Freddie H. Thrun
Aug 30, 2009
Colman - Freddie H. Thrun, 79, died Sunday, August 30, 2009 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. He was born August 27, 1930 at Rauville, SD to William and Barbara (Keifl) Thrun. He received his education at Codington County Country School and then he worked for a flax straw company. Freddie was married to Viola Woodbury on...
G. Richard Locke, Md
Aug 29, 2009
G. Richard Locke MD, loving husband, father, and grandfather, dedicated physician and avid golfer, passed away suddenly from a cardiac arrhythmia on August 29, 2009. He was traveling from his summer home in Longville, Minnesota to his home in Decatur, Illinois. Dr. Locke was born on January 12, 1937 in Youngstown, Ohio. He attended DePauw University in...
Maxine A. Leraas
Aug 27, 2009
Maxine Leraas, 91, formerly of the Colman and Brookings area, died Thursday, August 27, 2009 at the Frazee Care Center, Frazee, MN. Maxine, daughter of Andrew and Mary (Thompson) Hovda, was born May 6, 1918 in Sioux City, IA. She was raised on their farm near Letcher, SD along with her younger brother, Alden. Maxine was baptized...
Maxine L. Relf
Aug 23, 2009
Maxine L. Relf, 88, died Sunday, August 23, 2009 at Riverview Manor, Flandreau. Maxine was born on January 5, 1921 at Flandreau to Gertrude Bakkedahl Loughlin. She attended Spafford School in Flandreau. On August 21, 1940 she married Robert Relf at Pipestone, MN. They farmed until retiring into Flandreau on January 21, 1979. Robert preceded her in...
Sandra S. Moser
Aug 21, 2009
Sandra S. Moser, 66, died Friday, August 21, 2009 at the Brookings Hospital. She was born October 31, 1942 in Rock Rapids, IA to Julius and Lillian (LaFrenz) Moser. She went to country school in Iowa and her family moved to Elkton, SD on March 1, 1955. She attended special education classes in Brookings for several years....
Robert H. Deiterman
Aug 19, 2009
Robert H. Deiterman, 88, died Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at Aver McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Robert was born October 26, 1920 on a farm east of Dell Rapids, SD to Joseph and Eleanor (Kirpus) Deiterman. He was educated in Moody County Country Schools and started farming with his Dad. Robert entered the Army on October 20,...
Frank H. Hansen
Aug 14, 2009
Frank H. Hansen, 71, died Friday, August 14, 2009 at Riverview Manor in Flandreau. Frank was born December 9, 1937 in Flandreau, SD to Otto and Minna (Siefert) Hansen. He attended Flandreau Public Schools and graduated in 1956 as valedictorian. Frank attended South Dakota School of Mines for one year and then worked for Goodman Produce. In...
Evelyn E. Bothern
Aug 4, 2009
Evelyn E. Bothern, 84, died Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at the Riverview Manor in Flandreau. Evelyn was born on February 15, 1925 at White, SD to Charles and Lottie (Clark) Svec. As a young girl, they moved to Brookings where she graduated from Brookings High School in 1941. Evelyn married Delbert Bothern on July 14, 1949 at...
Elaine Peters
Aug 1, 2009
Elkton – Elaine Peters, 92, died Saturday, August 1, 2009 at Brookview Manor, Brookings. Elaine was born December 20, 1916 in Elkton to Lloyd and Mary (O'Leary) Lovley. She was educated in Elkton and then attended college in Mitchell, SD. She returned to Elkton and worked at Corn Exchange Bank and then ran Lovley Grocery Store. She...
Roger Wiskur
Jul 31, 2009
Roger Wiskur, 67, died Friday, July 31, 2009 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. Roger was born May 25, 1942 in Hendricks, MN to Joseph and Louise (Mueller) Wiskur. He attended country school District 64 and Elkton High School. Roger started farming with his father and was married on October 21, 1972 in Elkton to Theresa McDowell....
