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Ruth Ellen Hartley
Dec 2, 2022
Ruth Ellen Hartley, age 70, of Brookings, SD, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, at...
Sarah "Sally" Hillner
Nov 22, 2022
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Sarah "Sally" Dorothea (Holm) Hillner born on February 12, 1940 in Chicago, IL to Clarence Emil Holm and Violet Charlotte (Westerberg) Holm passed peacefully on November 22, 2022 at Avantara, in Arlington, SD at the age of 82.
Visitation is at 9:30...
Sadie Mersch
Nov 13, 2022
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Sadie Mersch, age 12, of Aurora, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2022, at the Brookings Emergency Room. Visitation will be...
Betty Eriksrud
Nov 9, 2022
Betty Eriksrud, age 92, of Sioux Falls, passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at the United Living Community in Brookings. Memorial services will be 10:00 A.M. on Monday, November 14, 2022, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings with burial in West Sinai Lutheran Cemetery at Sinai, SD. Visitation will be from 2-4 P.M. on Sunday at...
Emily Kreitlow
Nov 9, 2022
Emily Kreitlow, age 90 of Brookings and formerly of Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview. No local services are planned at this time.
Earl M. Pomrenke
Nov 7, 2022
Earl Matthew Pomrenke, age 88, of Brookings and formerly of White, SD, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2022, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, November 11, 2022, at St. Paul's Catholic Church in White, with burial to follow at Fairview Cemetery in White. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00...
Margaret Haber
Nov 4, 2022
Margaret Haber, 99, of Brookings, and formerly of White, passed away on November 4, 2022, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 11, 2022, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings at 2:00 P.M. There will be a short time of fellowship following the service prior to burial at Fairview Cemetery in...
William "Bill" Mielke
Nov 4, 2022
William "Bill" Mielke, 90, of Brookings, passed away on Friday, November 4, 2022, at the United Living Community surrounded by his family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. at St. Thomas More Catholic Parish in Brookings. Interment will follow the service at St. Thomas More Catholic Cemetery...
Patricia Ruth Sloan
Oct 28, 2022
Patricia (Pat) Ruth Cassell Sloan age 87 of Volga, South Dakota passed away peacefully at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls on Friday, October 28, 2022, after suffering a stroke. Visitation will be held at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings on Thursday, November 3, 2022, from 4:30-6:30 pm with Liturgical Wake and Rosary being prayed at 6:30 pm....
Shirley Adams
Oct 17, 2022
Shirley Ann Adams 87, of Brookings, passed away peacefully on October 17, 2022, at Prince of Peace Hospice in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 Thursday October 20, 2022, at the First United Methodist Church in Brookings. Burial will immediately follow the service at Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings. Visitation will be held on Wednesday...
Henry Kayongo-Male
Oct 12, 2022
Henry Kayongo-Male, 77, was a professor at South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD for 29 years. He taught Mammalian Physiology in the Department of Biology and Microbiology to students in pre-medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and physical therapy. Henry died on October 12, 2022 in Cumming, GA surrounded by his loving family.
Henry was born in Uganda in...
Artis June Walton
Oct 10, 2022
Artis Walton, of Brookings, passed away on October 10, 2022, at Edgewood Vista in Brookings at the age of 90. Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 17, 2022, at Ascension Lutheran Church in Brookings, at 10:30 A.M. A time of fellowship and a meal will be served immediately following the service at the church. A...
Ruth Ann Anderson
Oct 6, 2022
Brookings-
Ruth Ann Anderson was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, friend and devoted follower of Christ. She left this world on Thursday October 6, 2022 after a courageous battle with mesothelioma at the age of 83. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, October 15, 2022, at the First United...
Virginia Ann Janssen
Sep 26, 2022
Virginia Janssen, 73, of Elkton, died peacefully on Monday, September 26, 2022, at Riverview Manor in Flandreau. No services are planned at this time. Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the Janssen family with arrangements.
Virginia Ann Janssen was born to Milton and Arlyne (Benz) Janssen on October 6, 1948, in Brookings, SD. She...
Kelly Davis
Sep 21, 2022
Kelly Davis, 63, of Brookings, passed away on September 21, 2022, at his home. Funeral arrangements are currently pending, with Eidsness Funeral Home assisting the family with arrangements.
Steven Martinson
Sep 21, 2022
Steven Martinson, 69, of Brookings, passed away on September 21, 2022, at his home. No formal services are planned at this time. Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the Martinson family with arrangements.
Steven Joseph Martinson was born on April 14, 1953, to Aaron "Marty" and Maxine "Mickey' (Gillen) Martinson. Steve was an avid...
James Lee Mcdaniel
Sep 20, 2022
James Lee McDaniel, 70, of Brookings, SD and Ottawa, KS, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at his home in Ottawa, KS. He was born June 14, 1952, in Mitchell, SD, the son of Charles Wayne McDaniel and Florence Elizabeth (Claussen) McDaniel. He lived most of his life in South Dakota with the exception of a short...
Kathi Granum
Sep 20, 2022
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Kathi Granum, 75, of Volga, passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at the First Lutheran Church in Volga at 10:30 A.M. Burial will immediately follow the service...
Ryan Matthew Halvorson
Sep 14, 2022
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Ryan Matthew Halvorson, age 29, of Alexandria, MN, and formerly of Brookings, SD, passed away on September 14, 2022, due to an automobile accident. A Celebration of Life for family and friends will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, September 21 st at Eidsness Funeral...
Lisa Jill Moore
Sep 12, 2022
Lisa Jill Moore, 53, of Brookings and formerly of Michigan, passed away on September 12, 2022, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. No local services are currently planned.
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