Obituary Listing

Oct 7, 2023

Joyce Peters, age 90 of Brookings, passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at the Brookings Hospital.  Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Brookings.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Oct 7, 2023

Lynda Seas, age 71, formerly of Brookings, died Saturday, October 7, 2023, at Unity Hospital, Fridley, MN embraced by her loving family after a short, but courageous battle with cancer. Graveside services are currently pending in Greenwood Cemetery at Brookings, SD.  The family requests that cards be sent to Eidsness Funeral Home at 1617 Orchard Drive, Brookings, SD  57006. ...

Oct 4, 2023

Marcella Denman, age 78 of Tyler, TX, passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, while on hospice care.  Private family graveside services will be held on Friday, October 13, 2023, at Trinity Cemetery in Volga, SD, with a reception to follow at the Volga Christian Reformed Church basement starting at 1:30P.M.

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Oct 4, 2023

Nichole Mercado, age 44 of Brookings, passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at the Brookings Hospital.  Funeral services will be back in her home state of New Jersey.  Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the family with local arrangements.

Oct 3, 2023

Terry Eugene Swartos of Volga, SD passed away on Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 at home after a long illness of Lewy Body Dementia.  A private celebration of life with immediate family is being planned.  Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Terry Eugene Swartos was the first of six children born...

Oct 3, 2023

Irene L. Trulock, age 92, of Madison and formerly of Hendricks, MN, passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at the Bethel Lutheran Home in Madison, SD.  Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at the White United Methodist Church.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Eidsness Funeral Home is...

Oct 3, 2023

Tucker Berg Hallan, age 13, of Brookings, SD passed away at home on October 3rd from health-related issues.  Funeral services will be 3 P.M. on Monday, October 9, 2023, at GracePoint Wesleyan Church in Brookings.  Visitation will be from 1-3 P.M. also at the church.  Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

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Oct 2, 2023

John (Ace) Albers, age 58, of Brookings, passed away on Monday, October 2, 2023, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.  Graveside services will be held on Monday, October 16, 2023, at 2:00 P.M. in Fairview Cemetery at White, South Dakota.  Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.

Sep 28, 2023

Norma Law, 95, passed peacefully on September 28th, 2023, at the United Living Community in Brookings, South Dakota.  Visitations will begin at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, with a funeral service to start around11:00 A.M. at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings.  A committal service will follow in Naples, SD.

Norma was...

Sep 27, 2023

Rita Barnett, age 95, of Brookings passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2023.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, October 6, 2023, at 2:00 P.M. at St. Thomas More Parish with burial to follow in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. on Thursday, October 5th at Eidsness Funeral Home with a...

Sep 24, 2023

Kathryn Meyer, age 103 of Volga, peacefully slipped into the arms of her Lord on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings.  Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, September 29th at the Volga Christian Reformed Church in Volga with burial to follow at Trinity Cemetery.  Visitations will be from...

Sep 24, 2023

DeLyle "Pete" Kiehn, 86, of Brookings, passed away on September 24, 2023, at the United Living Community.  Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 2, 2023, at the Brookings First Assembly of God in Brookings at 11:00 A.M.  Burial will immediately follow the service at Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings.  A time of fellowship will follow burial...

Sep 20, 2023

Helen Ione Schold, 103, passed away peacefully in Plymouth, MN on September 20th. Helen led an exuberant life and was a beacon of light to all who knew her. She will be forever loved and remembered by family and friends.

Helen began life on her family's farm near White, SD. Her family was...

Sep 19, 2023

Christopher Espland, 31, of Volga, passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at his home unexpectedly.  Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings at 3:00 P.M.  Visitation will be held the evening prior, Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M....

Sep 17, 2023

Rose Selleck, 89, of Brookings, formerly of White, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at Edgewood Vista Assisted Living.  Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 22, 2023, at the White United Methodist Church in White at 10:30 A.M.  Burial will immediately follow the service at Fairview Cemetery in White.  A meal and time of...

Sep 13, 2023

Travis Lee Napton, [EXO]LeadBravo, Mahpiya Wakiyan Wicasa, Thunder Cloud Man, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.  Following Travis's wishes, family-arranged services will be held as follows: on Friday, September 22, 2023, an untraditional Native American service will be held at the Lakota Chapel in Pierre, SD.  Visitation will...

Sep 12, 2023

Steven Scott Hanson, age 44, of Sinai, tragically passed away from an accident while target practicing.  Steve was returning from target shooting, and while crossing a cattle panel fence, his firearm malfunctioned.  Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. on Monday, September 18, 2023, at First Lutheran Church in Volga.  Visitation will be from 3-6 P.M. on Sunday...

Sep 10, 2023

Bonita Pierce, age 91, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at the United Living Community in Brookings.  A time of visitation will be held on Saturday, October 7, 2023, from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga, SD to celebrate the lives of both Bonita and her husband, Glenn, who passed away in...

Sep 10, 2023

*The funeral service for Lois Simmons can be viewed by pressing play on the video player following her obituary text.  The service can be found approximately thirteen minutes into the video*

Lois Simmons, 95, of Brookings, formerly of White, SD, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at Edgewood Vista in Brookings.  Funeral...

Aug 30, 2023

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Wallace Tvedt, age 95 of Brookings and formerly of Sinai, passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at the United Living Community in Brookings.  Funeral services will be at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September, 5th at Sinai Lutheran Church.  Visitation will be held from 5-7 P.M. on Monday,...