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Stanley W. Kenison

Stanley W. Kenison

Jun 27, 2010

Sioux Falls – Stanley W. Kenison, 89, formerly of Colman died Sunday, June 27, 2010 at Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls. Stanley was born May 9, 1921 in Colman to Irving and Esther (Pond) Kenison. He attended Shady Lawn Country School and graduated from Egan High School in 1941. Stanley started farming and on June 17, 1945...

Francis Wendell

Francis Wendell

Jun 26, 2010

Francis Wendell, 79, died Saturday, June 26, 2010 at Sanford Centennial Hospice Cottage, Sioux Falls after a two year battle with cancer. He was born December 29, 1930 at Artesian, SD to Everett and Esther (Peterson) Wendell. In 1944 the family moved to Egan, SD and he graduated from Egan High School in 1948. He joined the...

Georgene Phyllis Compton

Georgene Phyllis Compton

Jun 23, 2010

Georgene P. Compton, 49, died Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at her home in Flandreau. Georgene was born August 29, 1960 in Joliet, IL to George and Phyllis (Taylor) Pitsenberger. She received her education in Joliet and Omaha, NE. She was married August 20, 1979 in Joliet, IL to Ronald Duggins. Ron was in the Air Force and...

Helen May Ziebarth

Helen May Ziebarth

May 28, 2010

Helen May Ziebarth, 94, died Friday, May 28, 2010 at Riverview Manor. She was born February 17, 1916 to John V. and Mary (Vesley) Dusek on a farm north of Flandreau, SD. She attended Vance and Spafford elementary schools and Flandreau High School. Helen married William A. Ziebarth on July 18, 1933 in Flandreau and they lived...

Richard A. Goldsmith

Richard A. Goldsmith

May 25, 2010

Richard Goldsmith, 64, died Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at his home under hospice care. He was born April 27, 1946 at Ortonville, MN to Vernon and Gertrude (Diers) Goldsmith. He was raised in Big Stone City and graduated in 1964 from Big Stone City High School. He graduated from Northern State College with a BS degree in...

Timothy D. Thielsen

Timothy D. Thielsen

May 22, 2010

Timothy Dean Thielsen, 33, died Saturday, May 22, 2010 as a result of drowning while trying to save his dog, Bud at the Flandreau Dam. Tim was born on August 10, 1976 to Roger and Kathy (Dooley) Thielsen in Sioux Falls. He grew up in Sioux Falls and attended Lincoln High School. Tim won various awards growing...

Laura A. Kirkegaard

Laura A. Kirkegaard

May 15, 2010

Laura A. Kirgegaard, 86, of Trent died Saturday, May 15, 2010 at Terrace Manor in Dell Rapids. She was born August 26, 1923 in Moody County, SD to Herman and Elizabeth (Husman) Eilers, the 14th of 15 children. She attended country school and graduated from Chester High School in 1941. She received her one year teaching certificate...

Sidney M. Lenning

Sidney M. Lenning

May 11, 2010

Sidney M. Lenning, 72, died Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at the Avera Heart Hospital, Sioux Falls, He was born February 23, 1938 in Estelline, SD to Morris and Evangeline (Erickson) Lenning. He attended school in Bruce, Arlington and Estelline. Sid married Diane Warborg in Arizona February 23, 1961. They lived the last 24 years in Egan and...

Roy C. Clark

Roy C. Clark

May 11, 2010

Roy C. Clark, 77, died Tuesday, May 11, 2010 as a result of a grain bin accident at his home. Roy was born May 1, 1933 at Flandreau to Lloyd and Garna (Neuman) Clark. He graduated from Flandreau High School in 1952 and married Marlene Thompson in June of 1953. He was in the U.S. Army from...

Codi Dean Studsdahl

Codi Dean Studsdahl

Apr 27, 2010

Codi Dean Studsdahl, 15, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at the Flandreau Medical Center from injuries sustained in a bike accident. He was born to Steven Studsdahl and Vikki Mommer in Sioux Falls. He was raised in Flandreau and was an eighth grader being home schooled. He loved fishing, his lawn mower, Dale Earnhardt Sr. and the...

