Peggy L. Smith
Aug 19, 2012
Peggy L. Smith, age 87, died Sunday, August 19, 2012 at Riverview Health Services, Flandreau. Peggy was born January 2, 1925 at Clacton, England to Basil and Hilda (Clark) Ratcliffe. She grew up in England and in 1956 moved to Vancouver, British Columbia. Peggy returned to England in 1966 and later married Gordon Smith. Gordon preceded her...
Mary Ellen Paulsen
Aug 14, 2012
Mary E. Paulsen, 89, died Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at Riverview Health Services. She was born August 28, 1922 in Flandreau, SD to Isaac "Ike" and Hazel "Peggy" (Davis) Maguire. She grew up in Moody County, attended Hess School and graduated from Spafford Grade School in 1937. Mary worked in the area until she married Peter F....
Dorothy "Peggy" L. Bisson
Aug 13, 2012
Dorothy "Peggy" L. Bisson, age 78, died Monday, August 13, 2012 at Riverview Health Services, Flandreau. Peggy was born April 22, 1934 at Sioux Falls, SD to Weldon and Rose (Madel) Robb. She grew up in Flandreau and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1953. On May 23, 1953 Peggy married Lester Bisson, Jr. at Ss. Simon...
Fern E Mckeown
Aug 10, 2012
Fern E. McKeown, 96, died Friday, August 10, 2012 at the Brookings Hospital. She was born April 24, 1916 at Elkton, SD to Barthol and Mollie (Tomscha) Wiskur. She received her education at St. Mary's School. Fern was married to E.B. "Bus" McKeown on February 1, 1942 at Elkton and they lived in Massachusetts while Bus was...
Audrey C. Elhoff
Aug 6, 2012
Audrey C. Elhoff, 93, died Monday, August 6, 2012 at the Avera Dells Area Hospital. She was born May 7, 1919 in rural Colman, SD to Fred and Jessie (Dunlap) Elhoff. She graduated from Colman High School in 1937 and then cared for her parents. They moved into Colman the fall of 1951 and Audrey went to...
Pauline "Pat" Ernesti Lambert
Jul 28, 2012
Pauline "Pat" Ernesti Lambert, 87, died Saturday, July 28, 2012 at her home in Sioux Falls. She was born February 1, 1925 at Harrisburg, SD to Benhardt and Elvida (Boyson) Barnes. She went to grade school in Tea and high school in Lennox, Harrisburg and Yankton. She waitressed and also worked at John Morrell's during WWII. Pat...
Edward Kramer
Jul 25, 2012
Edward William Kramer, age 91, died Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at his son's home, rural Flandreau.Edward was born May 2, 1921 two miles south of Lone Tree in Moody County to George F. and Anna C. (Hemmer) Kramer. At age 5 Ed moved with his family to a farm near Chester and started school at Pleasant Valley...
Ernie R. Pedersen
Jul 21, 2012
Ernie Pedersen, 85, died Saturday, July 21, 2012 at Bethel Lutheran Home, Madison. He was born December 11, 1926 in a farm home near Larchwood, IA to Ejner and Kirstine (Kjeldsen) Pedersen. He received his education in Inwood, IA graduating from Inwood High School. Ernst served in the United States Air Force from 1945-1946. On October 16,...
Dale V. Thielsen
Jul 21, 2012
Dale V. Thielsen, 87, died Saturday, July 21, 2012 at his farm home. Dale was born December 12, 1924 at home in rural Moody County to Raymond and Gertrude (Cobb) Thielsen. He was a lifelong resident of Moody County, living his 87 years on the Thielsen farm. He graduated from Harmony no. 33 grade school and Flandreau...
Clara June Mulder
Jul 18, 2012
Clara June Mulder, age 91, died Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at Riverview Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Flandreau.June was born May 28, 1921 in Sioux Falls, SD to Arthur and Ruth (Henton) Amburn. She grew up in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High School. Following high school she first married Charles Craig of Mason City,...
