Marvel Mary Bartelt
Apr 9, 2011
Marvel M. Bartelt, 92, died Saturday, April 9, 2011 at Riverview Manor, Flandreau. Marvel was born May 1, 1918 in Lincoln County, MN to William and Julia (Wooley) Munsch. She was educated in various country schools in Iowa and Minnesota. Marvel worked as a housekeeper in Elkton for Bernard and Helen Higgins where she met her future...
Marlene "Molly" Fox
Apr 8, 2011
Marlene "Molly" Fox, 77, died Friday, April 8, 2011 at Covington Heights Nursing Home in Sioux Falls under hospice care. Molly was born November 25, 1933 in Colman, SD to John and Ora (Nelson) Loehr. She attended various country schools and graduated from Egan High School. Following graduation Molly worked at Ben Franklin in Flandreau. On September...
Jean E. Bowen
Mar 27, 2011
Jean E. Bowen, 84 passed away Sunday, March 27, 2011 while under the loving care of the staff at Golden Living Center in Madison, South Dakota. Jean Ellen Davis was born January 26, 1927 in Madison, South Dakota to Hiram and Lillian Davis. She lived her childhood and young adult life on the family farm in Ramona...
Bret A. Engebretson
Mar 26, 2011
Bret A. Engebretson, 30, died Saturday, March 26, 2011 at his home in Flandreau. Bret was born on August 5, 1980 at Pipestone, MN to Paul and Joyce (Doerr) Engebretson. He was educated in Garreston. Bret received his GED from Southeast Tech in 2005. He worked at Dresen Trailers and Dakota Transformers as well as other various...
Katherine Whitaker
Mar 23, 2011
Katherine Whitaker, age 97, formerly of Elkton, died Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at her home in Galveston, TX. Katherine is survived by 2 granddaughters, Tina DeHolt and Tamy DeHolt and a son-in-law, Jack DeHolt. Graveside services will be Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Elkton City Cemetery, Elkton, SD
Donald H Myers
Mar 22, 2011
Donald H. Myers, 77, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at his home in Egan. Don was born October 14, 1933 in Flandreau to Elzer and Mary Adelia (Thielsen) Myers. He received his education in country schools in Moody County and graduated in 1952 from Washington High School in Sioux Falls. Don went to Radio and Electronic School...
Esther C. Schut
Feb 17, 2011
Esther C. Schut, 87, died Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Good Samaritan Luther Manor, Sioux Falls. Esther was born January 8, 1924 at Remsen, IA to Jacob and Mary (Seel) Kappler. She received her education in rural country schools at Remsen and then worked with her parents. She married Ray Schut on January 16, 1946 at Remsen...
Lawrence "Larry" L. Miles
Feb 5, 2011
Lawrence "Larry" L. Miles, 72, died Saturday, February 5, 2011 at his home in Dell Rapids. Larry was born March 5, 1938 in Chester, SD to Harold and Evelyn (Birnbaum) Miles. He attended school and graduated from Egan in 1956. Larry married Janice Amdahl on May 27, 1961 in Flandreau and together they had nine children. He...
Doyal O Biteler
Feb 1, 2011
Doyal O. Biteler, 88, died Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at Riverview Manor. Doyal was born on August 23, 1922 at Sioux Falls, SD to Otto and Emma (Horn) Biteler. He received his education at Lathrop Country School until eighth grade and then farmed with his dad north of Flandreau. Doyal was married on June 26, 1946 at...
Rev. Dr. Marlin R. Vetter
Jan 28, 2011
Rev. Dr. Marlin R. Vetter, 64, died Friday, January 28, 2011, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. He was born June 5, 1946 in Minot, ND to Ray and Agnes (Johnson) Vetter. He graduated from high school in Chamberlain, SD in 1964. Marlin married Norma J. Audiss in Chamberlain on September 3, 1966. Marlin was a...
Eleanora B. Johnson
Jan 21, 2011
Eleanora B. Johnson, 100, passed away Friday, January 21, 2011 at Riverview Manor in Flandreau. Eleanora was born May 10, 1910 at Centralia, WA to William and Amanda (Peterson) Lemon. When she was seven years old, her mother passed away and her father moved his family back to the Elkton area. She graduated from Flandreau High School...
Mona J. Miles
Jan 19, 2011
Mona J. Miles, 61, died Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at Riverview Manor. She was born December 21, 1949 in Flandreau, SD to Leroy and Elaine (Traversie) Miles. She graduated from Flandreau High School in 1968 and attended the National College of Business in Rapid City for one year. Then she worked for the BIA in Minneapolis for five years before...
Charlene L. Kokesh
Jan 18, 2011
Charlene Kokesh, 65, died Tuesday, January 18, 2011at her home in Colman. She was born October 10, 1945 in Pipestone, MN to Leander and Blanche (Hillers-Taylor) Bell. She was a beautician for many years, owning her own business. Charlene received a BS degree in business administration at National College and taught business at the National College of Business in Sioux...
John A. Bjerke
Jan 11, 2011
John A. Bjerke, 51, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at his home in Flandreau. John was born on December 31, 1959 at Hendricks, MN to Arvin and Ann (Kaiser) Bjerke. He was educated at Toronto and White, SD. He moved to Flandreau in 1977. John worked several years building grain bins for Bruce Allen and Donnie Stangeland....
Michael J. Deschepper
Jan 8, 2011
Michael J. DeSchepper, 58, died Saturday, January 8, 2011 at the Flandreau Medical Center. Michael was born May 4, 1952 in Pipestone, MN to Stanley and Delores (Emery) DeSchepper. He attended school in Jasper. Mike married Kay Sandbo and attended Pipestone Vocational School and then drove truck. He was married to Valerie Reese on August 1, 1987...
Elaine A. Christenson
Jan 8, 2011
Elaine Christenson, 86, died Saturday, January 08, 2011 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. Elaine was born January 6, 1925 at Flandreau, SD to William and Louise (Nebben) Petersen. She began her education at Chamberlain County School and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1942. Elaine was married to Darrell W. Christenson on January 16, 1944 at...
Arnold S. Berg
Jan 7, 2011
Arnold Berg, 53, died Friday, January 7, 2011 at his home in Flandreau. He was born on January 21, 1957 at Helena, MT to Clayton and Arlene (Kellogg) Berg. He was raised in Arlington and Brookings, SD and went to cooking school in Nemo, SD. Arnold served in the US Navy and then became an over the...
Glen A. Eikmeier
Dec 24, 2010
Glen Eikmeier, 74, died Friday, December 24, 2010 at his home on the family farm where he was born on August 5, 1936 to Earl and Edith (Young) Eikmeier. in their home on the family farm. He was baptized and confirmed at Salem Evangelical United Brethren, a country church near their farm. He attended Dailey Country School...
Luverne P. Jorgensen
Dec 19, 2010
Luverne Peter Jorgensen, 97, died Sunday, December 19, 2010 at Avera Flandreau Medical Center. Luverne was born October 4, 1913 to Andrew and Laura (Esthegard) Jorgensen in Minnehaha County, SD. He grew up in the Colman, Egan and Flandreau area and graduated from Egan High School in 1933 and spent the following 4 years in the U.S....
Antoine I. "Andy" Zephier
Dec 14, 2010
Andy Zephier, 80, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Andy was born October 26, 1930, in Greenwood, SD to Antoine L. and Victoria (Aungie) Zephier. He attended Flandreau Public School and graduated on May 27, 1949. He was a three sport athlete participating in football, basketball and track, earning All-State...
