Obituary Listing

Jan 26, 2020

Duane Kracke, age 61 of White, SD, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2020. Funeral Services are 2:00 P.M. Saturday, February 1, 2020, at Zion Lutheran Church in White with burial at Fairview Cemetery in White.  Visitations will be 5-7 P.M. on Friday, January 31, 2020, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings.

Duane (Dewey) W. Kracke was born...

Jan 25, 2020

Kristin "Kris" Hesby Hovey, age 53 of Brookings, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Saturday, January 25, 2020, at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, January 30, 2020, at First Lutheran Church in Volga with burial to follow in the church cemetery.  Visitations will be 6-8:30 P.M....

Jan 24, 2020

Viola Elizabeth Nelson Wagner, age 100, of Brookings, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020, at the United Living Community. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 P.M. Friday, January 31, 2020, at St. Thomas More Parish in Brookings with a private family burial at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be 4-7 P.M. Thursday, January 30, 2020, at Eidsness Funeral Home...

Jan 24, 2020

Elaine Marie (Friedrich) Waples was born to Henry and Marie Friedrich on July 20, 1929 at the Brookings Hospital.  She died on January 24, 2020 at the Brookings Hospital after a brief illness.

Elaine grew up near Aurora where she attended grade school in Aurora and graduated from Brookings High School in 1947.  She developed a love...

Jan 16, 2020

Dorothy Myers, 95, formerly of Brookings, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at the Homestead Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.  Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, beginning at 10:00 A.M. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Brookings.  Burial will immediately follow the service at Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings.

Dec 31, 2019

Cindy Pedersen, a longtime resident of Brookings, and more recently a resident of Walker Methodist Nursing Home, Minneapolis, Minnesota, passed away on December 31, 2019. She will be remembered by her family and friends for her many warm smiles as she greeted everyone by name and for her uncanny ability to share a boisterous laugh with a sparkle in...

Dec 31, 2019

Lorraine Carolyn Bowman, age 78, of Brookings, passed away at home on December 31, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Ford-Wolf-Bruns Funeral Chapel in Coffeyville, KS.  Eidsness Funeral Home is handling local arrangements.

Lorraine was born October 5, 1941, to Herman and...

Dec 31, 2019

Reuben Calvin Skordahl, age 95, of Brookings, passed away December 31, 2019, at home. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, January 4, 2020, at Sinai Lutheran Church in Sinai with burial to follow at West Sinai Lutheran Cemetery.  Visitations will be 5-7 P.M. Friday, January 3, 2020, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings.

Reuben was born...

Dec 25, 2019

Sidney Peters, age 94, of Brookings and formerly of White, passed away December 25, 2019, in Sioux Falls under hospice care. Memorial services will be 11:30 A.M. Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with a private family burial at Fairview Cemetery in White. Visitation will be 10:00-11:30 A.M. Tuesday, also at the funeral home.

Dec 12, 2019

Doris Van Maanen, age 95, of Volga, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, December 12, 2019, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview surrounded by her loving family.  Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 19, 2019, at the First Reformed Church in Volga, beginning at 10:30 A.M.  Burial will immediately follow the service at Trinity Cemetery in Volga. ...

Dec 1, 2019

Mary Ann Wingate, a Brookings resident since 2012, died December 1 at United Living Community. A native of New Jersey who migrated to Colorado after the death of her husband in the 1970s, she started college in her late forties and earned an education degree from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, fulfilling a lifelong dream to become...

Nov 29, 2019

Ione Swedlund, age 75, of Volga, passed away Friday, November 29, 2019, unexpectedly at home from an apparent heart attack. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, December 5, 2019, at Abundant Life Church in Brookings with burial to follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be 5-7 P.M. Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings.

Nov 20, 2019

Gerald "Jerry" Ehlebracht, age 70 of Brookings, passed away Wed., Nov. 20, 2019, at home while under hospice care.  Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 am Mon., Nov. 25, at St. Thomas More Catholic Parish in Brookings. Visitation will be 4-7 pm Sun., Nov. 24, at Eidsness Funeral Home.

Gerald Dean Ehlebracht was born May...

Nov 19, 2019

Adele Elizabeth Clark Sudlow, age 92, of Brookings, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at the Neighborhoods at Brookview.  Born January 19, 1927 to Hannah Elizabeth Matson Clark and William James Clark in Vermillion, where she was raised on a farm and attended country school.  She graduated with a degree in piano performance from the University of South Dakota...

Nov 10, 2019

Leroy Patrick, age 84 of Brookings, and formerly of White, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019, at home from an apparent heart attack.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, November 16, 2019, at St. Thomas More Parish in Brookings with burial in Fairview Cemetery at White.  Visitations will be 4-6:30 P.M. on Friday, November 15, 2019,...

Nov 8, 2019

Wayne Buus, age 81, of Brookings, passed away Friday, November 08, 2019, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings. Visitations will be 5-7 P.M. Monday, November 11, 2019, at Eidsness Funeral Home.  Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements....

Nov 4, 2019

Gordon Harms, age 84, of Brookings, passed away Monday, November 04, 2019, at the Brookings Hospital under hospice care. Memorial services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, November 30, 2019 , at Eidsness Funeral Home with visitations one hour prior to the service.

Gordon J. Harms was born September 16, 1935, to August and Louise (Revilac)...

Nov 2, 2019

Linda Kay Carlson, age 71, of White, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019, at home under hospice care. Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at St. Paul's Catholic Church in White with burial to follow in Fairview Cemetery.  Visitations will be 5-6:30 P.M. on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, with a Wake Service at...

Oct 28, 2019

Edna Lorraine Riley, age 92 of Brookings, passed away Monday, October 28, 2019, at Edgewood Vista in Brookings. Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, October 31, 2019, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings with visitations starting at 10:00 A.M.  Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Edna was born July 10, 1927, in...

Oct 26, 2019

Sidney Allen Post, age 72, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2019 at Avantara Nursing Home in Lake Norden, SD. Visitation will be 2-4 P.M. Saturday, November 9, 2019, at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga with a Prayer Service at 4:00 P.M.  Burial will be in Marshfield, Wisconsin at a later date.

Sid was born December 20, 1946,...