Susan Gruseth
May 19, 2021
Susan Gaye (Doren) Gruseth, 68, of Lake Preston, passed away on May 19, 2021, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A memorial service will be held at a future date.
Susan was born on September 13, 1952, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Marian (Novak) and Max Doren. In 1954,...
Gary Alan Quinn
Apr 27, 2021
Gary Alan Quinn, age 63, of Brookings, passed away on April 27, 2021. No services are planned. Eidsness Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.
Allan John Kooima
Apr 22, 2021
Allan John Kooima, age 69, of Volga, passed away Thursday, April 22, 2021, at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at First Reformed Church in Volga with burial to follow at Trinity Cemetery rural Volga. Visitation will be on Monday, April 26 th from 5-7 P.M. also at...
Darrell Eugene Nelson
Apr 18, 2021
Darrell Eugene Nelson, age 68, of Brookings, passed away at home under hospice care on Sunday, April 18, 2021. Visitation to greet the family will be from 6-7 P.M. on Friday, April 23, 2021, at Abundant Life Church with a Celebration of Darrell's life at 7 P.M. also at the Church. Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the family with...
Robert Espland
Apr 17, 2021
Robert "Bob" Espland, age 93, of Volga, passed away April 17, 2021. He will be buried next to his wife in the Colman Cemetery, Colman, SD. No services are planned. Survivors include his son, Bill and daughter, Jackie. Memorials may be sent to Robert Espland Family c/o Eidsness Funeral Home 1617 Orchard Drive, Brookings, SD 57006.
Gwendolyn Ruth Andersen
Apr 16, 2021
Gwendolyn "Gwen" Ruth Andersen, age 94, of Brookings, passed away Friday, April 16, 2021, at the Brookings Hospital. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, May, 22, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Interment will immediately follow the service at First Lutheran Cemetery in Brookings.
Gwen was born on February 27, 1927 in...
Bradley Keith Hesby
Apr 15, 2021
Bradley Hesby, age 36, of Volga, passed away Thursday, April 15, 2021, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls from an aortic aneurysm. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, April 23, 2021, at First Lutheran Church in Volga with a private family burial to follow in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8...
Zachery Dayton Matthews
Apr 6, 2021
Zachery Dayton Matthews, age 28, of Brookings and formerly of Lake Preston, SD, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at the Brookings ER. A private family graveside service will be held at the Lake Preston Cemetery. Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Zachery was born on August 13, 1992, to Stephen and Susan...
Bette Jo Boynton
Apr 5, 2021
Bette Jo Boynton, age 78, of Brookings, passed away on Monday, April 5, 2021, at the Brookings Hospital. No services are planned at this time. Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Bette was born on April 26, 1942, to Ray and Diana Marie (Hein) Moyer in Illinois. She attended school in Oakford Illinois. Bette...
Clair David Husby
Apr 3, 2021
Clair Husby, age 79, of Arlington, SD, passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Fargo, ND. Visitation will be on Thursday, April 8, 2021, from 5-7 P.M. at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Following cremation, a memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 10, 2021, at 1:00 P.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Arlington with burial to...
Frankie Mcdowell
Apr 2, 2021
Frankie Lee (Fryer) McDowell took the hand of her precious Lord and Savior on April 2, 2021 at the age of 61. Funeral services celebrating Frankie's life will be held on Saturday, April 10, 2021, at 10:00 A.M. at Brookings First Assembly of God. The service will be live-streamed on the Brookings First Assembly of God YouTube...
Dollie Bass
Mar 30, 2021
Dollie C. (Massengale) Bass, age 90, a resident of Brookings for the past six years and formerly a resident of Baker, MT, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at Edgewood Vista Assisted/Memory Care in Brookings. Visitations will be on Friday, April 2, 2021, at Brookings First Assembly Of God from 5-7 P.M. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. on...
Curtis Guy Van Maanen
Mar 10, 2021
Curtis's Memorial Folder Curtis Van Maanen, 41, of Volga passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family after a two year long battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at the First Lutheran Church in Volga beginning at 10:30 A.M. The service will be live streamed on...
Eunice Kneip
Mar 4, 2021
Eunice 's Memorial Folder
Eunice Mae "Chickie" Kneip, age 90, of Sioux Falls and formerly of Brookings, passed away Thursday, March 4th at the Good Samaritan Village. A private family Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, March 9 th at 11:00 A.M. at St. Thomas More Catholic Parish in Brookings. The Mass will be available on...
Arvid Dills
Feb 27, 2021
Arvid H. Dills age 90, of Madison and formerly of Brookings, passed away while wintering in Arizona. Visitation will be from 4-6 P.M. on Monday, March, 8, 2021, with a funeral service starting at 6:30 P.M., all at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. The funeral service will be live-streamed under Arvid's obituary on www.eidsnessfuneralhome.com . Masks will be required...
Dorothy Corrine Lees
Feb 21, 2021
Dorothy Corrine (Kurtz) Lees of Brookings, SD, peacefully passed away at home under hospice care on Sunday, February 21, 2021, at the age of 93. She was met by her beloved husband of 73 years to dance through the gates of heaven. He passed away on February 10, 2021.
No services will be held at this time. ...
Lois Jean Hope
Feb 19, 2021
Lois Hope, age 84, of Volga, SD died Friday, February 19, 2021. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. on Monday, March 1, 2021, at Sinai Lutheran Church in Sinai, SD. The funeral will be live-streamed at www.eidsnessfuneralhome.com under Lois' obituary.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral as well as a time of visiting after the funeral...
Gary Robert Sackmann
Feb 15, 2021
Order of Service Front of the service folder for Gary Sackmann can be found by clicking HERE
The service folder for Gary Sackmann can be found by clicking HERE
Our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Gary Robert Sackmann of Brookings, SD passed away on Monday, February 15 th at the age of 72 surrounded by his loving family after a lengthy battle with...
Gloria Jean Black
Feb 14, 2021
Gloria Jean Black, 74, formerly of Gillette Wyoming passed away on February 14, 2021 at the United Living Center in Brookings, South Dakota. Mrs. Black fought a long battle with Alzheimer's. There are currently no services planned.
Jeannie was born on December 30, 1946 to John and Alma (Klucker) Dikoff in Mobridge, South Dakota. She grew up...
Jennie Mae Vaselaar
Feb 13, 2021
Jennie Vaselaar, 91, formerly of White, SD, passed away very peacefully on Saturday, February 13, 2021, surrounded by her loving family south of Hendricks, MN. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 19, 2021, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, beginning at 1:00 p.m. The service will be live streamed on the Eidsness Funeral Home website at the time...
