Obituary Listing

Mar 29, 2018

Funeral Mass for William F. "Bud" Dempsey will be held on April 2, at 10:30 am, at St. Thomas More Catholic Parish. Lunch will be served at the McKnight Community Hall following the committal at the Fairview Cemetery, White, with full military honors. Visitation will be held on Sunday, April 1, from 5:00 pm...

Mar 19, 2018

Anna-Liisa (Myllymaki) Peterson, 96, died Monday, 19 March 2019, at United Living Center in Brookings, SD.   Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Friday, March 23, 2018, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Ascension Lutheran Church.

Anna-Liisa was born 30 June 1921 in...

Mar 18, 2018

Betty Gile, age 92, of Brookings, passed away, Sunday, March 18, 2018, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at St. Thomas More Parish. Burial will be private in Greenwood Cemetery at Brookings.  Eidsness Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

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Mar 18, 2018

Frances Laverdure Jetty passed away peacefully on March 18, 2018, in Brookings, South Dakota. She was 86. She leaves behind her loving husband Alfred "Bud" Jetty, son Ronald Jetty and wife Tammy Kempfert, son Michael Jetty and wife Laura Ferguson, foster sons Henry Bucholz and Bruce Bucholz, and grandchildren Rosie Ferguson, Sapphire Ferguson Jetty, Rachel...

Mar 16, 2018

Rolland Ray Rue, 82, died on Friday, March 16, 2018, at the Neighborhoods, surrounded by his loving family.  Rolland was born on April 25, 1935, in Marshfield, WI, the son of Raymond and Myrtle (Hemquist) Rue.  A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00PM on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at Eidsness Funeral...

Mar 12, 2018

Alvira Anderson, 82, of Brookings, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018, at the Neighborhoods at Brookview.  Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at the Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Brookings, beginning at 1:00 p.m.  Following a time of fellowship at the church, burial will be held at the Trosky Cemetery in Trosky, Minnesota.  Visitation...

Mar 11, 2018

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Ethan Gabriel Rosa Santos, six years old, of Aurora, SD, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls following an automobile accident.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 3:00 P.M. Friday, March 16, 2018, at St. Thomas More...

Mar 9, 2018

Maralyn Twombley, 79, of Arlington, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2018, at the Arlington Care Center in Arlington, South Dakota. Following her wishes, Maralyn will be cremated, with a graveside service occurring at a later date.

Maralyn Bassett was born on May 26, 1938, to Loren and Mona...

Mar 8, 2018

Alan was born in Sioux Falls, SD on April 23, 1951 to John and Dorothy Peterson. He lived in White, SD until his graduation in 1969.  He then attended Southeast Tech, earning an associate's degree in Electronics.  From there he began a career with CNW Rail Road in Rapid City from 1973 to 1991.  After...

Mar 6, 2018

Les Hoffman, age 92, of Brookings, passed away, Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at the Brookings Hospital. Visitations will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 11, 2018, at Eidsness Funeral Home. Burial will be private on Monday at Greenwood Cemetery. Memorial Services will be 7:00 P.M. Monday, March 12, 2018, at Peace Lutheran Church in Brookings.

Les was...

Mar 4, 2018

Arthur Mulder, 94, of Brookings, formerly of Volga passed away on Sunday March 4, 2018 at United Living Community in Brookings .   Visitation will be Sunday, March 18, 2018, from 2:00 until 5:00 p.m.at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga.  Funeral services will be held at the Christian Reformed Church on Monday, March 19, 2018, beginning 10:30 a.m., with burial ...

Feb 27, 2018

Kevin Keenaghan, age 68, of Brookings, SD passed away at home on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, surrounded by his family. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Friday, March 2, 2018, at Bethel Baptist Church in Brookings. Memorial services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, March 3, 2018, at GracePoint Wesleyan Church in Brookings. Eidsness Funeral Home...

Feb 26, 2018

Dolores Steinway, 98, of Brookings, SD, died on February 26, 2018, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview. She was born in rural Howell County, Missouri on April 24, 1919, to James Edward and Jane Lamb. Dolores married Bynum Redford on August 9, 1939. They had one daughter.

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Feb 25, 2018

Marjorie "Marj" (Tirrel) Prunty, 83, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Brookings, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 25, 2018.  Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings at 10:30 A.M., with burial immediately following the service at Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings.  Visitation will be held on Friday, March 2, 2018 at...

Feb 23, 2018

Cheryl Dobesh, age 70, of Elkton, passed away Friday, February 23, 2018, following a brief illness at Avera Hospital. Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 2, 2018, at Prairie Winds Baptist Church, rural Elkton. Visitations will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, March 1, 2018, also at the church.  Eidsness Funeral Home is handling the...

Feb 20, 2018

Janet Learing, age 87, died on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at the Brookings Hospital. Memorial services are pending. Eisdness Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Janet was born on January 21, 1931 in Sioux City, IA, the daughter of...

Feb 18, 2018

Martha Ruth (Koch) Weischedel, born on March 28, 1934, at home near Gettysburg, SD.  She died Sunday, February 18, 2018, in Brookings, SD.

Martha, known by many in her younger years as Cookie, married Clayton Weischedel on August 20, 1955. They had five children together and spent their married...

Feb 8, 2018

Bradley Lorenzen, 55, of Brookings, passed away on Friday, February 8, 2018.  Burial will take place on August 24th, 2018 at 6:00 P.M. the Trosky Cemetery in Trosky, Minnesota.  There are no other services planned at this time.  Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the family.

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Feb 5, 2018

Alvin Bohlen, 79, of Brookings, SD, passed away Monday, February 05, 2018, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 am Thursday, February 08, 2017 at First United Methodist Church in Brookings, SD. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings.

Feb 4, 2018

Lewis Shelsta, 82, of Brookings, formerly of Clear Lake passed away the morning of February 4, 2018, at the United Living Community in Brookings.

Lewis was born January 30, 1936 in Hayti, SD to James and Elizabeth (Hentges) Shelsta. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from...