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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Adelbert M. Kiecksee
Sep 26, 2012
Adelbert Kiecksee, age 88, of Flandreau died Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at his home. Adelbert was born April 12, 1924 on the family farm in Moody County, SD to William and Sophie (Oldenburg) Kiecksee. He was educated in country schools in Moody County until the 8th grade. Delbert entered the US Army on December 29, 1948 and...
Mary P. Rosheim
Sep 25, 2012
Mary P. Rosheim, age 86, died Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at Avera Flandreau Medical Center, Flandreau. Mary was born July 24, 1926 at Flandreau, SD to Harry and Leona (Fargen) Parsley. Mary graduated from Egan High School in 1944 and then received her teaching certificate from Madison Normal. She taught country schools in Moody County and was...
Arthur C. Leitzke
Sep 11, 2012
Arthur C. Leitzke, 70, died Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. He was born August 26, 1942 at Geddes, SD to Ernest and Myrtle (Lundin) Leitzke. In 1945 they moved to Brookings, SD and he graduated from Brookings High School in 1960. Art served in the Brookings National Guard Unit and worked for...
Ethel K Clausen
Sep 11, 2012
Ethel K. Clausen, age 97, died Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at Riverview Health Services, Flandreau. Ethel was born on December 14, 1914 in Richland Township, Brookings County, SD to Emil and Julia (Ecker) Laabs. She attended Richland Country School #48. On September 30, 1935 she married Bennie Clausen at Aurora, SD. They farmed until 1971 when they...
Johnny W. Bowen
Sep 4, 2012
Johnny W. Bowen, age 93, died Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. Johnny "JB" was born on July 6, 1919 on a farm located in Clare Township, Moody County, SD to Frank and Theresa (Ashauer) Bowen. When Johnny was 13 his parents purchased and moved the family to a farm 6 ½ miles...
Bette J. Bach
Sep 4, 2012
Bette J. Bach, age 80, died Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Brookview Manor, Brookings. Bette was born on May 18, 1932 at Pipestone, MN to Garland and Lila(Hanson) Johnson. She graduated from Pipestone High School in 1950 and was active in the band and choir. Bette moved to Lutsan, MN and then returned to Pipestone and worked...
Arnold M. Klosterman
Aug 26, 2012
Arnold Klosterman, 91, formerly of Elkton, SD passed away Sunday, August 26, 2012 at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls. He was born March 3, 1921 in Elkton, SD to Charles and Elizabeth (Bentz) Klosterman. He attended St. Mary's Catholic School. Arnie married Helen Schmidt on April 29, 1941 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Elkton....
Francis J. "Fritz" Hemmer
Aug 22, 2012
Francis "Fritz" Hemmer, 78, of Flandreau, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Fals. Francis "Fritz" was born March16, 1934, in rural Moody County, SD., to Thomas and Rose (Welbig) Hemmer. He attended Gale Ridge Country School. Fritz worked on the farm until 1954 when he volunteered to serve his country...
Dwayne Cecil Gulick
Aug 22, 2012
Dwayne was born at Flandreau, SD, June 1, 1934 to Cecil and Lillian (Hell) Gulick. He received his education in the Flandreau Public Schools and continued his education at Augustana College in Sioux Falls. He served in the US Navy with the Fighting Seabees in Guam and Kodiak, AK. While in the service, Dwayne played on the Navy baseball team....
Paul N. Felix
Aug 20, 2012
Paul N. Felix died Monday, August 20, 2012 at Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota. Felix was born April 22, 1927 to Milton and Elva Jelgerhuis Felix on a farm northeast of Fedora, South Dakota. His schooling included attending a one-room schoolhouse in Carthage, South Dakota, a grade school in Wisconsin, and Fedora High School in South Dakota. He attended...