Patricia J. Billman
Jul 8, 2009
Lake Campbell - Patricia Billman, 77, died at Brookview Manor on 8 July after an eight year battle with Alzheimer's. She was born to Merle and Estrid (Utoft) Lawrence on 26 July 1931 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pat, her mother, and brother (Keith) moved to Tyler, Minnesota where she completed high school in 1949. After completing secretarial school...
Maxine G. Mckeown
Jul 4, 2009
Maxine G. McKeown, 89, died Saturday, July 4, 2009 at the Avera Dougherty Hospice House in Sioxu Falls. Maxine was born June 15, 1920 in Mpls., MN to Ansel and Pearl (Cassidy) McMillan. She first came to SD during the Depression years. This 'city kid' spent summers on her grandmother's homestead only a few miles from where...
Lavonne M. Corcoran
Jul 3, 2009
Lavonne M. Corcoran, 59, of Flandreau died Friday, July 3, 2009 at her home. Lavonne was born on October 31, 1949 at Flandreau to Harvey and Donna (Jensen) Christensen. She received her education at Flandreau Public School and was married on June 25, 1970 at Pipestone, MN to Thomas Corcoran. Lavonne worked at the Flandreau Cafe and...
Charles W. Marquardt
Jul 2, 2009
Charles William Marquardt, 63 of Elkton, died Thursday, July 2, 2009 at White Healthcare Center, White, SD. Charles was born July 11, 1945 at Tyler, MN to William and Emma (Hartwig) Marquardt. He attended and graduated from Elkton High School. Following graduation Charles worked at SDSU in Brookings and then enlisted in the Navy. After his discharge...
Tom E. Jewett
Jun 19, 2009
Thomas E. Jewett, 65, of Casper passed away June 19, 2009 unexpectedly. As his young granddaughter said, "God must have needed something fixed in heaven." Tom was born May 12, 1944 in Flandreau South Dakota, the son of Lovell and Marshall Jewett. He was a graduate of Flandreau High School in 1962, and of South Dakota State...
Ronald Green
Jun 15, 2009
Ronald "Burr" Green, Died Monday, June 15, 2009 at Avera McKenna Hospital in Sioux Falls. Ronald the son of Arthur and Dorothy (Thill) Green was born February 23, 1940 in Sioux Falls. They moved to Flandreau in 1950 and he attended Vance Country School, graduating from Flandreau High School in 1959. He joined the National Guard with...
Emmanuel Joseph Pavlis
Jun 14, 2009
Emmanuel Joseph Pavlis, infant son of Clay and Tonya (Bakkedahl) Pavlis, was stillborn on Sunday, June 14, 2009. Survivors include his parents, six siblings, Damian, Alex, Xavier, Marianna, Isabella, and Elizabeth; grandparents, Deb Bakkedahl, Flandreau and Dale and Cindi Pavlis, Hadley, MN; great-grandmother, Clara Belle Pavlis, Gregory, SD; and great-great-aunt, Laura Groos, Flandreau. He was preceded in...
Esther N. Luttmann
Jun 12, 2009
Esther N. Luttmann, 91, of Flandreau died Friday, June 12, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Luther Manor in Sioux Falls. Esther was born on August 10, 1917 in rural Moody County, SD to Marcus and Marie (Thorson) Gullickson. She graduated from Egan High School in 1935 and then attended Augustana College. She taught in Allen, Smyth, Coleman...
Sylvia V. Mcmahon
May 28, 2009
Sylvia V. McMahon, 74, of Colman died Thursday, May 28, 2009 at Dells Area Health Center, Dell Rapids, SD. Sylvia was born on September 23, 1934 in Huron, SD to Claude and Hazel (Boone) Blair. She was educated in Huron and then started working as a waitress. She married George McMahon on September 29, 1961 in Luverne...
Harold E. Dagel
May 21, 2009
Harold E. Dagel, 66, of Elkton, died Thursday, May 21, 2009 at his home in Elkton. Harold was born September 16, 1942 at Pipestone, MN to Elsworth and Esther (Pollock) Dagel. He received his education in Pipestone and then started working road construction. Harold married Kristi VerSluys on Aug 24, 1984 at Fort Collins, CO. Harold worked...
