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Leo J. Gebhart

Leo J. Gebhart

Mar 10, 2013

Leo J. Gebhart, 95, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the United Living Center in Brookings, SD. Leo was born in Dell Rapids on October 20, 1917 to George and Margaret (Lanners) Gebhart. He was educated at Elkton St. Mary's School. He worked as a farm hand for several farmers and then R.S. Sweetman Farms. Leo...

Harvey A. Reynolds

Harvey A. Reynolds

Mar 10, 2013

Harvey A. Reynolds, 94 of Edgemont, SD and formerly of Verdi, MN died Sunday March 10, 2013 at Riverview Health Services, Flandreau. Harvey was born June 3, 1918 to Thomas C. and Martha (Rasmussen) Reynolds at their farm home near Verdi, MN. He attended school at Verdi and helped his father with the farming. In 1934 he...

Kenny R. Redenius

Kenny R. Redenius

Mar 5, 2013

Kenny R. Redenius, 26, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at his home in Tea. Kenny was born February 16, 1987 in Gillette, WY to Hobart and Glenda (Stein) Redenius. His family moved to Pipestone, MN when he was five and Kenny graduated from Elkton High School in 2005. He attended Southeast Area Vo-Tech in...

Allen O. Anderson

Allen O. Anderson

Mar 2, 2013

Allen O. Anderson, 79, passed away at his home on Saturday, March 2, 2013. He was born February 13, 1934 at Dell Rapids, SD to Orlando and Frances (Anderson) Anderson. He received his education in Moody County country schools and then started farming with his father. Allen married Carol Crisp on April 4, 1954 at Bethania Lutheran...

Thomas R. Allen Sr.

Thomas R. Allen Sr.

Feb 22, 2013

Thomas R. Allen Sr., 77, passed away Friday, February 22, 2013 at Riverview Health Services in Flandreau, SD. Tom was born January 27, 1936 to Raymond and LaVerne (Redwing) Allen at Flandreau. He attended school in Flandreau, SD. He joined the Marines and served as an engineer in Korea before he was discharged in 1957. Tom moved...

Whynema Ehlers

Whynema Ehlers

Feb 17, 2013

Whynema Caroline (Bergman) Ehlers, 96, passed away Sunday February 17, 2013 at Riverview Health Services, in Flandreau, SD. Whynema was born August 6, 1916 in Verdi, MN to George and Julie (Meyer) Bergman. She attended school in Lincoln Co, MN. She married Ivan H. Ehlers on December 11, 1934 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Flandreau, SD....

Gordon J. Brodersen

Gordon J. Brodersen

Feb 15, 2013

Gordon Brodersen, 83, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013 at his home in Elkton, SD. Gordon was born January 11, 1930 in Flandreau, SD to Jens and Johanna Brodersen. He attended Country School in Flandreau and Verdi, and then finished his schooling in Elkton. Gordon lived and worked on the family dairy farm from 1942 to present...

Ruth E. Nebben

Ruth E. Nebben

Feb 8, 2013

Ruth E. Nebben, 88, passed away Friday, February 8, 2013 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Ruth was born August 30, 1924 at Chester, SD to Ed and Mary (Birnbaum) Michel. She attended Moody County country schools and graduated from Trent High School in 1942. Ruth married Palmer Nebben on September 23, 1944 at Huntimer...

Joyce I. Anderson

Joyce I. Anderson

Feb 2, 2013

Joyce Irene Anderson, 80, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2013 at the Flandreau Medical Center. She was born June 7, 1932 in Hendricks, MN to Martin and Gina (Sommervold) Christopherson. She attended country school through the eighth grade. Joyce married Glen Anderson on February 24, 1949 in the Christ Lutheran Parsonage in Hendricks. They lived near Elkton,...

Darrell J. Hiller

Darrell J. Hiller

Feb 1, 2013

Darrell J. Hiller, 76, passed away Friday, February 1, 2013 at Hospice of the Valley, Mesa, AZ. He was born May 19, 1936 in Madison, SD to John and Mary (Petit) Hiller. He graduated from Colman High School in 1954 and then served in the Army and was stationed in Germany. He returned to the family farm...

