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Virgil D. Van Holland

Virgil D. Van Holland

Sep 6, 2008

Virgil D. Van Holland died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 at Pipestone County Hospice Residence. Virgil was born on November 25, 1950 at Sioux Falls to Bert and Jennet (Top) Van Holland. He attended schools in Sioux Falls and Dell Rapids graduating from Dell Rapids High School in 1969. He entered the US Army and served in the...

Doretta B. Gullickson

Doretta B. Gullickson

Sep 3, 2008

Doretta B. Gullickson, 97, died Wednesday at Riverview Manor, Flandreau. Doretta was born October 18, 1910 in Fremont Township, Moody County, SD to Alfred and Ida (Amundson) Gulbranson. She attended school at McCurdy Country School. Doretta married Marvin Gullickson on February 22, 1931 after a Lenten service at Midway Lutheran Church. They farmed in Riverview and Fremont...

Reva M. Finch

Reva M. Finch

Aug 16, 2008

Reva M. Finch, 86 of Flandreau died Saturday at the Flandreau Medical Center. Reva was born on September 15, 1921 to Lewis and Florence (Relf) Anderson in Dell Rapids, SD. She grew up in Dell Rapids and Graduated from Dell Rapids High School in 1939. Following graduation Reva attended SDSU and graduated with a Bachelor's in 1943....

Fred A. Gelderman

Fred A. Gelderman

Aug 14, 2008

Fred J. Gelderman, 89, died Thursday at United Retirement Center in Brookings. Fred was born August 18, 1918 near Humboldt, SD to Theodore and Frieda (Heidemann) Gelderman. He attended school at Humboldt and then farmed with his family until they moved to the Ward, SD area in 1941. He married Janice Hagedorn and they made their home...

Orville A. Waxdahl

Orville A. Waxdahl

Aug 12, 2008

Orville A. Waxdahl, 92, died Tuesday at Bethel Lutheran Home in Madison. Orville was born April 2, 1916 S.E. of Flandreau in Grovena Township to Bernt and Sophie Waxdahl. He attended Juve Country School and graduated from Egan High School in 1934. Orville won a trip to the Chicago World's fair for his 4-H project. Orville started...

Jean Ann Mcclemans

Jean Ann Mcclemans

Aug 3, 2008

Jean A. McClemans, 62 of Elkton died Sunday at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Jean Ann McClemans was born March 11, 1946 to Samuel R. and Gladys E. (Cross) McClemans in Hendricks, MN. She attended St. Mary's Grade School for 8 years and graduated from Elkton High School in 1964. Jean worked at SDSU from 1972...

Violet A. Kramer

Violet A. Kramer

Jul 31, 2008

Violet A. Kramer, 78 of Flandreau died Thursday, July 31, 2008 at Good Samaritan Village in Pipestone, MN. Violet was born July 26, 1930 at Colman, SD to Kristen and Myrthe (Jokumson) Bach. She attended school in Egan and was married to Louis G. Kramer on June 20, 1949 at Ss. Simon and Jude Catholic Church in Flandreau. They farmed...

Agnes "Aggie" Rosheim

Agnes "Aggie" Rosheim

Jul 28, 2008

Agnes O. Rosheim, died on July 28, 2008 at her home in Sequim, WA. Agnes was born February 17, 1920 on a farm near Colton, South Dakota to Wilhelm and Olga (Austin) Carsrud. The family moved to Brookings County where Agnes received her education. She married Douglas Rosheim on August 10, 1938 in Flandreau. During World War...

Melissa D. Aadland

Melissa D. Aadland

Jul 17, 2008

Melissa D. Aadland, 19, of Flandreau died Thursday at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Melissa was born on November 19, 1988 at Rapid City, SD. Melissa received her education in Flandreau, graduating from Flandreau High School in 2007. She was very active in All Nations while in high school. Melissa loved music, computers, friends, and her...

Vern "Mike" Duncan

Vern "Mike" Duncan

Jul 11, 2008

Vern "Mike" Duncan, 87, of Egan died Friday at Golden Living Center, Madison, SD. Mike was born on March 11, 1921 in Egan, SD to Everett and Mildred (Semple) Duncan. He attended Gale Ridge School until the 8th grade when he started to farm with his Dad. Mike entered the US Army in August of 1942 and...

