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Venita V. Sutherland

Venita V. Sutherland

Dec 16, 2012

Venita V. Sutherland, age 89, died Sunday, December 16, 2012 at Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home, Pipestone. Venita was born January, 23, 1923 at Freemansburg WV to Claude and Martha (Gall) Burnside. She received her education in Weston, WV and moved to Akron, OH in 1940 where she worked in an airplane parts factory as a clerk....

Robert P. Gill

Robert P. Gill

Dec 13, 2012

Robert (Bob) Peter Gill, age 82, of Flandreau, died Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD following a short, couregeous battle with cancer. Robert was born November 10, 1930 in Egan, SD to George and Caroline (Pierce) Gill. He graduated from Egan High School in 1949. He attended SDSU and Moeller Barber...

Karen L. Eikmeier

Karen L. Eikmeier

Dec 11, 2012

Karen L. Eikmeier, 75, passed away December 11, 2012 at Riverview Health Services, Flandreau, SD. Karen was born October 24, 1937 in Moody County, SD to Kermit and Bethel (McFarland) Thielsen. She attended Tidd Country School and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1955. Karen attended nursing school at SDSU in Brookings and married Glen Eikmeier on...

Hazel O. Headrick

Hazel O. Headrick

Dec 9, 2012

Hazel O. Headrick, 99, died Sunday at Riverview Health Services in Flandreau. Hazel was born on August 11, 1913 at Memphis, MO to William and Laura (Howe) West. At the age of three she and her family moved to Saskatchewan, Canada where she received her education. Hazel married Harold Stimson in 1933 and they moved to Flandreau....

Barbara A. Mohror

Barbara A. Mohror

Dec 5, 2012

Barbara A. Mohror, 72, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at Avera Flandreau Medical Center. She was born December 12, 1939 in Flandreau, SD to William and Martha (Johnson) Thom. She graduated from Flandreau High School in 1957 and worked at SDSU in Brookings, SD as a secretary in the Animal Science Department. Barbara married Douglas Mohror...

Marlys Thorson

Marlys Thorson

Dec 3, 2012

Marlys J. Thorson, 81, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012 at the Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota. She was born April 7, 1931 in Flandreau, SD to Carl J. and Hazel I. (Henderson) Hanson. She graduated from Flandreau High School in 1949 where she was Homecoming Queen. Marlys attended Madison Normal and received a teaching degree....

Craig Robert Johanson

Craig Robert Johanson

Nov 24, 2012

Craig R. Johanson, age 46, died Saturday, November 24, 2012 at his home. Craig was born October 19, 1966 in Flandreau, SD to Robert and Sally (Lacey) Johanson. He graduated from Flandreau High School in 1984. Craig was involved in many high school sports and activities. He attended SDSU in Brookings and was part of the 1742nd...

Fred William Finch

Fred William Finch

Nov 23, 2012

Fred W. Finch, age 91, died Friday, November 23, 2012 at Riverview Health Services, Flandreau. Fred was born on June 16, 1921 in Dell Rapids, SD to Fred L. and Lulu (Bixler) Finch. He grew up in Dell Rapids and then moved with his family to Madison, SD where he graduated from Madison High School in 1940....

Raymond W. Sorensen

Raymond W. Sorensen

Nov 15, 2012

Raymond W. Sorensen, age 97, passed away on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at the Avera Flandreau Medical Center. Ray, as most people called him, was born on March 29, 1915, in Grovena Township, Moody County, South Dakota, the son of Henry and Jesse (Randersen) Sorensen. He attended and graduated from Juve Country School and continued his education...

Janet Mae Mcmahon

Janet Mae Mcmahon

Nov 13, 2012

Janet Mae McMahon, age 68, died Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at Avera Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls. Janet was born September 2, 1944 in Lincoln, NE to Dale and Dorothy (Johnson) Fuhs. She grew up in Flandreau and then moved with her family to California where she graduated from Watsonville High School. She married Larry Delaney and...

