Olney L. Moe
Dec 31, 2008
Olney L. Moe, 97, died Tuesday at Bethel Lutheran Home in Madison. He was born November 26, 1911 in Colman, SD to Ole and Laura (Johnson) Moe. He graduated from Colman High School in 1930 and then started farming near Colman. Olney married Merle Brown on December 19, 1936 in Minneapolis, MN. They owned and operated the...
Hope H. Klitzke
Dec 25, 2008
Hope Klitzke, 92, formerly of Flandreau, passed away Thursday, December 25, at the Crestview Care Center in Chadron, NE. Hope was born January 8, 1916 near Flandreau, SD to Ada J (Babcock) and William Bennett. She received her education from country schools and Egan High School. She graduated with a 2 year teaching degree from Madison Teachers...
Doreen H. Danielson
Dec 24, 2008
Doreen H. Danielson, 85, died Wednesday at Riverview Manor in Flandreau. Doreen was born May 24, 1923 at Airlie, MN to John and Mable (Steward) Thomas. Albert and Helen Schmidt helped to raise her. She graduated in 1940 from Iona High School in Minnesota. Then she moved to Flandreau, SD and worked as a waitress until her...
Francis Kreber
Dec 6, 2008
Fritz Kreber, 91, died Saturday at the Flandreau Medical Center. Francis "Fritz" was born July 18, 1917 in St. Cloud, MN to William and Emma (Kestel) Kreber. At the age of two months, his family moved to Moody County, SD. He attended Fletcher Country School and Fritz graduated from Flandreau High School in 1934. He served in...
Bernard "Barney" Eggerud
Dec 6, 2008
Bernard "Barney" Eggerud, 76, died Saturday at Riverview Manor. He was born July 5, 1932 in Pipestone County, MN to Olie and Mary (Rasmussen) Eggerud. He attended a Pipestone country school. He enlisted in the army during the Korean War and after his discharge returned to South Dakota. He lived in Ft. Meade for many years before...
Myrl B. Hilmoe
Nov 20, 2008
Myrl B. Hilmoe, 92 of Colman died Thursday at Good Samaritan Village in Sioux Falls. Myrl was born July 4, 1916 in Chester, SD to Clarence and Hannah (Ronning) Stangeland. She grew up in Dell Rapids and attended school in Dell Rapids and Baltic. In 1932 Myrl moved to Colman and on September 15, 1937 she married...
Dorothy H. Doyle
Nov 19, 2008
Flandreau - Dorothy H. Doyle, 80, died Wednesday at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. Dorothy was born February 16, 1928 on a farm northwest of Flandreau, SD in Clare Township to Henry and Gretchen (Meyer) Drewes. She was educated in Tidd Country School and graduated from Egan High School in 1946. Dorothy married Lawrence Doyle on July...
Walter Jones
Nov 17, 2008
Walter "Walt" Jones, 82, died Monday at the Riverview Manor in Flandreau following a courageous battle with Alzheimer's. Walter Victor was born on April 23, 1926 in Albert Lea, MN to Rev. Harry and Bessie (Eastman) Jones, Sr. His parents served as missionaries which gave Walt the opportunity to spend his childhood in various places. Walt attended...
Elsie Mabel Ellefson
Nov 16, 2008
Elsie M. Ellefson, 102, died Sunday at Sanford Medical Center, Sioux Falls. Elsie was born March 4, 1906 on a farm near Flandreau to John and Mabel (Houser) Lee. She attended Flandreau High School and married Willis Ellefson on March 14, 1929 in Sioux Falls. They farmed near Flandreau and moved into Flandreau in 1935. Her husband preceded her in...
Olive Arlene Reeves
Nov 14, 2008
Arlene Reeves, 71, of Ward, died Friday at the Good Samaritan Village in Sioux Falls. Olive Arlene Reeves was born on January 14, 1937 to Merele and Louise (Jebsen) Warner in Sioux City, IA. She attended country school in Hinton, IA and graduated from LeMars High School in 1954. Arlene married Cletus Reeves on December 20, 1955....
