Marilyn Emma Oppelt
Nov 18, 2020
Marilyn Oppelt, 95,  passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at the Estelline Nursing and Care Center. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 28, 2020, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elkton with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Public visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral. Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the...
Gerald Griffin
Nov 17, 2020
Gerald Griffin, 88, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at the Estelline Nursing and Care Center. There are currently no services planned.
James William Adams
Nov 15, 2020
James William Adams, age 79, of Flandreau and formerly of Brookings, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020, at Riverview Healthcare Center in Flandreau, SD. Services and obituary are currently pending.
Douglas Harvey Hai
Nov 13, 2020
Douglas Harvey Hai, 73, of Brookings, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020, at the Avantara Arlington Care Center. Private family memorial services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. The service will be live-streamed on the Eidsness Funeral Home Facebook page. The public is welcome to join the family for a...
Helen M Peterson
Nov 13, 2020
Helen M. Peterson, age 96, passed away Friday, November 13, 2020, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview, Brookings, South Dakota. A celebration of life will be held at a later date, with interment at First Lutheran Cemetery in Brookings, SD. Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Helen was born at home March 16, 1924, near...
Douglas Alfred Dayton
Nov 12, 2020
Douglas A. Dayton, age 76, of Brookings, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020, at home under hospice care.  No services are being planned at this time. Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Mark Alan Liebing
Nov 12, 2020
Mark Liebing, 65, of Brookings, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020. A private family service will be held on Friday, November 20, 2020, at 10:30 AM at Eidsness Funeral Home. The service will be live-streamed and can be found on the Eidsness Funeral Home Facebook page at the time of the service. Masks are required in the funeral...
Phyllis Olson
Nov 11, 2020
Phyllis Angeline Olson, age 90, of Brookings, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings. Private family burial services will be at Rosehill Cemetery in Minot, ND, with a celebration of her life to be held in Brookings in the spring. Eidsness Funeral Home of Brookings is assisting the family with arrangements.
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David John Lees
Nov 9, 2020
David John Lees, age 57, of Brookings, passed away Monday, November 9, 2020. No services are planned at this time. Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
David was born January 8, 1963, to Robert and Dorothy (Kurtz) Lees. He was the second youngest of nine children; he was one of five brothers. David spent...
Kathryn "Kay" Irene Chester
Nov 9, 2020
Kathryn "Kay" Irene Chester, age 93, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020, at the United Living Community in Brookings. Visitation without the family present will be from 9-11 A.M on Friday, November 13, 2020, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. A private family burial will take place at Greenwood Cemetery that afternoon.
Kay was born on...
Paul Charles Swift
Nov 9, 2020
Paul Charles Swift, age 77, of Brookings, passed unexpectedly into the presence of his Savior on Monday, November 9, 2020. Memorial services will be at Bible Baptist Church in Brookings on Saturday, November 28th at 10:30 am. Visitation will be from 9:00-10:00 am that same morning. Paul's funeral will be live-streamed on the Eidsness Funeral Home website under Paul's...
Gary Mathis
Nov 2, 2020
Gary Marvin Mathis, 69, went to his eternal home in heaven on November 2, 2020. Gary passed away at the Avantara Arlington Skilled Nursing Facility and was blessed to have their kind, compassionate care in his final days. A private family memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2020, at 11:00 AM at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church. ...
Rochelle A Anderson
Oct 30, 2020
Rochelle A. Anderson, age 73, of Estelline, passed away at the Estelline Care Center on Friday, October 30, 2020. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, November 5, 2020, at St. Francis DeSales Catholic Parish in Estelline with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The funeral Mass will be live-streamed to the Eidsness Funeral Home...
Duane Ellis
Oct 28, 2020
Duane Ellis, 90, of Brookings, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at the Neighborhoods at Brookview. A private family service will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at the United Parish in Elkton at 1:00 p.m. with military rites immediately after the funeral. The service will be live streamed and can be found here https://www.facebook.com/upminister...
Roberta "Bert" Marie Schwartz
Oct 26, 2020
Roberta Marie "Bert" Schwartz, age 79, of rural Aurora, passed away October 26, 2020, at home under hospice care. Private family services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, October 31, 2020, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings with burial to follow at Fairview Cemetery in White, SD. The service will be live streamed on the Eidsness Funeral Home Facebook Page....
Anna Marie Montgomery
Oct 26, 2020
Anna Marie (Sowers) Montgomery, 79, Brookings, SD went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, October 26, 2020, at the Avera McKennen Hospital in Sioux Falls. Private graveside services will be 10:30 am on Friday November 6, 2020 at the Fairview Cemetery in White, SD. Memorial services to follow at 11:30 am at Eidsness Funeral...
Joe Youngberg
Oct 22, 2020
Joe Youngberg, 80, of Brookings, passed away on October 22, 2020, at the Edgewood Assisted Living Center in Brookings. There are no services planned. Burial will take place at Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings at a future date.
Truman Howard
Oct 22, 2020
Truman Patrick Howard passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020, after a long, courageous battle with brain and spinal Sarcoma cancer. He was snuggled in bed , holding his lion, with his mom and dad by his side.
Truman was born December 9, 2015, in Brookings, SD. From birth, Truman was a fighter, having been...
Keith Hesby
Oct 21, 2020
Keith Hesby, 59, of rural Bruce, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. A private family funeral service will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2020, 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. A public visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 28,...
Jeffrey Kuechenmeister
Oct 19, 2020
Jeffrey Kuechenmeister, 40, of Brookings, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls with his mom and sister at his bedside. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 23, 2020, at 10:00 A.M. at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Brookings. For those unable to attend, the funeral service will be live...
