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Benjamin Dale Molengraaf

Benjamin Dale Molengraaf

Nov 18, 2003

Benjamin Molengraaf, age 3, of Volga, died Wednesday, November 18, 2003, in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, November 22, 2003, at Bethel Baptist Church in Brookings with interment at Trinity Cemetery in Volga. Visitations will be from 4-8 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. The family prefers that memorials be directed to Bethel...

Johanna Santema

Johanna Santema

Nov 17, 2003

Johanna Santema died Monday, November 17, 2003, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, November 20, 2003, at First Reformed Church of Volga with interment in Trinity Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-8 P.M. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Johanna (DeGroot) Santema was born May 26, 1909, at Volga, South Dakota, to Fred...

Marvin C. Lamb

Marvin C. Lamb

Nov 12, 2003

Marvin C. Lamb, age 82, of White, died Wednesday, November 12, 2003, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, November 15, 2003, at the United Methodist Church in White, with interment in Fairview Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in White. Memorials may be directed to the...

Albert M. Bortnem

Albert M. Bortnem

Nov 7, 2003

Albert M. Bortnem, age 83, of Brookings, died Friday, November 7, 2003, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, November 10, at Midway Lutheran Church, rural Colman, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Sunday, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Albert M. Bortnem was born July 5, 1920, near...

Josephine Mitchell

Josephine Mitchell

Nov 2, 2003

Josephine Mitchell, age 91, formerly of Brookings, died Sunday, November 2, 2003, in Yankton, South Dakota. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 5, 2003, at St. Thomas More Catholic Parish in Brookings, with interment at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home with a prayer service at 7:00 P.M. at the funeral...

Kenneth J. Ostroot

Kenneth J. Ostroot

Oct 30, 2003

Kenneth J. Ostroot, age 89, of Brookings, died Thursday, October 30, 2003, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, November 3, 2003, at Ascension Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment and military rites at First Lutheran Cemetery in Brookings. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home, with...

Allan J. Holmes

Allan J. Holmes

Oct 23, 2003

Al Holmes, 60, died at his home in Brookings, South Dakota, on Thursday, October 23, 2003. A celebration of his life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Ascension Lutheran Church in Brookings. His ashes will be scattered on his pheasant farm at a later date. The family will greet friends from 4-8 P.M. Saturday at Eidsness Funeral Home....

Steven A. Olson

Steven A. Olson

Oct 14, 2003

Steven A. Olson, age 46, of Rapid City, formerly of Volga, died Tuesday, October 14, 2003, in Rapid City, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, October 18, 2003, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment at First Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will precede services at the church on Saturday, beginning at 1:00 P.M. Steven Allan Olson was...

Jean M. Quinn

Jean M. Quinn

Oct 10, 2003

Jean M. Quinn died Friday, October 10, 2003, at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral mass will be at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, October 15, 2003, at St. Pauls Catholic Church in White, South Dakota, with interment in St. Marys Catholic Cemetery in Elkton, South Dakota. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Tuesday at the Eidsness Funeral Chapel in...

Belva M. Stone

Belva M. Stone

Oct 5, 2003

Belva M. Stone, age 91, of Brookings, died Sunday, October 5, 2003, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, October 9, 2003, at Bethel Baptist Church in Brookings with interment at Fairlawn Cemetery in Aurora. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home and preceding services at the church on...

Carmen H. Moir

Carmen H. Moir

Oct 5, 2003

Carmen H. Moir died Sunday, October 5, 2003, at the White Healthcare Center in White, South Dakota, at the age of 96. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 8, 2003, at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Sioux City, Iowa, with interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitations will precede services at the church beginning at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday....

Charlotte Seas

Charlotte Seas

Oct 4, 2003

Charlotte M. Seas, age 83, of Brookings, died Saturday, October 4, 2003, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church in Brookings with interment at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Charlotte Mae (Trotman) Seas was born June 9, 1920, at...

John D. Beatty

John D. Beatty

Sep 24, 2003

John D. Beatty, age 88, of Brookings, died Wednesday, September 24, 2003, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings. Memorial services will be at 2:30 P.M. Sunday, September 28, 2003, at First Baptist Church in Brookings, with interment at Greenwood Cemetery preceding the church service. Visitations will be from 4 to 6 P.M. Saturday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings....

Duane H. Gehring

Duane H. Gehring

Sep 23, 2003

Duane H. Gehring, age 60, of Brookings, died Tuesday, September 23, 2003, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, September 27, at First Presbyterian Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Home and preceding services at the church on Saturday. The family requests that memorials be...

Clarence R. Hammer

Clarence R. Hammer

Sep 8, 2003

Clarence R. Coxie Hammer, age 90, of Elkton, died Monday, September 8, 2003, in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, September 11, 2003, at the United Parish in Elkton, South Dakota, with interment and military rites at the Elkton City Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Wednesday at Eidsness-Zink Funeral Chapel in Elkton and preceding...

Evan F. Coyle

Evan F. Coyle

Sep 1, 2003

Evan F. Bud Coyle, age 63, died Monday, September 1, 2003, at his home in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Monday, September 8, at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in White, with interment and military rites at Fairview Cemetery at White. Visitations will precede services at the funeral chapel on Monday. Evan Fredrick Coyle was born July...

Esther V. Boettcher

Esther V. Boettcher

Aug 31, 2003

Esther V. Boettcher, 75, of Brookings, died Sunday, August 31, 2003, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, September 4, 2003 at Grace Lutheran Church in Bruce with interment at Elmwood Cemetery at Bruce. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Esther Viola (Skovlund) Boettcher was born May 5,...

Robert O. Weiss

Robert O. Weiss

Aug 29, 2003

Robert Weiss, 81, of Elkton, died Friday, August 29, 2003, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial services will be 1:30 P.M. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. There will be no visitations. Robert O. Weiss was born September 21, 1921, near Badger, South Dakota, to Carl and Emma (Rosenau). He attended country school near Badger...

Anna Obenauer

Anna Obenauer

Aug 26, 2003

Anna Obenauer, age 89, of Brookings, died Tuesday, August 26, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 7:00 P.M. Friday, August 29, at Faith Reformed Church in Brookings with interment at 1:00 P.M. Saturday at Ashley, North Dakota. Visitations will be prior to the services, beginning at 5:00 P.M. Friday at the church. Anna (Hoff) Obenauer was born April...

Paul H. Royer

Paul H. Royer

Aug 21, 2003

Paul H. Royer, 80, of Brookings, died Thursday, August 21, 2003, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Memorial services will be held 11:00 A.M. Monday, August 25, 2003, at Ascension Lutheran Church in Brookings. Paul H. Royer was born September 3, 1922, at Mt. Jackson, Virginia, to Paul and Grace (Moyer) Royer. He graduated from high school in 1940...

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