Dane Christian Souther
Nov 13, 2008
Dane C. Souther, 20, of Flandreau died Thursday, November 13, 2008 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Dane Christian Souther was born on June 23, 1988 in Colorado Springs, CO to David and Sharon (Dale) Souther. Dane grew up in Flandreau and continued his education in Utah where he graduated from high school and then from...
Norma Grace Janssen
Nov 6, 2008
Norma Grace Janssen, 59, died, Thursday, November 6, 2008 at her farm home near Trent after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Norma was born January 8, 1949 in Sioux Falls, SD to Kenneth and Georgia (Earl) Damm. She received her education at Dockstetter Country School, Trent High School and graduated from Flandreau High School in...
Marie Thomas Lynch
Nov 2, 2008
Marie Thomas Lynch, 93 of Flandreau died Sunday at Riverview Manor in Flandreau. Marie, daughter of Martin and Anne (Christensen) Hanson, was born on October 16, 1915 in Moody County, SD. Marie graduated from Flandreau High School in 1932 and was married to Marvin Thomas on December 2, 1933 at Madison, SD. They farmed in Blinsmon Township and in 1957...
Carolle W. Carlson
Oct 31, 2008
Carolle Carlson, 73, passed away October 31, 2008 in New York. Carolle (Wanda Charlotte) Carlson was born December 2, 1934 in Sioux Falls, SD to George S. and Frieda (Lutter) Carlson of Lennox, SD. After her mother's death in 1939, she lived with her aunt and uncle, Clarence and Augusta (Betty) Anderson. She attended school in Sioux Falls and graduated...
Glen E. Leraas
Oct 26, 2008
Glen Eneboe Leraas, 87, died Sunday, October 26, 2008 at Riverview Manor, Flandreau. He was born April 14, 1921 in Lincoln County, SD to Carl M. and Anne Sophia (Eneboe) Leraas. He joined two siblings, Russell and Dorothy. Their mother died in May, 1922 so three of Carl's sisters took care of the household and children until...
Kathryn M. Paulsen
Oct 22, 2008
Kathryn M. Paulsen, 59, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at Rapid City Regional Hopsital after a long illness. She was born on April 10, 1949 in Flandreau, SD to Peter and Mary (Maguire) Paulsen. She attended country school and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1970. Kathryn moved to Rapid City, SD in 1991. She is survived...
Kenneth L. Johnson
Oct 19, 2008
Kenneth L. Johnson, 80 of Brandon died Sunday at Southridge Health Care Center in Sioux Falls. Kenneth was born on April 26, 1928 at Los Angeles, CA to Reuben and Olga (Swansen) Johnson. He moved with his parents to Moody County and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1947. Kenneth enlisted in the US Air Force and...
Frederick G. Kasdorf
Oct 11, 2008
Frederick G. Kasdorf, 87, of Ellensburg died October 11, 2008 at home. Fred was born May 29, 1921 in the Egan, SD area to Arthur and Emma Kasdorf; where he was raised and lived until 1942 when the family moved to Estelline, SD to a farm in Hidewood County. In 1955 he and his brother Ralph ventured...
Willard H. Van De Berg
Oct 9, 2008
Willard H. Van De Berg died Thursday, October 9, 2008 at Avera McKennan Hospital. Willard was born on February 18, 1930 at Orange City, IA to Henry and Cornelia (Vanthol) Van De Berg. After his education Willard began farming west of Madison, SD and in 1956 bought a farm north of Colman. Willard worked on the construction...
Eudora M. Zellers
Sep 23, 2008
Flandreau – Eudora M. Zellers, 87, of Belle Plaine, MN formerly of Flandreau, SD died Tuesday at the Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine. Eudora Marie Zellers was born May 15, 1921 in Flandreau to Albert M. and Lillian M. (Nebben) Johnson. She grew up in Flandreau and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1939. Following graduation she...