Melanie L. Sutton-Lloyd

Melanie L. Sutton-Lloyd

Apr 23, 2010

Melanie L. Sutton-Lloyd, 51, of Watertown formerly of Flandreau, died Friday, April 23, 2010 at Prairie Lakes Hospital, Watertown. She was born December 25, 1958 in Sioux Falls to James and Judy (Augustad) Dahl. She was raised by her mother and her husband, William L. Foster. She received her education in Colman and graduated from Brookings High...

Hedwig "Wicky" Richter

Hedwig "Wicky" Richter

Apr 23, 2010

Hedwig "Wicky" Richter, 75, died Friday, April 23, 2010 at Avera Flandreau Medical Center. Hedwig was born February 15, 1935 in Kuenzlsau, Germany to David and Rosine (Schuhmacher) Kohn. She grew up and attended school in southern Germany. Wicky was married to Merlyn Richter on February 14, 1958 in Schwäbish, Gmünd, Germany. They moved to Colman, SD...

Bill B. Cox

Bill B. Cox

Apr 22, 2010

William B. Cox, age 85, died in Flandreau at the Flandreau Medical Center on Thursday, April 22, 2010. He was born October 17, 1924 in Sioux Falls, SD to the late Edward R. and Pearl M. (Varns) Cox. Bill grew up around his Dad's construction company and watched it move from mule power to "horse power" over...

Ruth Mcfarland

Ruth Mcfarland

Apr 22, 2010

Ruth McFarland, 58, died Thursday, April 22, 2010 at the Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls. She was born September 6, 1951 in Watertown, SD to George and Ada Ruth (Grovenberg) Moss. She graduated from Watertown High School in 1969 and Sioux Falls College in 1971. Ruth married Dennis Riedel on April 7, 1972 at Plateau Chapel in...

Leslie F. Johnson

Leslie F. Johnson

Apr 19, 2010

Leslie F. Johnson, 83, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, April 19, 2010. Les was born September 11, 1926 in Wausa, NE to Nels and Hazel (Skelberg) Johnson. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Hartington High School in Hartington, NE. Les was drafted into the Army on December 14, 1950 and...

Lawrence E. Kurtz

Lawrence E. Kurtz

Apr 19, 2010

Lawrence E. Kurtz, 90, died Monday, April 19, 2010 at Riverview Manor, Flandreau. He was born in Richland Township, rural Elkton, on December 29, 1919 to Gustav and Iva (Kretsinger) Kurtz. He attended a rural township school District #48 through grade 8. He attended Elkton High School and later Brookings High School, from which he graduated in...

Quinten William Clipp

Quinten William Clipp

Apr 18, 2010

Quinten William Clipp, infant son of Kristen Erickson and William Clipp, passed away at his home in Flandreau on April 18, 2010. He was born February 26, 2010 in Sioux Falls. Quinten is survived by his parents and a brother, Aden, Flandreau; grandparents, Lois Johnson, Okoboji, IA, Larry and Rob Johnson, Whitewood, SD, Edward and Diana Clipp,...

John M Parsley

John M Parsley

Apr 6, 2010

John M. Parsley, 81, of Lake Benton, MN, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at Pipestone County Hospice Residence. John was born on March 1, 1929 on a farm in Moody Co. to Harry and Leona (Fargen) Parsley. He attended Durland Country School and graduated from Egan High School in 1948. John was married on December 29, 1951...

Robert Price

Robert Price

Apr 6, 2010

Robert W. Price, 65, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at his home in Sioux Falls. Bob was born on November 22, 1944 in Flandreau to Gaylord and Elna (Longstreet) Price. He attended Flandreau Public School and graduated in 1962. Following graduation he received his Accounting Degree from Nettleton Commercial College in Sioux Falls. He was married to...

Elizabeth A. "Betty" Jones

Elizabeth A. "Betty" Jones

Mar 12, 2010

Elizabeth "Betty" Jones, 96, died Friday, March 12th at Golden Living Healthcare in Lake Norden. She was born September 5, 1913 on a farm near Egan, SD to Paul and Mary (Hutton) Gregg, the eldest of four children. She attended rural Moody County country school and graduated from Egan High School in 1931. She attended Eastern State...

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