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...
Sylvan H. Odegard
Dec 12, 2010
Sylvan H. Odegard, 90, died Sunday, December 12, 2010 at Good Samaritan Village, Sioux Falls. Sylvan was born July 15, 1920 to Sam and Carrie (Albers) Odegard. He graduated from Colman High School and served in the Army/Air Corps during World War II, completing 35 missions out of England. Sylvan married Awana Dennler on March 14, 1945...
Donna M. Groeneweg
Dec 6, 2010
Donna M. Groeneweg, 81, died Monday, December 6, 2010 at the Flandreau Medical Center. Donna was born February 14, 1929 at Corsica, SD to Enno and Verna (Williams) Krull. She graduated from Corsica High School and married Merlin Groeneweg in Corsica on June 11, 1948. They farmed in the Corsica area until 1963 when they moved to...
Debra Dawn Grage
Nov 28, 2010
Debra Dawn Grage, 53, formerly of Flandreau, died Sunday at the Golden Living Center in Clark. She was born January 12, 1957 in Pipestone, MN to Matt and Beulah (Grimm) Grage. She received her education in a country school, Spafford Grade School in Flandreau and graduated in 1976 from Crippled Children's School in Sioux Falls. She became a resident at...
Ruth E. Gregory
Nov 25, 2010
Ruth E. Gregory, 84, died Thursday, November 25, 2010 at Riverview Manor. She is survived by one daughter: Gale (Tim) Bouma, Bemidji, MN; three grandchildren, Kellie (Matt) Schelhaas, Ryan Warner and Lindsay Warner; and a sister, Berniece Hanson, Viborg, SD. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernie (October 23, 2010), her parents, an infant sister,...
Elizabeth A. Rahn
Nov 20, 2010
Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Rahn died Saturday, November 20, 2010 at Riverview Manor, Flandreau. Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Rahn was born in Flandreau, SD to Richard V. and Nellie Mae (Duree) Fadgen. She was raised on a farm south of town and has always had the land as part of her heart. Elizabeth attended Liberty Country School #43 and...
Ronald Allen Suhr
Nov 16, 2010
Ronald Allen Suhr, 68, died November 16, 2010 at Wentzville, MO. Ron was born on December 28, 1941 to Robert and Reva (Stokes) Suhr at the Flandreau Municipal Hospital. He was baptized at Clare Lutheran Church and was a member of the 1956 Confirmation class. He received his elementary education at Tidd country school and graduated from...
David P Sampson
Nov 13, 2010
David P. Sampson, 59, died Saturday, November 13, 2010 at his home in Sioux Falls. David was born May 12, 1951 at Flandreau, SD to Lyndle and Kathryn (Mock) Sampson. Dave was educated in Flandreau and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1969. He attended the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City. Dave...
Betty M. Elhoff
Nov 12, 2010
Maricopa, AZ – Betty was born February 18, 1926 to Joe and Leona Zarecky in Ward SD. They moved to Colman, SD in 1932. When Betty graduated from Colman High School in 1944 and met her future husband, Charles Elhoff. She attended LPN school for two years prior to marrying Charles on May 27, 1946. She worked...
Tari L. Shane
Nov 9, 2010
Tari L. Shane, 60, died Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at her home in Flandreau. Tari was born on June 2, 1950 at Pipestone, MN to Robert and Shirley (Thomsen) Shane. She was educated in a Pipestone County country school and then the family moved to Ivanhoe, MN. Tari's family moved to Fairmont, MN where she graduated from...
Stanley Hammer
Nov 3, 2010
Stanley "Stan" D. Hammer, 79, died Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at Riverview Manor, Flandreau. Stan was born on December 11, 1930 to Emil and Lena (Reichmann) Hammer at Flandreau, SD. He attended grade school at Saby and Chamberlain Country Schools and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1948. After graduation he was unable to be in the...