Edna Dorothy Mccracken
Jul 18, 2012
Edna Dorothy McCracken, age 99, died Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at Riverview Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Flandreau.Edna was born July 14, 1913 to Henry and Louise (Plueger) Pecks at LeMars, IA. At the age of 2 she moved with her parents to Winfred, SD where she completed her education. On February 6, 1934 Edna married...
Jason D. Lee
Jul 15, 2012
Jason D. Lee, 41, died Sunday, July 15, 2012 due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Jason was born May 31, 1971 in Brookings, SD to Doyle Elston and Connie Lee. He attended school in Flandreau, SD and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1989. Jason attended Southeast Vocational in Sioux Falls receiving a degree as...
Justina Hofer
Jul 2, 2012
Justina Hofer, age 92, died Monday, July 2, 2012 at her home at Pleasant Valley Colony, Flandreau. Justina was born on January 2, 1920 at Pigeon Lake, Manitoba, CA to Paul and Sarah (Gross) Tschetter. She married David Hofer on November 19, 1941 at New Elm Spring Colony at Ethan, SD. They moved to Pleasant Valley Colony...
Alice J. Williamson
Jun 24, 2012
Alice J. Williamson, 74, died Sunday, June 24, 2012 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. She was born on December 2, 1937 in Omaha, NE to Oliver and Margaret (Healey) Nelson. She lived in Chester and Dell Rapids, SD and went to Dell Rapids St. Mary's and Dell Rapids Public Schools. She married Richard Jewett in Dell...
John J. Pray
Jun 24, 2012
John J. Pray, age 50, died Sunday, June 24, 2012 at Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota in Sioux Falls. John was born December 2, 1961 in New York to Rev. Bruce S. & Rose (Bairos) Pray, Sr. He graduated from Flandreau High School in 1980. Following high school John attended USD and then aeronautics school in...
Alvin A. Dykstra
Jun 16, 2012
Alvin A. Dykstra, 84, died Saturday, June 16, 2012 at Riverview Manor in Flandreau. He was born October 1, 1927 at Springfield, SD to Hilbrand and Grace (Bartholomew) Dykstra. He graduated from Valley Springs High School in 1945. Alvin was drafted into the United States Army on January 3, 1946 and was discharged August 21, 1947. He...
Everett C. Zellers
Jun 11, 2012
Everett C. Zellers, 93, died Monday, June 11, 2012 at Lutheran Home, Belle Plaine, MN.Everett was born on August 6, 1918 to Clyde and Elsie Marie (Sturgis) Zellers at Sioux Falls, SD. He grew up in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High School. Following high school, Everett graduated from Augustana College. Everett joined the U.S. Navy...
Eldred E. "Chicko" Scholes
Jun 10, 2012
Eldred E. "Chicko" Scholes, 62, of Sioux Falls died Sunday, June 10, 2012 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls. Eldred "Chicko" Scholes was born August 10, 1949 to Eldred "El" and Bonnie Jeanne (Gould) Scholes. Chicko graduated from Brookfield Central High School in 1967. Following graduation he worked for his dad at Donutland in Monona and Madison,...
Michael Miles Rohan
Jun 10, 2012
Michael M. Rohan, 6, died Sunday, June 10, 2012 at Sanford Children's Hospital, Sioux Falls. He was born December 26, 2005 in Spencer, IA to Kevin and Susan (Johnson) Rohan. His family moved to Brookings, SD and returned to Spencer in December 2007. Michael attended Johnson Elementary where he had just completed kindergarten. He liked playing t-ball,...
Orris "Bill" Stahly
Jun 9, 2012
Orris "Bill" Stahly, 91, died Saturday, June 9, 2012 in Flandreau. Bill was born March 26, 1921 in Huron to George and Margaret (Chalberg) Stahly. He started school in Huron and lived with his parents in Huron until he was 15 years old. They moved to Moody County, SD and Bill graduated from Egan High School in 1939. He attended...