John Lellelid

John Lellelid

Jan 30, 2013

John Lellelid, 73, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in Madison, SD. He was born February 21, 1939 in Madison, SD to Helga and Gust Lellelid of Colman, SD. They were both raised in Norway, their native land, in the Hardanger region and Tydal. John graduated from Colman High School in 1957...

Maxine Louise Doyle

Maxine Louise Doyle

Jan 30, 2013

Maxine Doyle, 93, passed away January 30, 2013 in Mission Hills, CA. Maxine Louise Brown was born January 1, 1920 on a farm north of Flandreau, South Dakota to Waldo and Ella (Mellin) Brown. She received her education in rural schools and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1938. Maxine and her sister Norma then moved to...

Shirley T. Johnson

Shirley T. Johnson

Jan 28, 2013

Shirley Johnson, 79, passed away Monday, January 28, 2013 at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls. She was born November 14, 1933 at Flandreau, SD to Leonard and Nora (Earl) Thompson. She was raised by her aunt and uncle, Lillian and Jack Headrick, after her mother died when she was three. She graduated from Flandreau High School...

Phyllis R. Christenson

Phyllis R. Christenson

Jan 27, 2013

Phyllis R. Christenson, 89, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2013 at Edgewood Vista in Flandreau. She was born April 29, 1923 in Clare Township near Flandreau, SD to John F. and Margaret (McMahon) Powers. She received her education in Chamberlin Country School and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1941. She graduated from Nettleton Business College in...

William V. Hass

William V. Hass

Jan 25, 2013

William Vincent Hass, 94, passed away Friday, January 25, 2013 at Riverview Health Services, Flandreau. William was born on June 23, 1918, to Carl and Pauline (Braun) Hass in rural Wentworth, SD and grew up on farms in the area. He attended Franklin grade school and high school and from there he went on to South Dakota...

Lucile V. Schoenwetter

Lucile V. Schoenwetter

Jan 7, 2013

Lucile V. Schoenwetter, 75, passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 at her home in Flandreau. Lucile was born October 6, 1937 in Watertown, SD to John and Florence (Steuck) Dewall. She attended country school in the Henry and Grover area and then Rapid City High School and Hazel High School. Lucile worked in Rapid City and Watertown...

Jerome L. Peter

Jerome L. Peter

Jan 2, 2013

Jerome L. Peter, 72, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at his home in Flandreau. Jerome was born March 13, 1940 in Bruce, SD to Ben and Gertrude (Fasbender) Peter. He graduated from Bruce High School and after graduation Jerome moved to Denver, CO and was a graphic designer. Jerome married Dianna Perry on August 22, 1991...

C. Donald "Spot" Babcock

C. Donald "Spot" Babcock

Dec 29, 2012

Charles Donald "Spot" Babcock, 84, passed away December 29, 2012 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD. Don "Spot" was born October 1, 1928 in Flandreau, SD to Everette and Emma (Bennett) Babcock. He attended Liberty Country School in Moody County until the sixth grade. He then attended Flandreau Public School graduating in 1946. He...

Laverne E. Anderson

Laverne E. Anderson

Dec 18, 2012

LaVerne Anderson, 76 of Brookings, formerly of Ward, SD died Tuesday December 18, 2012 at Brookview Manor in Brookings. LaVerne was born October 11, 1936 at Haynes, ND to Edwin and Carrie (Christman) Anderson. In 1940 they moved to a farm four miles southwest of Ward, SD where Vern went to Fletcher Country School and he graduated...

Roween M. Cameron

Roween M. Cameron

Dec 17, 2012

Roween passed away Monday, December 17, 2012 at Riverview Health Services, Flandreau. Roween was born June 23, 1933 in Elkton to Louis and Lillian (Engel) Heesch. She received her education in Elkton graduating from Elkton High School in 1951. She attended nursing school at Anchor Hospital in St. Paul, MN. After graduating from nursing school Roween married...

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