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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...

Virgie M. Cone

Virgie M. Cone

Mar 10, 2010

Virgie M. Cone, 100, died Wed. March 10, 2010 at Riverview Manor in Flandreau. Virgie was born May 14, 1909 in Trent, SD to Frank and Carrie (Hewitt) Hoover. Her early education was obtained at the Trent Public School. After graduation, she attended Sioux Falls College, and in 1967 she graduated from Dakota State University with a...

Thomas C. Weiland

Thomas C. Weiland

Mar 9, 2010

Thomas C. Weiland, 64, died Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at the Brookings Hospital. He was born September 4, 1945 in Sioux Falls to Camille and Constance (Evenson) Weiland. Tom graduated from Rutland High School in 1963 and attended Barber College in Sioux Falls. He worked as a barber for Don Privett in Brookings, SD. He then worked...

Pansy M. Bachman

Pansy M. Bachman

Mar 8, 2010

Pansy M. Bachman, 93, died Monday, March 08, 2010 at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Pansy was born January 21, 1917 at Fairbault, MN to Everett and Mildred (Semple) Duncan. When she was an infant her family moved to Egan, SD and she received her education at Gale Ridge Country School. Pansy married Leon Bachman on January 12,...

Ardyce H. Samp

Ardyce H. Samp

Mar 3, 2010

Ardyce Habeger Samp, 87, passed away March 3 at Riverview Manor, Flandreau, SD where she has been a resident for the past six years. She was born to Jake and Rosella (Klostreich) Habeger in Madison, SD April 4, 1922. She attended elementary school in Madison and Rutland graduating from Wentworth High School. She is an alumnus of...

Reva A. Nelson

Reva A. Nelson

Feb 26, 2010

Reva A. Nelson, 78, died Friday, February 26, 2010 at Avera Dell Rapids Area Health Center, Dell Rapids. She was born October 6, 1941 at Rutland to Cliff and Anna (Pryor) Webber. She graduated from Madison High School in 1949. After raising her five sons, Reva moved to Colman, SD in 1974 and worked for Sioux Valley...

James E Pasch

James E Pasch

Feb 25, 2010

James E. Pasch, 72, died Thursday, February 25, 2010 at his home in Flandreau. Jim was born on September 9, 1937 in Groton, SD to Ervin E. and Lorraine (Voigt) Pasch. He attended school in Groton, Waubay, Egan and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1955. Jim entered the US Army in January 1961 and was honorably...

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