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Marcia Hayes
Apr 12, 2003
Marcia D. Hayes, 53, of Elkton, South Dakota, died Saturday, April 12, 2003, at her home in Elkton, South Dakota, of kidney cancer. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, April 18, 2003, at First Baptist Church in Elkton, with interment at Memorial Hill Cemetery in Lake Benton, Minnesota. Visitations will be from 6-9 P.M. Thursday at Eidsness-Zink Funeral Chapel...
Dale J. Barron
Apr 9, 2003
Dale J. Barron, age 62, of Brookings, South Dakota, died Wednesday, April 9, 2003, at the home of his sister in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral mass will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday at St. Paul's Catholic Church in White with interment in Fairview Cemetery at White. Visitations will be 4-7 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in White with a...
Marjorie Deblonk
Apr 5, 2003
Marjorie deBlonk, age 95, of Brookings, died Saturday, April 5, 2003, at Dakota Sun Assisted Living in Volga, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, April 9, 2003, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home with a public Order of the Eastern Star...
Stella Marie Tirrel
Apr 4, 2003
Stella Tirrel died Friday, April 4, 2003, at the Hendricks Community Hospital in Hendricks, Minnesota, after a strong, courageous fight with cancer. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at Leganger Lutheran Church in Toronto, South Dakota. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in White, South Dakota. Stella Marie (Schultz) Tirrel was...
Rachel O. Mittan
Apr 2, 2003
Rachel Mittan, age 93, of Brookings, died Wednesday, April 2, 2003, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, April 6, 2003, at Morningside Community Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations are from 4-8 P.M. Saturday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings and preceding services at the church. Rachel...
Ralph W. Van Maanen
Mar 29, 2003
Ralph Wilmar Van Maanen was born December 13, 1930, at Volga, South Dakota, to Guy and Frances (Breeschoten) Van Maanen. He died Saturday, March 29, 2003, at the Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Ralph grew up on the family farm and attended schools at Volga. He served in the U.S. Navy from January 6, 1951, until November 16,...
Inez Christine Zemlicka
Mar 28, 2003
Inez C. Zemlicka, age 89, of Brookings, died Friday, March 28, 2003, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday, March 31, 2003, at Lake Campbell Lutheran Church. Visitations will precede services on Monday morning at the church. Inez Christine (Tschudy) Zemlicka was born November 22, 1913, on the family...
Edwin Conrad Kjelden
Mar 22, 2003
Edwin C. Kjelden died Saturday, March 22, 2003, at the Hendricks Community Hospital in Hendricks, Minnesota. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday at Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brookings with interment at Fairview Cemetery in White. Visitations will be from 4 to 8 P.M. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Edwin Conrad Kjelden was born February 1,...
Esther Lillian Wiersma
Mar 19, 2003
Esther L. Wiersma, 82, of Brookings, South Dakota died Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday at First Reformed Church in Volga, with interment at Trinity Cemetery at Volga. Visitations will be from 4-8 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Esther Lillian (Sydow) Wiersma was...
Richard Delmar Quinn
Mar 15, 2003
Richard Delmar Quinn was born February 11, 1947, in Easton, Pennsylvania, to Delmar and Adeline Quinn. Richard D. Quinn passed away March 15, 2003, at his home in Sylmar, California, of natural causes. Graveside services will be 1:30 P.M. Friday, April 11, 2003, at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Elkton, South Dakota. Richard attended school in Hollywood, California, and graduated...
Katherine L. Hein
Mar 15, 2003
Katherine Hein, age 98, Brookings, South Dakota Katherine Hein, 98, of Brookings, died Saturday, March 15, 2003, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Wessington Springs, South Dakota, with interment in the Charity Hill Cemetery. Visitations will be from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Wednesday at Eidsness...
Betty Lou Howard
Mar 11, 2003
Betty Lou Howard was born September 3, 1927, at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Otis and Clarice (Belew) Howard. She died Tuesday, March 11, 2003, at Brookview Manor in Brookings, South Dakota. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 12, 2003, at United Church of Christ in Brookings. Betty grew up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She attended college at Randolph...
Betty Lou Howard
Mar 11, 2003
Betty Lou Howard, age 75, of Brookings, South Dakota, died Tuesday, March 11, 2003, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. A memorial service will be scheduled at a future date.
Robert M. Volkers
Mar 7, 2003
Robert M. Volkers, 49, died Friday, March 7, 2003, at his home near Volga, South Dakota, of leukemia. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Tuesday at the Volga Christian Reformed Church with interment in Trinity Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-8 P.M. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Robert Mitchell Volkers was born October 1, 1953, to Herman and...
Helen Vina Hiaring
Mar 4, 2003
Helen Vina (Quam) Hiaring was born November 12, 1911, to Jacob and Julia (Felberg) Quam in Brookings County, South Dakota. She died Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at Brookview Manor, in Brookings, South Dakota. Helen grew up in the Brookings County area, and attended country school. On June 28, 1933 she married Lawrence Hiaring. The couple farmed in Lake County after...
Olin Horace Gile
Feb 14, 2003
Olin Horace Gile was born November 11, 1922, at Powell, Wyoming, to John P. and Agnes A. (Olin) Gile He died Friday, February 14, 2003, at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, South Dakota. At the age of two Olin moved with his family to a farm near Brookings, where he lived the rest of his life. He graduated from Brookings...
Martha Jane Erickson
Feb 9, 2003
Martha Jane (Alexander) Erickson was born May 18, 1922, at Mound City, South Dakota, to Joseph and Ada (Francis) Alexander. She died Sunday, February 9, 2003, at the White Healthcare Center in White, South Dakota. Martha Jane served as a nurse in the Cadet Corps at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls. On September 27, 1946, she married Verne F....
Rolland Henry Lane
Feb 8, 2003
Rolland Henry Lane was born February 23, 1908, at Brookings, South Dakota, to James W. and Carrie (Dowding) Lane. He died Saturday, February 8, 2003, at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, South Dakota. Rolland spent his early years on his familys farm north of Brookings, where he graduated from high school. On July 2, 1931, he married Cecil Mennis at...
Dulania Frances Chenoweth
Feb 6, 2003
Dulania Frances (Churchill) Chenoweth was born September 14, 1910, at Keswick, Iowa, to Clinton and Rosa (Shafranek) Churchill. She died Thursday, February 6, 2003, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Dulania grew up in the Keswick area, and attended Keswick High School. She later went on to have nurses training in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dulania married Alfred...
Carol Ann Hefling
Jan 31, 2003
Carol Ann (Randel) Hefling was born October 15, 1937, at Ottawa, Kansas, to Leslie and Frances (Hagen) Randel. She died Friday, January 31, 2003, at the Madison, South Dakota, Community Hospital. Carol grew up in the Ottawa-Pomona area, and graduated from Appanoose High School. She received her bachelors and masters degrees at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas. She taught...
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