Margery J Gundvaldson
Mar 12, 2012
Margery Jane Gundvaldson, 87, of Brookings, SD formerly of Egan, SD died Monday, March 12, 2012 at Brookview Manor in Brookings. She was born March 10, 1925 at Luverne, MN to Otto and Martha (Kohlocheen) Arp. She received her education in rural Hardwick schools. Margery married Theodore Gundvaldson on February 16, 1947 at Jasper, MN. They farmed...
Kathryn R. (Ernesti) Becker
Mar 10, 2012
Kathryn R. (Ernesti) Becker, 61, died Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Golden Living Center Covington Heights, Sioux Falls. Kathryn was born September 13, 1950 to James and Pauline (Barnes) Ernesti at Sioux Falls. She grew up in Sioux Falls and graduated from Sioux Falls Washington in 1968. Following high school Kathryn joined the US Navy. She married...
Arline E. Westover
Mar 1, 2012
Arline E. Westover, 86, died Thursday, March 1, 2012 at Good Samaritan Village, Sioux Falls. Arline was born July 27, 1925 at Flandreau, SD to Iver and Marie (Fosmark) Thompson. She grew up on the family farm in Lone Rock Township in Moody County. Arline graduated from Flandreau High School in 1943 and continued her education at...
Kevin "Doc" J. Blum
Feb 21, 2012
Kevin "Doc" J. Blum, 55, died Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota, Sioux Falls. Kevin was born July 7, 1956 in Flandreau to Harold and JoAnn (Johnson) Blum. He grew up at Flandreau and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1974. After graduating from high school he and his father started Blum...
Leo L. Mcmahon
Feb 21, 2012
Leo L. McMahon, 82, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Flandreau, died Tuesday, February 21, 2012 in Apache Junction, AZ. Leo was born November 8, 1929 to Vincent and Ella (Erickson) McMahon of Flandreau, SD. Leo graduated from Flandreau High School in 1947. Leo met the love of his life, Rosemary Zimmer at a dance, and on January...
Kenneth D. Whaley
Feb 14, 2012
Kenneth Whaley, age 82, of Brookings, SD died Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at the United Retirement Center in Brookings after a brief battle with cancer. He was born April 19, 1929 in rural Colman, SD to Cyrus and Blanch (Thomas) Whaley. He graduated from Flandreau High School in 1947 and attended Augustana College where he majored in...
Angela May Brokate
Feb 8, 2012
Angela M. Brokate, 73, died Wednesday, February 8, 2011 at Avera Flandreau Medical Center. Angela was born on September 3, 1938 at Los Angeles, CA to Frederick and Grace (Nicassio) Schneller. She grew up in a Catholic Convent until the age of 13. She worked various jobs in Los Angeles but her most beloved was being a...
Sally A. Peper
Jan 27, 2012
Sally A. Peper, 67, died Friday, January 27, 2012 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. Â Sally was born November 20, 1944 in Flandreau, SD to LaMonte "Snick" and MaDonna (Smith) Scofield. She attended grade school at Riverview Country School, graduated from Flandreau High School in 1962 and attended Stewarts School of Hairstyling in Sioux Falls. Sally returned...
Rachael L. Blandenier
Jan 8, 2012
Rachael L. Blandenier, 90, of Madison formerly of Flandreau, died Sunday, January 8, 2012 at Avera Dells Area Hospital, Dell Rapids. Rachael was born May 11, 1921 at Flandreau to Guy and Teresa (Cronin) Smith. She grew up and attended school in Egan and graduated from Egan High School in 1939. Rachael continued her education at Nettleton...
Myrna J. Larson
Dec 28, 2011
Myrna Larson, 79, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Riverview Manor, Flandreau. Myrna was born March 27, 1932 to Richard and Ruth (Barclay) Gildemeister at Pipestone, MN. She was later adopted, through her mom's marriage, by Harold Nelson. Myrna grew up and graduated from Pipestone High School in 1950. Following graduation she worked for Bell Telephone Company...