Keith John Burns

Keith John Burns

Jun 30, 2008

Keith John Burns, 72, died Monday, June 30, 2008 at the Flandreau Medical Center. He was born August 8, 1935 in Yankton to Merle and Rose (Medeck) Burns. He graduated from Menno High School and received his Bachelor's Degree from Southern State Teachers College in Springfield, SD. He received his Master's Degree from Washington University in St....

Don Krogman

Don Krogman

Jun 29, 2008

Don Krogman, 74, died Sunday, June 29, 2008 at his home in Elkton, SD. Henry Donald Krogman was born May 5, 1934 on a Brookings County farm to Henry and Elizabeth (Clark) Krogman. Don attended 8 years at Trail School District #100 and graduated from Brookings High School in 1952. He served in the United States Army...

Betty Lou Brooks

Betty Lou Brooks

Jun 26, 2008

Betty Lou Brooks, 67, Sioux Falls, formerly of Box Elder, SD died Thursday, June 26, 2008 at Avera McKennan Hospital. Betty Lou was born on July 28, 1940 at Twin Brooks, SD to Oscar and Eva (Kozak) Adolphson. She was educated in the Milbank, SD area and later Betty Lou worked as a daycare provider. Betty Lou married Paul Brooks...

Lillian C. Buresch

Lillian C. Buresch

Jun 21, 2008

Lillian C. Buresch, 87, of Flandreau died Saturday, June 21, 2008 at the Brookview Manor, Brookings, SD. Lillian was born June 8, 1921 on the family farm in Nobles County, MN to Paul and Mary (Behr) Goedtke. She was raised on the family farm and attended country school until the 8th grade. Lillian married Peter D. Greenhoff,...

Gerald D. Nace

Gerald D. Nace

Jun 17, 2008

Gerald D. "Bud" Nace, 86, of Colman died Tuesday, at the Royal C. Johnson Veteran's Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Gerald was born on a farm west of Colman on September 22, 1921 to James and Lily (Nelsen) Nace. He was educated in Colman graduating from Colman High School in 1939. He was married on February 15,...

Myrtle K. Shackelford

Myrtle K. Shackelford

Jun 15, 2008

Myrtle K. Shackelford, 93, died Sunday at Riverview Manor, Flandreau.  Myrtle was born February 26, 1915 in Rosetown, Saskatchewan, Canada to Edward and Margaret (Miller) Dailey. Her family moved to the Dailey Homestead southeast of Flandreau and she attended country school and graduated from Flandreau High School in 1934. Myrtle attended Sacred Heart School of Nursing in...

Gerald B. Nichols

Gerald B. Nichols

Jun 3, 2008

Gerald "Jerry" Nichols, 63, died Tuesday at the Royal C. Johnson Veteran's Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Gerald was born October 31, 1944 in Newburyport, MA to Freeman and Mildred (Munro) Nichols. He grew up in East Sullivan, NH and graduated from Keene High School in 1962 where he participated in track and field and baseball. Jerry...

Richard G. Schumacher

Richard G. Schumacher

May 29, 2008

Richard G. Schumacher, 82, of Flandreau died Thursday, May 29, 2008 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Richard was born in Chicago, IL on November 4, 1925 to Fredrick and Isabella (Gushwa) Schumacher. He graduated from Evanston Township High School and then entered the U.S. Navy where he served in the SeeBees. After his discharge, he...

Lawrence H. Doyle

Lawrence H. Doyle

May 28, 2008

Lawrence H. Doyle, 79, died Wednesday at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. He was born July 18, 1928 in Moody County, SD to Joe and Katie (Haase) Doyle and was educated in Bell School and Egan High School. Lawrence married Dorothy Drewes on July 2, 1947 in Flandreau. He drove truck for LeRoy Julson and then...

Thomas G. Schmidt

Thomas G. Schmidt

May 26, 2008

Thomas G. Schmidt, 58, died Monday at his home in Flandreau. He was born October 14, 1949 in Dell Rapids, SD to Harold and Ann (Gitchell) Schmidt. He graduated from Flandreau High School in 1967 and then attended the University of South Dakota. After school he went to work with his father for International Harvester in Flandreau....

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