Bernice M. Croon
Apr 4, 2009
Bernice M. Croon, 82, died Saturday, April 4, 2009 at the Dells Area Health Center. Bernice was born April 16, 1926 in Dell Rapids, SD to William and Martha (Bult) Van Dam. She attended Pleasant Valley Rural School and St. Mary's in Dell Rapids. Bernice married Lyle Croon on December 19, 1942 in Cheyenne, WY. After her...
Gladys E. Leeds
Apr 2, 2009
Gladys Leeds, 84, died Thursday, April 2, 2009 at Terrace Manor Nursing Home in Dell Rapids. Gladys was born on June 9, 1924 at White, SD to Fred and Minnie (Jurgens) Jesson. She was educated at White and married Rollin Leeds on October 14, 1947 at Luverne, MN. They moved to Sioux Falls and she worked at...
Rita G. Relf
Apr 1, 2009
Rita Relf, 84, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at the Brookview Manor in Brookings. Rita was born on June 17, 1924 in Moody County, SD to J. Howard and Mae (Gothier) Rice. Rita graduated from Flandreau High School in 1941 and continued her education at Nettleton Commercial College in Sioux Falls. From 1943 until 1947 she was...
Florence M. Bennett
Mar 24, 2009
Florence M. Bennett, 93, died Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at United Retirement Center, Brookings. Florence was born December 1, 1915 in Lincoln County, SD to Frank and Mary (Guenthner) Krull. She went to school in Hawarden, IA and then received her teaching certificate and taught in rural country schools. Then she worked for the phone company and...
Mary E. Peters
Mar 24, 2009
Mary E. Peters, 92, died Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Sioux Falls Dougherty Hospice House. She was born February 8, 1917 in Larchwood, IA to Emil and Gertrude (Tweel) Brakke. Her family moved northeast of Flandreau, SD and she attended Lathrop Country School and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1934. She attended Madison Normal and...
David A. Johnson
Mar 21, 2009
David Allen Johnson, 51, died Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Lincoln House in Huron. He was born June 12, 1957 in Flandreau to Fred and Marjorie (Ronk) Johnson. He moved to Redfield State Hospital in 1963 where he lived the majority of his life until 2006 when he moved to Lincoln House. He is survived by 3...
Steve K. Nelson
Mar 16, 2009
Steve K. Nelson, 55, died Monday at his home in Flandreau. Steve was born on March 4, 1954 at Two Harbors, MN to Mickey and Bette (Johnson) Nelson. They moved to Pipestone, MN and then in 1960 to Flandreau where he received his education. Steve moved to California and worked until returning to Flandreau. He was married...
Marian Conkling Putnam
Mar 14, 2009
Marian Conkling Putnam, 97, died Saturday, March 14, 2009 in Salem, OR. Marian was born June 29, 1911 in Lake Preston, SD to Peter and Marie (Justesen) Larsen and moved to Salem in 1957 from South Dakota. She was a teacher at North Salem High School, retiring in 1975. She was a member of the First Presbyterian...
Douglas D. Bunker
Mar 5, 2009
Douglas D. Bunker, 61, died Thursday, March 5, 2009 at Avera McKenna Hospital in Sioux Falls. Doug was born August 6, 1947 in Volga, SD to Frank and Doris (Mohror) Bunker. He received his education in Arlington and Flandreau. Doug married Lois Downs and he drove truck and worked road construction. In 1972, Doug married Georgette Rice...
Alene M. Duncan
Feb 28, 2009
Alene M. Duncan, 87, of Flandreau died Saturday, February 28, 2009 at Riverview Manor in Flandreau. Alene was born November 4, 1921 in Muscatine, IA to Ralph and Harriet (Cullen) Othmer. She grew up and attended school in Muscatine, IA, Chillicothe, MO and Flandreau, SD. Alene worked as a court reporter and secretary for many different service...
Ida H. Rose
Feb 15, 2009
Ida H. Rose, 85, died Sunday, February 15, 2009, at her home in Flandreau. Ida was born on October 13, 1923 at Windom, MN to Adolph and Grace (Seeden) Martens. She attended country school and then graduated from Windom High School in 1941. She married Lee Rose on February 22, 1944 in Windom. They owned a restaurant...
Gloe L. Anderson
Feb 15, 2009
Gloe L. Anderson, 82, of Colman died Sunday, February 15, 2009 at Bethel Lutheran Home in Madison. Gloe LaVonne was born on February 26, 1926 to Helmer and Mary (Borstad) Sedig in Bruce, SD. She was the youngest of ten children. Gloe grew up in Bruce where she received her education and graduated from Bruce High School...
Ronald E. Scheidel
Feb 15, 2009
Ronald E. Scheidel, 75, died Sunday, February 15, 2009 at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Ron was born November 21, 1933in Tacoma, WA to Henry and Margaret (Kommers) Scheidel. His family moved to California during his childhood years. After graduating from El Monte High School in 1951, Ron joined the army during the Korean War...
Bonita R. Collins
Feb 14, 2009
Bonita R. Collins, 79, formerly of Flandreau, died Saturday, February 14, 2009 at the Happy Siesta Nursing Home in Remsen, IA. She was born May 3, 1929 in Sioux Falls to Rueben and Mary (Moore) Reichelt. She attended grade school in Tea and graduated in 1947 from Washing High School in Sioux Falls. She attended SDSU in...
Carolyn A. Hammer
Feb 10, 2009
Carolyn A. Hammer, 62, died Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at Riverview Manor. She was born on August 21, 1946 at Pipestone to Carl and Isabelle (Lee) Olson. She graduated from Egan Public School in 1965 and then graduated from Stewart's School of Hairstyling in 1966. She worked at Shear Magic Hair Salon in Flandreau. Carolyn married Walter...
Carrie C. Anderson
Feb 8, 2009
Carrie C. Anderson, 93, died Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Riverview Manor, Flandreau. She was born January 31, 1916 in Adams County, ND to Wilhelm and Katie (Ehli) Christman. She received her education in Petrel, ND and was married to Edwin Anderson on September 26, 1935. They moved to Moody County, SD and lived 1 mile west and 4 miles...
Rita M. Cochran
Jan 28, 2009
Elkton – Rita M. Cochran, 85, of Elkton died Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at Riverview Manor in Flandreau. Rita was born at Flandreau to Walter and Agnes (Fargen) McTague. She was educated in a Brookings County country school and graduated from Elkton High School in 1941. Rita attended business school in Minneapolis and then was married to...
Dale J. Olson
Jan 27, 2009
Dale J. Olson, 71, died Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at his home in Egan. Dale was born on August 12, 1937 in Flandreau to Walter and Mabel (Gill) Olson. He graduated from Egan High School in 1956. Dale was in the US Army from 1959 to 1961. He married Marlys Johnson on November 25, 1961 in Pipestone,...
Elsie Hart
Jan 19, 2009
Elsie S. Hart, 98, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2009, in Davenport, IA. Elsie was born December 26, 1910, in Sanborn, ND, to Andrew and Anna (Ringenberger) Sauer. Elsie is survived by her children, Tom (Dianne) Hart, Corvallis, OR; Marie (Tom) Mattison, Minneapolis, MN; Kathleen Guzzo, Bettendorf, IA; and Mark Hart and Terry Hart, both of...
Howard E Myers
Jan 19, 2009
Howard Myers, 83, died Monday, January 19, 2009 at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Howard was born on July 20, 1925 at Flandreau to Elmer and Emma (Bruening) Myers. He was educated in a Moody County country school and graduated from Ag School in Brookings in 1944. Howard served in the Marines from 1944 until...
