DeVaney Country School. Agnes lived with her parents and cared for them until they passed away. Then she...
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