Obituary Listing

Jul 26, 2018

Linda Bliss, 72, of Brookings, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018, at the Brookings Hospital.  A memorial service will be held celebrating Linda's life on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at Eidsness Funeral Home, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Linda K. Loftesness was born March 14, 1946, to Alvin and Hilma (Bankson) Loftesness in Sioux Falls, SD. She graduated from Washington...

Jul 25, 2018

LaVina Jane (Drake) Anderson passed away on July 25, 2018, at the United Living Community in Brookings, South Dakota, at the age of 99.  LaVina was born on November 4, 1918, in Madison, South Dakota, the daughter of John and Elen (Johnson) Drake.  She grew up in Northern Minnesota and Madison, South Dakota.  LaVina graduated with a teaching certificate...

Jul 24, 2018

Carol Ann Styf, 77, died on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at Brookings Health Care in Brookings, SD.  Funeral Services will be held at 10:30am, on Saturday, August 4, 2018, at United Parish Church in Elkton, SD.  Visitations will be from 5pm until 7pm, Friday, August 3, at the Eidsness...

Jul 21, 2018

James R. Jones, age 77, of Brookings, passed away, Saturday, July 21, 2018, at the Brookings Hospital. Memorial services will be 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at First Lutheran Church in Volga. Visitation will be one hour prior to the memorial service at the church. Eidsness Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. James Russell Jones was born May...

Jul 20, 2018

Lyle Gene Bjorklund, age 83, of Volga, passed away on July 20, 2018, at his home surrounded by family while on hospice care. Funeral services are 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at the Volga Christian Reformed Church with burial at Trinity Cemetery in Volga. Visitation will be Monday, July 23, 2018, from 4-8 P.M....

Jul 17, 2018

LaRayne Frances (Steyer) Wahlstrom, a Brookings resident for 66 years, was born February 29, 1924, in a farmhouse near Shickley, Nebraska, to Willard and Marie (Kohler) Steyer. At 5 years of age, the family moved to a farm...

Jul 16, 2018

Herbert Paul Lokken, age 90, of White, passed away, Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Hendricks Nursing Home in Hendricks, MN. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, July 23, 2018, at Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brookings with burial and full Military Rites in Fairview Cemetery at White, SD. Visitation will be from 6-8 P.M. Sunday, July 22,...

Jul 2, 2018

Wilma French, age 96, mother to Mary Beth and Jeannie peacefully passed away at Edgewood Vista Assisted Living on Monday, July 2nd. Born on September 1st, 1921 in Westfield, WI, she lived a life full of love and grace. A funeral will be held in Milwaukee, WI, where she and her husband John (Jack) lovingly...

Jul 1, 2018

Jeannie Kathleen French, age 66, of Brookings, SD, quietly passed away on Sunday, July 1, 2018.

Born in Milwaukee, WI on May 22, 1952, she was the daughter of Wilma (Peschel) and John (Jack)

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Jun 24, 2018

Adelaide Irene "Addy" Laux Paradise, 101, died at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2018 at Eunice C. Smith Nursing Home in Alton. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 7, 2018 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Brookings, South Dakota. Interment will be in St. William's Catholic Cemetery, Aurora, South Dakota. Eidsness Funeral Home...

Jun 23, 2018

Shirley Welch, age 82, of Brookings, passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2018, at the Brookings Hospital. Following her wishes, Shirley will be cremated, and a memorial service will be held at a later date.

Shirley Ann Welch was born on May 19, 1936, in Volga, South Dakota to...

Jun 23, 2018

Dr. John Kitterman, dearly loved and retired physics professor at South Dakota State University, died at the Arlington Care Center on Saturday, June 23, 2018, at the age of 80.  A graveside memorial service is planned for 9:00 a.m. on Friday, June 29, 2018, at Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings, South Dakota. John Kitterman was born on July 2, 1937, in...

Jun 22, 2018

Edward Telkamp, 87, of Brookings, passed away on Friday, June 22, 2018, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. A memorial service celebrating Edward's life is planned for a later date.

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Jun 21, 2018

Carol Wosje, 70, of Brookings, South Dakota, passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2018, at the Madison Regional Health System, in Madison, South Dakota.  Funeral Services will be held on Monday, June 25, 2018, at 10:30 a.m., at Grace Lutheran Church in Nunda, South Dakota.  Burial will immediately follow the service at Prairie Queen Cemetery...

Jun 10, 2018

Our beloved mother and grandmother, Beverly "Bev" Heylens, of Volga, South Dakota, passed away on Sunday, June 10th, 2018, at the age of 83, at the Estelline Care Center.

Bev was born on October 1st of 1934, in Kingsbury County, to...

Jun 8, 2018

Bernita Patrick, 82, of Hendricks, Minnesota, formerly of White, South Dakota, passed away on Friday, June 8, 2018, at the Hendricks Nursing Home.  Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at the United Methodist Church in White, beginning at 10:30 a.m.  Burial will immediately follow the service at the White Fairview Cemetery.  Visitation will also be...

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...