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Bonita Pierce

Bonita Pierce

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...

Lois Simmons

Lois Simmons

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...

Wallace Ray Tvedt

Wallace Ray Tvedt

Aug 30, 2023

Service Folder for Wallace Tvedt

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,...

Nesta Schoonhoven

Nesta Schoonhoven

Aug 28, 2023

Nesta Schoonhoven, age 89, of Brookings, passed away on Monday, August, 28, 2023, at the Prairie View Healthcare Center in Tracy, MN. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, September 1st at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings with visitation one hour prior to the service.

Nesta J. Schoonhoven was born...

Edith Mulder

Edith Mulder

Aug 19, 2023

Edith Thompson Mulder, age 101, passed away on Saturday, August 19, 2023, at the Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings.  Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at the Volga Christian Reformed Church.  Visitation will be from 5-8 P.M. on Friday, August 25th at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga.

Edith...

Irene Porter

Irene Porter

Aug 6, 2023

Irene Torgerson Porter, 88, of Brookings, passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2023, at the Brookings Hospital surrounded by family.  A Celebration of Irene's Life will be held Friday, August 18, 2023, at 2:00 pm at the Eidsness Funeral Home.  Visitations will be held one hour prior to the celebration.

Irene grew up...

Jamie Mcmanus

Jamie Mcmanus

Jul 28, 2023

Jamie McManus, age 35, of Mankato and formerly of Brookings passed away on Friday, July 28, 2023.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 5, 2023, at Peace Lutheran Church in Brookings.  Visitations will be on Friday, August 4, 2023, from 5-7 P.M. with a prayer service at 6:45 P.M. all at Peace Lutheran Church.  ...

Jane Dvorak

Jane Dvorak

Jul 21, 2023

Jane Frances (Meyer) Dvorak, 77, of Brookings, SD, passed away Friday, July 21, 2023, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be held at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, 629 9th Avenue, Brookings, SD, at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.  The service will be live-streamed on www.mountcalvary1.org .  The service will be able to be viewed...

Marjorie A Nelson

Marjorie A Nelson

Jul 19, 2023

Marjorie A. Nelson, 82, formerly of Bruce, passed away on July 19, 2023, at United Living Community in Brookings SD.  Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, beginning at 11:00 A.M.  A time of fellowship and a lunch will follow the service at the funeral home.  Burial will take place...

Ruth Olive Morrill

Ruth Olive Morrill

Jul 16, 2023

Ruth Olive Morrill, 86, of Brookings, SD, peacefully passed away on July 16, 2023 at Trouvaille Memory Care Suites in Excelsior, MN.

Ruth was born on June 8, 1937 to Frank & Olive Hammer in Franklin township, SD. She was the youngest in her family which earned her the nickname Babe Ruth. As...

Donald Gene Kenefick

Donald Gene Kenefick

Jul 15, 2023

Donald Kenefick, age 94, of Sioux Falls and formerly of Brookings passed away on Saturday, July 15th at Avera McKennan Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, at St. Thomas More Parish in Brookings with burial to follow at St. Thomas More Cemetery.  Visitations will be held...

Barbara Joan Schulz

Barbara Joan Schulz

Jul 8, 2023

Barbara "Barb" Schulz, 89, passed away on Saturday, July 8th, 2023, in White SD, peacefully and comfortably, surrounded by family.  Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at the White United Methodist Church with burial to follow at Fairview Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Eidsness Funeral...

Robert Swanson

Robert Swanson

Jul 5, 2023

Robert Swanson died at age 92.  He was the third of four sons born to his parents.

After graduating from high school he attended Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas, to receive a B.S. in Animal & Range Science.  Bob served in the Army during the Korean War.  He and his younger...

Clare Kerr

Clare Kerr

Jul 4, 2023

Clare Kerr, 98, of Bruce, passed away on July 4, 2023, at the Brookings Hospital.  Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at the Sterling United Methodist Church in rural Brookings, SD at 10:30 A.M.  Burial will immediately follow the service at the Sterling United Methodist Church Cemetery.  A time of fellowship and lunch...

Ronald David Granum

Ronald David Granum

Jun 28, 2023

Ronald Granum, 74, of Estelline, formerly of Volga, passed away on June 28, 2023, at his home following a prolonged illness.  Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 7, 2023, at the First Lutheran Church in Volga at 2:00 P.M.  Burial will immediately follow the service at First Lutheran Cemetery in Volga.  Visitation will be held one hour...

Frances Fay Olson

Frances Fay Olson

Jun 27, 2023

Please Note:  To view a recording of Fraces' Funeral, please click on the video player below.  The funeral will begin after the slideshow of photos.

Frances Fay Olson, age 85, of Bruce, passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at the Estelline Nursing and Care Center in Estelline, SD.  Funeral services...

Richard Dean Kor

Richard Dean Kor

Jun 25, 2023

Richard Dean Kor, 75, passed away at his home June 25, 2023. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in White, SD.  The Kor family kindly requests no memorials or flowers.

Richard was born June 16, 1948, in Pierre SD. In September of 1948, Richard...

Erin Rae Link

Erin Rae Link

Jun 17, 2023

Erin Link, 37, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Brookings, passed away on June 17, 2023, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls.  A celebration of Erin's life will be held Friday, June 23, 2023, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings at 11:00 A.M.  A time of fellowship will immediately follow the service at the church. ...

Clarence M. Simmons

Clarence M. Simmons

Jun 17, 2023

Clarence Milton Simmons, age 74, a lifelong resident of White, SD, passed away at United Living Community under Hospice care surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, June 17, 2023.   Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at the United Methodist Church in White at 2:00 P.M.  Burial will follow the service at Fairview...

Timothy "Tim" Lloyd Wellman

Timothy "Tim" Lloyd Wellman

Jun 7, 2023

*The recording of Tim Wellman's service may be viewed in the player window found at the bottom of the obituary text.  The service starts approximately 9 1/2 minutes into the video.*

Timothy "Tim" Lloyd Wellman, age 50, of Brookings, passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at home from an apparent heart attack.  ...

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