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Ruth Irene Olson
Apr 26, 2022
Ruth Irene Olson, 91, of Brookings, formerly of Volga, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings. Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 2, 2022, at 10:30 A.M. at the First Lutheran Church in Volga. The service will be live-streamed on the First Lutheran Church Facebook page, as well...
Mary Jane Ellison
Apr 24, 2022
Mary Jane Ellison, 97, of Brookings, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022, at Edgewood Vista in Brookings. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at the Calvary Baptist Church in Inola, Oklahoma, beginning at 11:00 A.M. A time of visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Eidsness Funeral Home is...
Nora Christine Stangeland
Apr 24, 2022
Nora Stangeland, age 99, of Brookings, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022, at the United Living Community. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. on Friday, April 29, 2022, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with burial in Graceland Cemetery at Madison, SD. Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. on Thursday, April 28 th at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in...
Ronald Robert Cosby
Apr 17, 2022
Ronald Robert Cosby, age 79, of Bruce, went home to be with the Lord after his long, but strong fight against Mesothelioma Cancer on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, April 22, 2022, at Brookings Christian Church with burial to follow in Greenwood Cemetery at Brookings. Visitation will...
Terry Christianson
Apr 11, 2022
Terry Christianson, 63, of Aurora, passed away on April 11, 2022, at her home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 15, 2022, at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Brookings beginning at 11:00 A.M. Visitation will be held the evening prior, Thursday, April 14, 2022, from 4:00 until 7:00 P.M. at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings....
Orlando Glenn Sheets
Apr 6, 2022
Orlando Sheets, 72, of Volga, passed away on April 6, 2022, at his home while on hospice care. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 11, 2022, at 10:30 A.M. at the First Lutheran Church in Volga. A time of visitation will be held on Sunday, April 10, 2022, from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. at the...
Glen Dale Moe
Apr 5, 2022
Glen Dale Moe, age 76, of Howard, SD, passed away at the Good Samaritan Society in Howard, SD. Funeral services for both Glen and his brother, Larry Moe, will be 10:30 A.M. on Friday, April 29, 2022, at Eidsness Funeral Home with burial to follow in First Lutheran Cemetery at Brookings. Visitation will be one hour prior to the...
Howard Burton Lee
Apr 3, 2022
Howard Burton Lee, 102, passed away peacefully with his wife, Gladys, at his side on April 3, 2022, in Brookings SD. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at the First Lutheran Church in Volga, beginning at 10:30 A.M. Burial will immediately follow the service at First Lutheran Cemetery in Volga. There will be...
Donald Jesse Woolworth
Apr 3, 2022
Donald Jesse Woolworth passed away at his home in Brookings, SD on April 3, 2022. He was born on Jan. 10, 1934 in Brookings, to Marion Oliver Woolworth and Nona May (Finch) Woolworth. He attended the Brookings School District, graduating from Brookings High School in 1952. He then attended South Dakota State University, graduating in 1956 with a degree...
Clarence Grebner
Mar 13, 2022
To view Clarence's funeral, please click on the video player. A separate video player may be found at the bottom of this page which includes a slideshow of pictures.
Clarence H. Grebner, age 89, of Rapid City and formerly of Volga, went to his heavenly home on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at Monument Health in Rapid City,...
Jesse Crosby
Mar 7, 2022
Jesse Crosby, 27, of Brookings, beloved son of Steven Crosby and Carol Malone, passed away on March 7, 2022, at his residence. There will not be any services held. Jesse was born on October 13, 1994, in Thomasville, Georgia, and was a resident of Brookings for the last 26 years of his life. Jesse is survived by his...
Donna Ann Knutsen
Mar 4, 2022
Donna Knutsen, age 86, of Volga, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022, at home under hospice care. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. on Monday, March 14, 2022, at First Lutheran Church in Volga with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral. Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the family...
Orie Leisure
Mar 2, 2022
Orie Leisure, 83, of Brookings, passed away on March 2, 2022, at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at 11:00 A.M. at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Lunch will be served at the funeral home following the service. A time of visitation will be...
Dellas Cole
Feb 20, 2022
Dellas Dane Cole "DC", age 61, passed away unexpectedly on February 20 th , 2022, at home.
A visitation will be from 3:00pm to 7:00pm on Thursday, February 24 th at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, SD. His Funeral Service will be at 1:00pm on Friday, February 25 th at Bob Jostad Gym at Brookings High School.  ...
Andrew "Andy" Molengraaf
Feb 15, 2022
Andrew "Andy" Molengraaf, 88, of Volga, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 21, 2022, at the Christian Reformed Church in Volga at 10:30 AM. Burial will immediately follow the service at Trinity Cemetery in Volga. A time of visitation will be held the afternoon prior, Sunday,...
Alpha Thorson
Feb 11, 2022
Alpha (Baltzell) Thorson, age 92, of Miller, SD passed away on February 11, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society in Miller. Born May 1, 1929, she was the only daughter and second child to Nolan and Alvida Baltzell.
Alpha was baptized and confirmed at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Bristol. She graduated from Bristol...
Marlys Jean Dixon-Houtman
Feb 9, 2022
Marlys Jean Dixon-Houtman, 95, died Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Eidsness Funeral Home at 10:00 AM. Burial will immediately follow the service at Greenwood Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to return to the funeral home following burial to share in a...
Delila "Dee" Florence Davis
Feb 8, 2022
Delila "Dee" Florence Davis, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at the Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings, South Dakota. Her funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at 2:00 PM at First Lutheran Church in Brookings. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will take place following...
Elta May Woodard
Feb 8, 2022
Elta May (Kurtz) Woodard passed away peacefully on February 8, 2022 of natural causes at Sioux Falls hospice at age 96. Elta was born May 29, 1925 in Esterville, IA, to Fred Kurtz and Elta Lillian (Kretsinger) Kurtz  Elta May's mother died when she was only 6 months old. Elta was then raised by her grandparents, Eldridge Ulysses Kretsinger,...
Marlys Ilene Kelsey
Feb 7, 2022
Marlys Ilene (Trudell) Kelsey died peacefully and surrounded by family on Monday, February 7, 2022. In the weeks before her passing, she was visited by all of her children and many grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, February 10, 2022, at Eidsness Funeral Home with burial at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour...
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