Bruce W. Bisson
Apr 23, 2013
Bruce Bisson, 56, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at Wall, SD of natural causes. Bruce was born October 21, 1956 in a military hospital in Germany to Lester, Jr. and Dorothy "Peggy" (Robb) Bisson. He received his education in Hess Country School and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1975. Bruce helped his dad farm and...
Jim L. Gerlach
Apr 17, 2013
Jim L. Gerlach, 65, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Sanford Medical Center, Sioux Falls, SD. Jim was born September 11, 1947 at Parkston, SD to Emil and Helen (Dahlke) Gerlach. He started school at Baker Country School #39 and graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1965. Jim attended Stewarts School of Hairstyling and worked...
Lillian E. Beane
Apr 12, 2013
Lillian Evelyn Beane, age 101, passed away on April 12, 2013, at Avera Flandreau Hospital. The daughter of Oliver Moore and Grace Eastman Moore, Lillian was born on August 27th, 1911 in her grandfather Rev. John Eastman's home at Agency Village on the Sisseton Reservation, South Dakota. Rev. Eastman had been called to serve the Goodwill Presbyterian...
Virgil V. Strenge
Apr 5, 2013
Virgil was born October 1, 1931 in Moody County, SD to George and Alice (Walder) Strenge. He received his education in a Moody County country school. He started farming with his father and was married to Grace Mullett on September 10, 1950 at Wellman Methodist Church, rural Colman, SD. They farmed north of Colman, retiring from farming...
Ruby D. Moeller
Mar 30, 2013
Ruby D. Moeller, 90, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Riverview Health Services in Flandreau. She was born July 1, 1922 at Colman, SD to Mathias and Anna (Specht) Strenge. She received her education in Moody County country schools. Ruby married Lester Moeller at Pipestone, MN on November 10, 1952. They lived in Flandreau, SD and...
James "Mick" Ramsdell
Mar 29, 2013
James "Mick" Lester Ramsdell, 89, a lifelong resident of Flandreau, SD, passed away on March 29, 2013 at Riverview Health Services. Mick was born March 27, 1924 on the family farm to Virginia Lucille Kelley and Lester William Ramsdell. Mick attended Liberty Country School, a one-room schoolhouse, and then graduated from Flandreau High School in 1942. As...
Richard J. Van De Berg
Mar 29, 2013
Richard J. Van De Berg passed away March 29, 2013 at Southridge Healthcare in Sioux Falls. He was born July 1, 1928 at Orange City, IA to Henry and Cornelia (Van't Hol) Van De Berg. He was second of nine children. Richard grew up farming and after his education served in the United States Army from February...
Edward C. Strenge
Mar 26, 2013
Edward C. Strenge, 70, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. Edward was born July 14, 1942 to Carl and Pearl (Specht) Strenge in Chester, SD. He was raised in the Colman area and attended Galla County School. After school Edward worked as a farm hand and then owned a lawn service where he worked...
James F. Collins
Mar 13, 2013
James F. Collins, 84, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at the United Living Center, Brookings. He was born October 25, 1928 to Clarence and Florence (McMahon) Collins on a farm near Flandreau, SD. Jim attended Yoe School in Moody County and graduated from Egan High School in 1946. Jim worked for Moore Construction until he was...
Geraldine G. Johnson
Mar 13, 2013
Geraldine Johnson, 102, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Riverview Health Services, Flandreau. She was born June 12, 1910 at Flandreau, SD to Frank and Clara (Finke) Bebo. She graduated from Flandreau High School in 1930. Geraldine married Lloyd Johnson on October 10, 1934 in Colman, SD and they lived in Flandreau. Her husband preceded her...
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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...
