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...
Royal C. Grindeland, Sr.
Nov 2, 2010
Royal C. Grindeland, Sr., 73, died Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at the Flandreau Medical Center. Royal was born June 26, 1937 on the family farm near Canby, MN to Rudolph and Frieda (Thompson) Grindeland. He received his education in Sioux Falls. Royal was very happily married to the love of his life, Ilse Kondert, on November 2,...
Phyllis H. Johnson
Oct 29, 2010
Phyllis Johnson, 92, died Friday, October 29, 2010 at Bethel Lutheran Home, Madison. Phyllis was born February 16, 1918 at Colman, SD to Joseph and Blanche (Lampson) Trottman. As a small child, she spent her life in Moody County attending rural schools and graduating from Colman High School in 1937. On October 16, 1938, she married Clarence...
Ernest (Ernie) L. Gregory
Oct 23, 2010
Ernest "Ernie" L. Gregory, 86, died Saturday, October 23, 2010 at Riverview Manor, Flandreau. Private family services will be held. Ernie is survived by his wife, Ruth, Flandreau; daughter, Gale (Tim) Bouma, Bemidji, MN and 3 grandchildren, Kellie (Matt) Schelhaas, Ryan Warner and Lindsay Warner. He is preceded in death by his parents, aunts and uncles.
Kenneth R. Rusk
Oct 11, 2010
Kenneth R. Rusk, 72, died Monday at Avera McKennan, Sioux Falls. Kenny was born April 21, 1938 at Flandreau, SD to Vernon and Mary (Roberts) Rusk. He was educated in Moody County country schools. Kenny was a National Guard member of the Battery B 147th Artillery in Flandreau which was called up to active duty on October...
Ferne Meeker
Oct 7, 2010
Ferne V. Meeker, 94, died Thursday, October 7, 2010 at Covington Heights Nursing Home, Sioux Falls. Ferne was born September 17, 1916 at Arlington, SD to Henry and Carolina (Gaulnitz) Swenson. She graduated from Arlington High School in 1934 and from Sculer Beauty School in 1935. Ferne was married to Lawrence Meeker on June 16, 1938 at...
Yong Nam Johnson
Oct 5, 2010
Yong Nam Johnson, 69, died Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at her home in Brandon. Yong Nam was born March 6, 1941 in South Korea to To Chan and Won Sun (O) Kim. She was married to Kenneth Johnson on August 21, 1970 in South Korea. They moved to the United States and lived in Flandreau, Brookings and...
Verna J. Keiser
Oct 3, 2010
Verna J. Keiser, 78, of Colman and Yankton died Sunday, October 3, 2010 at her home in Yankton. Verna was born March 12, 1932 at Montrose, SD to Olaf and Edith (Erickson) Lindstrom. She started her education in Montrose and graduated from Rutland High School in 1950. Verna was married to Donald Bothern on February 24, 1951...
Hannah O. Smith
Sep 27, 2010
Hannah O. Smith, 98, died Monday, September 27, 2010 at Riverview Manor. Hannah was born on September 4, 1912 at Red Lake Falls, MN to Ervin and Mabel (Julson) Latham. The family returned to Moody County in 1917 and Hannah attended Flandreau Public School. She was baptized, confirmed and married by Pastor Blillie. Hannah married Roy K....
William "Bill" Mcdowell
Sep 22, 2010
William "Bill" McDowell, 54, died Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Bill was born June 2, 1956 at Brookings, SD to Harold and Aleen (Bird) McDowell. He grew up in Elkton and attended St. Mary's Catholic School until 6th grade and graduated from Elkton High School in 1975. He entered the US...
Dolly M. Jorgensen
Sep 21, 2010
Dolly Jorgensen, 87, died Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at Riverview Manor. Dolly was born August 28, 1924 at Mitchell to John and Amy (McMahon) Mettler. She graduated from Chester High School in 1941 and from the School of Pharmacy at SDSU in 1945. Dolly married Leo D. Nelsen in Phoenix, AZ in 1945 and they had two...
