Obituary Listing

Sep 6, 2022

Dennis Elwood Hart passed peacefully from this life into eternal life before dawn on September 6, 2022, holding the hand of the love of his life, Carolyne. Though Alzheimer's disease had gradually erased Dennis's entertaining stories of travelling the world to negotiate international oil exploration contracts, fly fishing in the mountains of Colorado, Wyoming and California, and...

Sep 4, 2022

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Arlene Marie (Brunick) Gruseth, 84 of Volga, SD died peacefully Saturday September 4, 2022 at the University of Minnesota Hospital. Arlene Brunick was born August 2, 1938 to Tideman R. and Ane Christine (Jensen) Brunick. She was baptized at the Highland Lutheran Church at Brandt, SD and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church...

Aug 29, 2022

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Henry "Hank" "Bud" Williams, age 88, passed away on Monday, August 29 th at the Brookings Hospital.  Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at Our Saviors Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brookings.  Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. on Monday at Eidsness Funeral Home.

Henry Duane...

Aug 27, 2022

Linda Crowe, 66, of Brookings, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at the Estelline Nursing and Care Center.  Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. on Friday, September 2nd at Eidsness Funeral Home with a Celebration of Linda's life at 7 P.M.   Burial will take place at Alta Vista Cemetery in Gainesville, Georgia at a future date.

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Aug 24, 2022

Leo Dean Engberg, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at the Brookings Hospital.  Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at 11:00 A.M. at the Grace Free Lutheran Church in Bruce, SD.  Burial will immediately follow the service at St. Petri Cemetery in rural Bruce, SD.  Visitation will be held the...

Aug 20, 2022

Joan Lisa Erks, age 54, of Brookings and formerly of Elkton, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022, at the Hendricks ER in Hendricks, MN.  Visitation will be 4-7 P.M. on Tuesday, August 23 rd at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Elkton.  Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August 24 th at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elkton...

Aug 15, 2022

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Jo Ann Satterlee was born on March 31st 1939 to Joe and Margaret Laughrey in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jo attended Brookings High School and went on to graduate with her Bachelor's and Registered...

Aug 13, 2022

Jeffrey Egeberg, 59, of Madison, formerly of Volga, SD, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.  A graveside service will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2022, at First Lutheran Cemetery in Volga, SD at 11:00 A.M.  Pastor Teri Johnson will be officiating.  Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting...

Aug 5, 2022

David Skogen, age 56, of Rapid City and formerly of the Brookings area, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022, at Monument Health in Rapid City, SD.  Visitation will be from 1-2 P.M. on Wednesday, August 10th at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in White with burial to follow at Fairview Cemetery in White.

David Allen was born February...

Jul 30, 2022

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John Sanders Walker, age 76, of Colman South Dakota, passed away after a short illness on July 30th, 2022.

John was born in St. Louis, Missouri to John and Leona Walker. John's education began in the St. Louis school system where he excelled in...

Jul 28, 2022

Dean Swedlund, age 88 of Brookings, passed away on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview.  No services are currently planned.

A full obituary is pending.

Jul 27, 2022

Arlene B. Flaskey, age 91, of Brookings passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at the United Living Community.  Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. on Monday, August 1, 2022, at Eidsness Funeral Home with visitation at 1 P.M.

Arlene was born on October 23, 1930, to Otto and Lenora (Schmidt) Gries in Holstein, IA.  She received...

Jul 26, 2022

Richard "Dick" Allen Anderson, 76, of Brookings, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at Advance Group Home, Brookings.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Brookings with Pastor Micah Bauer presiding. Visitation will be one-hour prior to the service. Burial will be 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at...

Jul 25, 2022

Morris Knutsen, age 89, of Volga, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022, at the Brookings Hospital.  Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga.  Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. on Friday, July 29th at First Lutheran Church in Volga with burial to follow at First Lutheran Cemetery.

Jul 23, 2022

Pamela Sowell, age 68, of Brookings, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. A funeral service will be 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, August 3 rd at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church with burial to follow at First Lutheran Cemetery in Brookings. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Wednesday. To...

Jul 23, 2022

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Connie Sallquist passed away peacefully July 23rd, 2022, at the age of 85. Visitation will be at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, Friday, August 5th from 5:00-8:00 P.M. The procession will begin at 1:15 on Saturday, August 6th from Eidsness Funeral Home and will travel to South...

Jul 20, 2022

Gloria Sonnenburg, 88, of Brookings, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.  A memorial service will be held at a future date.

Gloria Louaine Sonnenburg was born on June 17, 1934, in Madison, South Dakota, to Clifford and Anna (Johnson) Hanson.  Throughout her youth during...

Jul 17, 2022

Gretchen "Kay" Perkins, 79, of Brookings, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2022, surrounded by her loving family.  A memorial service will be held on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at Eidsness Funeral Home at 10:00 A.M.  The service will be live-streamed as well as recorded and uploaded to the Eidsness Funeral Home website.  Instructions on joining the...

Jul 13, 2022

Roger French, 74, of Brookings, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at his residence surrounded by his loving family following a courageous battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at Eidsness Funeral Home beginning at 2:00 P.M. Family and friends are invited to share in a time of fellowship...

Jul 8, 2022

Mary Yonkovich, 59, of Brookings, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2022.  A memorial service celebrating Mary's life will be held on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at 6:00 P.M. at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings.  A time of visitation and fellowship will precede the service from 4:00 until 6:00 P.M. Wednesday afternoon at Eidsness Funeral Home.

Mary...