Sr. Patrick Rose Elizabeth "Betty" Nichols, Csj
Dec 18, 2011
Sister Patrick Rose Elizabeth "Betty" Nichols, Congregation of St. Joseph, 90, died Sunday, December 18, 2011 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD. Betty (Sr. Patrick) was born May 21, 1921 at Woodstock, MN to William H. and Alice (Kreager) Nichols. She graduated from Verdi High School in 1938. She graduated from Mankato State Teachers College in...
Timothy J. Menning
Dec 7, 2011
Timothy J. Menning, 44, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at his home in rural Flandreau. Tim was born January 29, 1967 in Luverne, MN to Clyde and Ginny (Lunstra) Menning. He graduated from Luverne High School in 1986. Tim worked for IBP in Luverne and in the early 1990's started working at the SD State Penitentiary as...
Martin May
Nov 21, 2011
Martin John May, age 67, passed away Monday, November 21, 2011 at his home near Trent. Martin was born May 3, 1944 to John and Dorothy (Voelkert) May in Madison, SD. Martin graduated from Troupe school in 1958 and Colman High School in 1962. He lived and worked with Norris and Nora Flatten and then Richard and...
Helen G. Schoeneman
Nov 20, 2011
Helen G. Schoeneman, 99, died Sunday, November 20, 2011 at Riverview Manor, Flandreau. Helen Gertrude was born October 21, 1912, in Pipestone County, MN to Paul and Ida (Rosnow) Klitzke. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Ward, SD, and grew up as a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Verdi, MN, where she was confirmed...
Lary C. Peters
Nov 19, 2011
Lary Peters, 61, died Saturday, November 19, 2011 at the Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls. Lary was born February 10, 1950 in Hawarden, IA to Delbert and Bonnie (Dicks) Peters. He attended school in Hawarden and was married to Diane Dimmick on April 16, 1971 in Hawarden. They moved to and made a home in Flandreau, SD...
Gary F. Hemmer
Nov 9, 2011
Gary F. Hemmer, 31, died Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. Gary was born August 18, 1980 at Dell Rapids, SD to Jerry and Bonnie (DeLay) Hemmer. He graduated from Colman-Egan High School in 1998 and worked at Hutchinson Technology in Sioux Falls. In the spring of 2000 he began trenching fiber optic...
Kathryn A. Sampson
Oct 25, 2011
Kathryn A. Sampson, 91, died Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Good Samaritan Center in Sioux Falls. Kathryn was born January 14, 1920 in Aberdeen, SD to Walter and Magdalena (Wolf) Mock. Kathryn attended school in Aberdeen and graduated from Aberdeen Central High School in 1937. She attended Northern State University and received a teaching degree. In February...
Beverly A. Bothe
Oct 21, 2011
Beverly A. Bothe, 86, died Friday, October 21, 2011 at the Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Beverly was born on May 9, 1925 at Flandreau, SD to Jay and Wilma (Burdick) Bennett. She attended Bennett-Liberty School for 8 years and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1943. Bev attended Presentation College of Nursing in Aberdeen and...
Linda Sue Jewett
Oct 6, 2011
Linda Sue Jewett, 60, died Thursday, October 6, 2011 at the Flandreau Medical Center. Linda was born November 28, 1950 in Flandreau, SD to Leslie and Marvel (Rusk) Jewett. She attended special education classes at Flandreau Public School. In l977 Linda moved to Brookings where she lived and worked at Advance. She retired in 2007 and continued...
Viola M. Peper
Oct 4, 2011
Viola M. Peper, 96, died Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at Riverview Manor, Flandreau, SD. Viola was born on June 20, 1915 at Egan, SD to John and Malise (Amundson) Olson. Vi graduated from Flandreau High School in 1933. She worked as a housekeeper and a caregiver in Flandreau and then moved to Rapid City to care for...
