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...
Paul Tanke
Oct 3, 2011
Paul Tanke, 66, died Monday, October 3, 2011 at his home in Colman. Paul was born on January 6, 1945 at Volga, SD to Lee and Phyllis (Hutt) Tanke. He was confirmed at Argo Lutheran Church, rural White, SD. Paul graduated from White High School in 1963. He then attended General Beadle College in Madison where he...
Elmer H. Weston
Sep 26, 2011
Elmer H. Weston, Ta Hocoka Wahbada Mani "In his center he walks in humility", 90, passed away Monday, September 26, 2011 at his home. Elmer was born April 12, 1921 on the Santee Reservation in a church manse at Hobo Creek, NE to Amos and Sophie (Wells) Weston. He attended Spafford Grade School in Flandreau, Pipestone Indian...
Ernest Patrick Halter
Sep 25, 2011
Ernest P. Halter, 97, passed away Sunday at Riverview Manor. Ernest Patrick Halter was born January 3, 1914 to George and Anna (O'Leary) Halter in Flandreau, SD. He attended grade school at Shady Lawn Country School. He did not attend high school because his father needed him home to help farm. Ernest married Ethel Cameron on February...
Margery E. Hendry
Sep 13, 2011
Margery Ella Hendry, 87, formerly of Colman, SD died peacefully with her family at her side on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Bethany Lutheran Home in Sioux Falls. Margery was born June 11, 1924 in Clay County to James J. and May (Dickerson) Young. She grew up in Clay County on the family farm north of Wakonda....
James K. Latham
Sep 13, 2011
James K. Latham, 91, of Flandreau died Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. He was born November 22, 1919 at Flandreau, SD to Ervin and Mabel (Julson) Latham. He attended Flandreau Public Schools and then joined the National Guard. During WWII Headquarters Battery 2nd Battalion, 147th Field Artillery was called up and Jim...
Helen C. Welch
Sep 13, 2011
Helen Clarice Welch, 85, died Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at the Riverview Manor in Flandreau. Helen was the child of three born to Harold and Alma (Skogen) Forbragd on November 18, 1925. She lived the years of her youth in Bradley, SD. Upon graduating from Bradley High School, she worked in the local bank. She married Leon...
Lavon Linda Buhr
Sep 9, 2011
Lavon Linda Buhr, 87, went home to be with her Lord Jesus in Heaven on September 9, 2011. Lavon was born August 25, 1924 to Frank and Luella (Buchholz) Mennenga in Clarksville, IA. She became a child of God through baptism at St. John's Lutheran Church in Clarksville on September 28, 1924. She was confirmed in the...
Mavis Lloyd
Sep 8, 2011
Mavis Lloyd, 72, of Mitchell formerly of Flandreau, died Thursday, September 8, 2011 at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell. Mavis was born August 14, 1939 at Mitchell to Reginald and Fern (Wecker) Faber. She was educated at Badger Township School and then graduated from Carthage High School in 1957. Mavis attended Stewarts School in Sioux...
Lyle W. Croon
Sep 1, 2011
Lyle W. Croon, 90, died Thursday, September 1, 2011 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. He was born June 16, 1921 at Hawarden, IA to Onnie and Mildred (Luschen) Croon.They moved near Pipestone in 1926 and in 1929 they moved to a farm southeast of Colman. He attended Docksteader and Kluge Country Schools. Lyle entered the Army...
Nic A. Rose
Aug 31, 2011
Nic A. Rose, 33, died Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at Valentine, NE. Nic was born August 2, 1978 in Flandreau, SD to Mark Rose and Tammy Renville. He graduated from Flandreau High School in 1996 and attended the University of Minnesota. He returned to Flandreau and cooked at The Cattlemen's Club, Mad Mary's and at the Flandreau...
