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Diane Mccarty
Jan 2, 2018
Diane McCarty, 71, of Volga, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at her home. A visitation will be held on Monday, January 8, 2018, from 4:00 until 7:00 P.M., at the Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Diane Faye Mulder was born on August 1, 1946, to...
Gloria Even
Dec 14, 2017
Gloria Even, age 90, of Elkton, passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2017, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview surrounded by her loving family. Visitation will be held on Monday, December 18, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. An additional visitation will be held from 9:00 A.M. until 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, December 19, at the...
Andrew "Andy" Van Dyke
Dec 4, 2017
A ndrew "Andy" Van Dyke, age 86, of Brookings, went home to the Lord on December 4th 2017, surrounded by family at The Neighborhoods At Brookview. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, December 15, at Brookings First Assembly of God, with interment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 14,...
John Neill
Nov 22, 2017
John Neill was born October 17, 1928 in Homer, NE to James and Nellie (McQueen) Neill. He grew up near Emerson, NE with his twin sister and 8 other siblings. Before the days of combines, John was known as the fastest corn picker around, beating even professional corn pickers in the field. He served in...
Patricia Louise Arch-Jacobs
Nov 20, 2017
Patricia Louise Arch-Jacobs , 88, passed away Monday, November 20, 2017, at the Neighborhoods of Brookview in Brookings, SD. A resident at Brookview since November 2016, she spent most of her life in Pierre. Patricia was born March 4, 1929, in Mitchell; her parents were Charles H. Arch and Anna Mae McCormick Arch....
Dr. Harold Stevens Bailey Jr.
Nov 8, 2017
Harold Stevens Bailey, Jr., was born April 18, 1922, in Springfield, Massachusetts, the son of Harold Sr., a tool and die maker and Grace Evelyn (Anderson) Bailey, a math teacher. He passed to the Lord peacefully Wednesday, November 8, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Saturday, November...
Lee Powers
Nov 7, 2017
Lee Powers, age 67, of Brookings, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at the Brookings Hospital. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2017, at 11:00 A.M., at Bethel Baptist Church in Brookings. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service.
Lee Stephen Powers was born on May 10, 1950, to Eugene and...
Fayriene Schafer
Nov 4, 2017
Fayriene Schafer, age 75, of White, passed away, Saturday, November 4, 2017, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at St. Paul's Catholic Church in White, SD, with a private family burial in Fairview Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Tuesday,...
Alice D. Dempster
Oct 31, 2017
Alice D. Dempster, age 101, of Brookings, passed away, Tuesday, October 31, 2017, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview. Memorial Services will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, November 6, 2017, at First Presbyterian Church in Brookings with burial to follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be one hour prior to the memorial service. Eidsness Funeral Home is...
Rebecca Ann Camp
Oct 30, 2017
Rebecca "Becca" Ann Camp passed away in her home in Brookings, South Dakota on Monday, October 30, 2017. Memorial Services are 3:00 P.M. Friday, November 3, 2017, at Eidsness Funeral Home. Born April 14, 1964, in Escondido, California, she was the daughter of Rev. Robert Camp and the late Rev. Violet Camp. She graduated from...
Joyce Larson
Oct 21, 2017
Joyce E. Larson, age 84, of Hendricks, Minnesota, formerly of White, South Dakota, passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2017, at the Hendricks Nursing Home. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, October 26, 2017, at 7:00 P.M., at GracePoint Wesleyan Church in Brookings. Visitation will take place from 5:00 P.M. until the time of service. Private family burial...
Calvin Smith
Oct 19, 2017
Calvin Smith, age 63, of White, passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2017, at the Brookings Hospital.  Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at 11 A.M., at the United Methodist Church in White, with burial to follow at Fairview Cemetery in White. Visitations will be held on Monday, October 23, 2017, from 5 P.M. until...
James Nass
Oct 12, 2017
James Nass, age 74, of Brookings, passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2017, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at 11 A.M. at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with burial to follow at First Lutheran Cemetery in Brookings. Visitation will begin one hour prior to...
Robert "Bob" Heesch
Oct 12, 2017
Robert "Bob" Heesch, age 87, of Brookings, passed away Thursday, October 12, 2017, at the Brookings Hospital. Memorial services will be Thursday, October 19, at 10:30 AM at First United Methodist Church in Brookings with burial to follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, October 18, from 5-7 PM at Eidsness Funeral Home.
Robert William Heesch...
Ella Mae Korthals
Oct 9, 2017
Ella Mae Korthals, age 90, of Brookings, and formerly of Huron, died October 9, 2017, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, October 16, 2017, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings with burial to follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Sunday, October 15, 2017, at...
Allen Lee Nelson
Oct 4, 2017
Allen Lee Nelson, age 83, of Volga, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at home under hospice care. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 7, 2017, at Calvary Free Lutheran Church of Arlington, SD. Visitations will be 5-7 P.M. Friday, October 6, 2017 at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Burial will be in...
Myrtle A. Mckinney
Sep 23, 2017
Myrtle Arlene McKinney, age 90, of White, SD, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2017, at the Hendricks Hospital, Hendricks, MN, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church, White, SD. Visitations will be held on Monday, September 25, 2017, from 5:00...
John T. Runia
Sep 22, 2017
John T. Runia, age 80, of Brookings, passed away, Friday, September 22, 2017, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at The Volga Christian Reformed Church with burial to follow in Trinity Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5:30 – 7:30 P.M. on Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel...
Hazel Miller
Sep 14, 2017
Hazel Miller, age 93, of Brookings, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2017, at Edgewood Vista. Funeral services will be held on Monday, September 18, 2017, at the First Lutheran Church in Brookings, beginning at 10:30 A.M. Interment will follow funeral services at Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings. Visitation will be held the evening prior, September 17, 2017, at Eidsness...
Virgil Deethardt
Aug 23, 2017
Virgil P. Deethardt, 77, Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away on August 23, 2017. Virgil was born on May 30, 1940 in Brookings, SD, the son of Harold I. and Dorothy E. (Pike) Deethardt. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00PM, Saturday, September 2, 2017, at Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings, SD....
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