Doris V. Johnson

Doris V. Johnson

Nov 4, 2012

Doris Johnson, 89, formerly of Flandreau, died Sunday, November 4, 2012 at Good Samaritan Luther Manor, Sioux Falls. Doris was born April 7, 1923 at Flandreau, SD to Edward and Alice (Gunderson) Ovrid. She attended Juve Country School and graduated from Egan High School in 1941. Doris taught school in Moody County and then worked at the...

Robert W. Lutter

Robert W. Lutter

Nov 3, 2012

Robert W. Lutter, 95, died Saturday, November 3, 2012 at the Flandreau Medical Center. Robert was born August 10, 1917 at Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada to Anton and Regina (Grunsky) Lutter. As a child, his family moved to Redfield, SD where Robert received his education. He worked as a mechanic and then as a carpenter. Robert married Evelyn...

Jason M. Erickson

Jason M. Erickson

Oct 31, 2012

Jason M. Erickson, 48, died Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls. Jason was born on October 3, 1964 at Pipestone, MN to Roger and Laura (Biron) Erickson. He graduated from Lennox High School in 1984 and then graduated from USD in Vermillion. Jason worked in sales at Austad's in Sioux Falls and as...

Linda (Beane) Olson

Linda (Beane) Olson

Oct 26, 2012

Linda Beane Olson, 72, died Friday, October 26, 2012 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.Linda Lee Beane was born in Flandreau, SD on December 25, 1939 to Sydney E. and Lillian (Moore) Beane. Linda attended Spafford Elementary, Flandreau High School, and after moving with her family to Wahpeton, ND, graduated from Wahpeton High School. Following high...

Evelyn V. Galvan

Evelyn V. Galvan

Oct 10, 2012

Evelyn V. Galvan, age 87, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at her home in Flandreau. Evelyn was born April 5, 1925 at Pine Ridge, SD to James and Bessie (Weston) Grass. She was educated in Pine Ridge and married Charles Galvan in Omaha, NE in 1965. They moved to Flandreau in 2001. Evelyn enjoyed playing bingo....

Beula E. Hay

Beula E. Hay

Oct 9, 2012

Beula E. Hay, 92, of Egan, SD died Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at Riverview Health Services, Flandreau. Beula was born November 9, 1919 in Codington County, SD to Ralph and Flora (Roberts) Mogle. The family moved to a farm east of Flandreau, SD when she was a child and she attended Moody County country schools. Beula married...

Vera A. Gebhart

Vera A. Gebhart

Oct 8, 2012

Vera Ann Gebhart, age 92, of Flandreau passed from this life to be with God on Monday, October 8, 2012 at Riverview Health Services, Flandreau. Vera was born on February 24, 1920 on the family farm near Jasper in Rock County, Minnesota to Ord C. and Anna (DeBates) Fields. In 1935 she moved with her parents and...

Irene A. Steffensmeier

Irene A. Steffensmeier

Oct 6, 2012

Irene A. Steffensmeier, 85, formerly of Egan, died Saturday, October 6, 2012 at Riverview Health Services, Flandreau. Irene was born September 30, 1927 in Owatonna, MN to Joseph and Adeline (Wesley) Dushek. She graduated from Owatonna High School and Winona State U in Winona, MN. After graduating from college, Irene took her first teaching job in Morgan,...

Dorothea C. Heiertz

Dorothea C. Heiertz

Sep 27, 2012

Dorothea C. Heiertz, age 85, fell asleep through Jesus on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at her home in Sun City, AZ with her children at her side. Dorothea was born on September 24, 1927 at Parkston, SD to John and Emma (Weidenbach) Wudel. After graduating from Parkston High School, she went on to earn a Home Economics...

Theodore C. Schwing

Theodore C. Schwing

Sep 26, 2012

Theodore C. Schwing, 79, died Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at the Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls. He was born May 28, 1933 at Hendricks, MN to Theodore and Anna (Gramlich) Schwing, Sr. He graduated from Lake Benton High School in 1951 and then attended Mankato State Teachers College. He served in the United States Army from 1957-1959. Ted married Sadonna...

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