Thomas Richard Bell
May 29, 2022
Thomas Bell, 69, of Brookings, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022, at his residence following a brief illness. A time of visitation will be held on Friday, June 3, 2022, from 10:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. A private family celebration of life will take place at a future date.
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Laura Jayne Shumaker
May 23, 2022
Laura Jayne Shumaker, age 52, of Brookings, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2022, at the Brookings Hospital. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. on Thursday, May 26 th at Eidsness Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. on Friday also at Eidsness Funeral Home.
Laura Jayne Shumaker was born on June 12, 1969, to Larry...
Kenneth Ivers
May 22, 2022
Kenneth Ivers, age 86, of Brookings, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022 at The Neighborhoods at Brookview. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 28th at First United Methodist Church in Brookings. Visitation will be on Friday, May 27th from 5-7 P.M. at Eidsness Funeral Home.
Kenneth John Ivers was born on June 1, 1935,...
Donna Steen Wallum
May 19, 2022
Donna Steen Wallum, 96, of Brookings, passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at the United Living Community. A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 3, 2022, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, beginning at 2:00 P.M. A time of visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.
Donna Steen Wallum was born...
John Edward Howard
May 15, 2022
John Edward Howard was born on December 7, 1947, to Larry and Renata Howard in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He joined siblings Joanne, Jim, Jane, Judy, and later Julie.   John passed away on May 15, 2022.
In 1968, John enlisted in the Navy, serving as a Gunner's Mate in Vietnam. After his discharge, he attended and graduated from the...
Craig Johnson
May 8, 2022
Craig Johnson was born August 31, 1952 to Richard and Beverly (Holm) Johnson. He passed away May 8 th at age 69 after losing his battle with heart issues. Craig grew up around Lake Preston, SD and graduated from DeSmet, SD. His first marriage was to Linda (Zell) Johnson from Huron, SD. In that marriage, his son...
Howard "Jim" Horner
May 3, 2022
Howard "Jim" Horner, 86, of Toronto, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at St. Paul's Catholic Church in White, South Dakota, beginning at 1:00 P.M. There will be a time of fellowship and coffee and...
Robert Lee Rathbun
May 2, 2022
Robert Rathbun, 74, of Elkton, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2022, at the Brookings Hospital. Family will hold a celebration of Robert's life on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at the Izaak Walton Clubhouse located in Huron, South Dakota beginning at 1:00 P.M.
Robert Lee Rathbun was born on September 28, 1947, to...
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...
