Obituary Listing

Jun 5, 2018

Marlene Van Maanen, 83 years old, passed away peacefully June 5 at the Estelline Nursing and Care Center. She had a wonderful day surrounded by family and is no longer struggling Parkinson's Disease.  Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 8, 2018, at the First Lutheran Church in Volga, South Dakota, beginning at 10:30 A.M.  Burial will follow...

Jun 4, 2018

Jane Mast, of Volga, passed away on Monday, June 4, 2018, at the Avera McKennen Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, June 10, 2018, at the First Lutheran Church in Volga, South Dakota at 3:00 p.m.  Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. prior to services.  Interment will take place...

Jun 1, 2018

Wanda Lokken, age 83, of White, SD, passed away, June 1, 2018, at the Hendricks Hospital. Memorial Services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brookings with burial in Fairview Cemetery at White, SD. Visitations will be 5-7 P.M. Tuesday, at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in White, and...

May 30, 2018

Maynard Samuelson, 76, of Brookings, passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, surrounded by his family at his home following an illness.  Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 4, 2018, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, beginning at 11 a.m.  Burial will follow the service at Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings.  Luncheon will follow at the Eidsness funeral...

May 28, 2018

Evelyn Liebsch, 92, of Brookings, formerly of Volga, passed away on Monday, May 28, 2018, at the Brookings Hospital.  Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, May 31, 2018, at the First Lutheran Church in Volga, beginning at 10:30 a.m.  Burial will follow services at First Lutheran Cemetery in Volga.  Visitation will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m....

May 27, 2018

Marilyn Jean (Leins) Moberg, age 84, of Bruce, SD, went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, May 27, 2018, at Estelline Care Center, Estelline, SD.  Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 1, 2018, at GracePoint Wesleyan Church in Brookings, SD beginning at 10:30 a.m.  Burial will take place at Argo Lutheran Cemetery in...

May 26, 2018

>Gloris O. Dehnert, age 96, of Florence, SD, and formerly of Watertown and Ipswich, SD, passed away, Saturday, May 26, 2018, at Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown after suffering a stroke. Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings with visitations two hours prior to the funeral. Burial will be in...

May 21, 2018

Maxine Darnall, age 94, of Brookings, passed away Monday, May 21, 2018, at the Brookings Hospital. Visitations will be 5:30-7:30 P.M. Thursday, May 24, 2018, at Eidsness Funeral Home. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, May 25, 2018, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings. Burial will be at Black Hills National...

May 15, 2018

Lori A. Knutsen, 58, of Volga, SD passed away May 15, 2018 at her home surrounded by loved ones after a long and courageous battle with cancer.  Her funeral service will be Monday, May 21st at 10:30 AM at First Lutheran Church of Volga with interment at Hillside Cemetery.  Visitation will be at Eidsness Funeral Home in Volga, SD...

May 12, 2018

Rochelle Schotzko, age 68, of Sioux Falls, passed away on May 12, 2018, at Ava's Hospice House. Visitations will be from 1-3 P.M. on Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Miller Funeral Home—Westside Chapel (6200 West 41st Street, Sioux Falls) with burial to follow at Sterling Cemetery, rural Brookings, SD. Eidsness Funeral Home of Brookings is handling the arrangements.

May 11, 2018

Dale L. McCuen, age 71, of Davenport, IA, passed away, May 11, 2018, at his home under hospice care.  Private family graveside services will be held in Fairview Cemetery at White, SD.  Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Dale was born August 6, 1946, to Lawrence and Eunice (Potter) McCuen in Brookings, SD.  He...

May 9, 2018

Delores (Dee) Melicher was born April 22, 1928, in Freeman, SD, to her parents Leo and Mabel Melicher.   She passed away unexpectedly on May 9, 2018 at University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, CO.  A graveside service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, June 16, 2018, at First Lutheran Cemetery in Brookings. The family will meet at...

May 6, 2018

Keith D. Bullock was born on June 27, 1922, the son of Alan Lee and Ardelle (Decker) Bullock, in a log cabin home on Poison Creek ranch near Lonetree, Wyoming.  He died on Sunday, May 6, 2018, at the Estelline Nursing and Care Center in Estelline, SD, at the age of 95 years. ...

Apr 25, 2018

Ilene Ione Jurrens has gone home to her Savior.

Ilene was born July 6, 1927, to Peter and Inga Ramlo.  She died at the age of 90, on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at the Brookings Hospital.  Ilene Ione Ramlo was one of 11 children growing...

Apr 24, 2018

Catharine (Cathy) Whitehead, 91, died peacefully on Tues. April 24th at the United Living Community in Brookings, South Dakota. Visitation will be on Tues. May 1, 2018, from 5-7 P.M. at Eidsness Funeral Home.  A memorial service will be held on Wed. May 2, 2018, at 11am at the Eidsness Funeral Home with the Rev....

Apr 23, 2018

Jason Niemann, age 36, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, and formerly of the Brookings area, passed away Monday, April 23, 2018, at the Rock Rapids Medical Center. Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Peace Lutheran Church in Brookings. Visitations will be 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Friday, April 27, 2018, at Eidsness...

Apr 19, 2018

Dr. Deidre Susan Busacca died April 19th, 2018 in Sioux Falls holding the hands of her daughters and husband and surrounded by friends and family. She was 67 years old. Deidre (pronounced DAY-dra, like the day outside) was born September 14th, 1949 in Berkeley, California to Gloria Shoemaker Gilstrap and Don Gilstrap; she was a...

Apr 12, 2018

Joanne Elizabeth Negstad (Hanson), 82, died April 12, at her home surrounded by her family.  As a woman in leadership she was a role model and mentor to many.  For her, life was relationship.  Joanne died as she lived, filled with grace, affirmation and gratitude. She was born April 1, 1936 to Rev. Oscar C....

Apr 10, 2018

Marie K. Jensen, age 76, of Brookings, formerly of Aurora, SD, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at the United Living Community in Brookings, SD.  Visitations will be 5 -7 p.m. Friday, April 20, 2018, at the Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings.  Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the First English Lutheran Church...

Apr 3, 2018

Vada Thomsen, 89, of Estelline, formerly of White, South Dakota, passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at the Estelline Care Center in Estelline, South Dakota.  Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in White, beginning at 1:00 p.m., with burial immediately following the service at Fairview Cemetery in White.  Visitation...