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Howard Schutt
Oct 17, 2020
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Howard Schutt, 86, of Brookings, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020, at Edgewood Vista. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2020, at 11:00 A.M. at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Burial will immediately follow the service at Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings. There...
Nancy Fredrikson
Oct 9, 2020
Nancy Fredrikson, 73, of Brookings, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2020, at the United Living Community. There will be no services at this time.
Nancy was born on September 12, 1947, in Hudson, South Dakota, to Glen and Verna (Penniston) Logue. She spent much of her life growing up around Centerville, South Dakota, and graduated from...
W. Elaine Tucker
Oct 7, 2020
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W. Elaine Tucker, age 98, of Volga, passed away Wednesday October 7, 2020, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2020, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, beginning at 2:00 p.m. A time of visitation will be held...
Carol Mary Anna Kastner
Oct 2, 2020
Carol Mary Anna Rust Kastner was born August 20, 1927, to Walkter H. and Lillian Schafstall Rust in rural Jackson County, Indiana. She passed away Friday, October 2, 2020, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings, South Dakota at the age of 93.
Carol grew up on a diversified family farm in southern Indiana and learned to...
Prince Kai Sails
Sep 30, 2020
On September 29, 2020, @ 9:08 A.M., the sun rose for Prince Kai Sails. He was a baby too perfect for this world.
Prince, a beautiful baby boy, was born at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls at 24 weeks of age weighing 1 pound 6 ounces. He put up a valiant fight, but God called his...
John Donald Hof
Sep 30, 2020
John D. Hof, age 80, passed away at his home on September 30, 2020, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, October 4, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2020, from 9:00 until 11:00 a.m., also at Eidsness Funeral Home. Masks will be...
Jerald "Jerry" Kluess
Sep 29, 2020
The Funeral Service of Jerry Kluess
On Tuesday, September 29, 2020, Jerald "Jerry" Kluess, loving husband and father of two, grandfather of two, and great-grandfather of one, passed away at the age of 80. A private family funeral service will be held on Sunday, October 4, 2020, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings at 1:00...
Mary Lou Taylor
Sep 22, 2020
Mary Lou Taylor, 89, of Arlington, formerly of Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at the Arlington Care Center. There will be no services held. Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting Mary Lou's family with arrangements.
Mary Lou Taylor was born on February 17, 1931, to Roy and Nell (Gibbins) Reynolds in East St. Louis, Illinois....
Marjorie Kessler
Sep 15, 2020
**The memorial service for Marge can be found by scrolling to the bottom of this text.**
Marjorie Kessler, 89, of Brookings, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at the United Living Community in Brookings. A public memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings at 11:00 A.M. ...
Lawrence Barnett
Sep 14, 2020
Lawrence Barnett, 85, of Brookings, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2020, at the United Living Community. No funeral services will be held at this time.
Lawrence S. Barnett was born May 16, 1935 in Brookings, SD and died September 14, 2020 in Brookings, SD.
Lawrence attended Brookings Country...
Josephine Lucy Rosauer
Sep 13, 2020
Josephine Lucy Rosauer, age 85 of Brookings, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview. No Services are planned at this time.
Jo was born in Younkers, New York in 1935 and lived a long and joyous life.  The majority of her life was divided between Ames, Iowa and the...
Samuel Artz
Sep 5, 2020
Funeral services for Sam Artz of Glenns Ferry, ID will be held Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. at the First Southern Baptist Church in Mountain Home. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, SD, followed by interment at Greenwood Cemetery...
Librada Roque
Sep 4, 2020
Librada Roque Tricoche, age 102, of Brookings, passed away on Friday September 4, 2020, at home under hospice care. Librada will be buried back home in Puerto Rico. Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Librada was born on June 27, 1918, to Pablo and Petra (Tricoche) Roque in San Anton, Ponce Puerto Rico. She...
Judith "Judy" Johnson
Sep 4, 2020
The Virtual Funeral Service of Judy Johnson
Judith (Judy) Johnson, age 71 of Brookings passed away after a battle with cancer on Friday, September 4, 2020 in her home.
A small private family service will be held on Sunday, September 13, 2020. A public graveside service will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, September 14, 2020, at...
Mardella Lou Buchenau
Sep 2, 2020
Please follow the link below to view Mardella's Funeral Service.
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Mardella Lou Buchenau was born on March 7, 1934, in Elkton, SD. She was the daughter of Roy F. and Adele Mary (Hammer) Bebensee. She died September 2nd, at home.
She moved to Colton, SD with...
Merilyn Jean Westby
Sep 1, 2020
Merilyn J. (Pirtle) Westby was born August 6, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan. She passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at home under hospice care at the age of 80. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12:00 Noon on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Pius XII Newman Center in Brookings with burial to follow at St. Thomas More...
Donna Kluess
Aug 29, 2020
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On Saturday, August 29, 2020, Donna Kluess, loving wife and mother of two, grandmother of two and great grandmother of one, passed away at age 80. Private family funeral services will be held on Friday, September 4, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. at...
Lynda Bailey
Aug 25, 2020
Lynda Bailey entered this world on April 27, 1950 in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Baileys moved to Brookings, South Dakota soon afterwards. Lynda grew into a talented singer and musician who played the lead role in Brookings High School's production of Oklahoma! Marching band and honors chorus complemented her diligence as an honors student, a tradition of excellence she...
Duane Mulder
Aug 22, 2020
Duane Mulder, age 65, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020, at the Brookings Hospital. Duane was born in the Sioux Center, Iowa hospital on October 2, 1954 to Ben and Kathryn Mulder of Hull Iowa. He spent his years in Northwest Iowa and South Dakota engaged in farming, with a love for cattle.
He is survived...
Randall "Randy" Brown
Aug 21, 2020
Randall (Randy) Rodell Brown, age 68 of White, SD, passed away Friday, August 21, 2020, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Visitation will be on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 from 6-8 p.m., at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in White. Viewing will be taking place inside the building with family being present outside on the lawn to greet family...
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