Louise Lena Ida Oppelt
Aug 10, 2017
Louise Lena Ida Oppelt was born December 15, 1915, in Lyon County, Iowa, to William and Ella (Hamann) Wenzel. She died Thursday, August 10, 2017, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings at the age of 101. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, August 14, 2017, at Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church in Elkton with...
Donna Lienemann
Aug 8, 2017
Donna was born August 12, 1933, in Elkton, SD, the daughter of Benjamin and Mildred (Bebensee) Youngmon.  She died Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings, South Dakota. Memorial services will be 2:00 PM Monday, August 14, 2017, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Brookings, with visitations one hour...
Duane Dean Anderson
Aug 7, 2017
Duane Anderson, age 74, of Aurora, passed away, Monday, August 7, 2017, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral Services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, August 10, 2017, at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Elkton with burial to follow in the Elkton City Cemetery. Visitations will be one hour prior to the service.
Clayton R. Johnson Sr.
Aug 4, 2017
Clayton Johnson, age 88, of Brookings, South Dakota passed away Friday, August 4, 2017, at the Arlington Care Center in Arlington, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, August 11, 2017, at Eidsness Funeral Home. Visitations will be one hour prior to the service.
Clayton R. Johnson was born November 2, 1928, to...
James Jones
Jul 23, 2017
James L. Jones Sr., former Chief of the South Dakota Highway Patrol, passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2017, in Brookings, South Dakota at the age of 83. Funeral Services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, July 28, 2017, at the First Presbyterian Church in Brookings with burial at 3:00 P.M. on Friday in Hillsid e Cemetery at Langford, SD....
Lester Clark
Jul 20, 2017
Lester L. Clark, 85, of Brookings, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2017, at the United Living Community. Private services will take place at a later date.
Lester Lafayette Clark was born on July 24, 1931, in Ruthton, Minnesota, to Lafayette and Anna (Schirholz) Clark. The family moved to South Dakota when Lester was 2 years old,...
Dennis Robert Lundgren
Jul 8, 2017
Dennis Robert Lundgren passed away at home surrounded by his loving family under hospice care on July 8, 2017 after courageously battling pancreatic cancer. Visitation will be held at the United Parish Church in Elkton on Wednesday, July 12 from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Funeral services will be held July 13 at the Elkton United Parish at 10:30 a.m. with...
Jane Miranda Howard
Jul 7, 2017
Jane Howard lost her battle with brain cancer on July 7, 2017, after being diagnosed in November of 2015. Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M., Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at Eidsness Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
Donald Dale Johnson
Jul 5, 2017
Donald Dale Johnson, son of Adolph and Martha (Schlieman) Johnson, was born February 4, 1925, on their farm northwest of Hartford, SD; where he grew up. Don joined his family and friends at their heavenly home on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at the United Living Community. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at Mt. Calvary...
Richard D. Gray
Jul 3, 2017
Richard D. Gray, age 58, of Brookings, died Monday, July 3, 2017, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview. No services are planned. Richard is survived by his wife, Charell; daughters, Nicole (Daniel) Mann, Rebekah Glascock, and Christine Gray. Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Jane Helms-Price
Jul 2, 2017
Jane Helms-Price (Starkenberg), age 57, of Volga, passed away, Sunday, July 2, 2017, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 1:30 P.M. Friday, July 7, 2017, at First Reformed Church in Volga with burial in Trinity Cemetery. Visitations will be two hours prior to the funeral. Eidsness Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Jane was born...
Betty Lou Johnson
Jul 1, 2017
Betty Lou Johnson, age 84, of Brookings, passed away, Saturday, July 1, 2017, at Avera Mckennan Hospital in Sioux Falls after suffering a stroke. Funeral services will be 1:30 P.M. Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Visitations will be one hour prior to the funeral service.
Betty was born December 23, 1932, to...
Sandra Wilkins
Jun 30, 2017
Sandra "Sandy" Sue Wilkins (nèe Lewis) of Brookings, South Dakota died peacefully at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Friday, June 30, 2017. She is preceded in death by her husband, Reverend Stephen Wilkins (Redfield, South Dakota) and her parents, Ralph and Ruth Lewis (Weedville, Pennsylvania). She is survived by her four siblings, Geraldine...
Paul Daniel Stonefield
Jun 30, 2017
Paul Daniel Stonefield, age 63, of Volga, went home to the Lord June 30th, 2017, surrounded by those he loved at the Avera Mckennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Memorial services will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, July 3, 2017, at First Lutheran Church in Volga. Visitations will be from 4-6 P.M. Sunday, July 2, 2017, at...
Dorothy Lou Thompson
Jun 26, 2017
Dorothy Lou Thompson, age 88, of Brookings, passed away, Monday, June 26, 2017. Memorial services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, July 1, 2017, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings. Interment of cremated remains will be in the Arlington City Cemetery, Arlington, SD.  Visitations will be 5-7 P.M. Friday, June 30, 2017, at Eidsness Funeral Home.
Norma June Mckinney
Jun 21, 2017
Norma June McKinney was born March 1, 1938, to George and Grace (Kor) Lambertus at White, SD.  She died Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at the Hendricks Nursing Home, Hendricks, MN. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, June 26, 2017, at the United Methodist Church in White, with visitations one hour prior to the funeral services. Eidsness Funeral Home...
Murl Patrick
Jun 21, 2017
Murl Allen Patrick, age 85, of White, SD, died Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, June 27, at the United Methodist Church in White, SD, with burial to follow in Fairview Cemetery at White. Visitations will be from 5-7 PM on Monday, June 26, 2017, at the church. ...
Lee Sterud
Jun 10, 2017
Lee Alden Sterud, age 50, of Watertown, South Dakota, passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2017, at the Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with interment at Greenwood Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, June...
James F. Johnson
Jun 9, 2017
James F. Johnson, age 64, died on Friday, June 9, 2017, at his residence in Brookings, SD surrounded by his loving family. Memorial Services will be 11:00AM, Monday, June 12, 2017, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, SD.
James was born...
Alice Malde
Jun 9, 2017
Alice Malde, age 95, of Brookings, passed away on Friday, June 9, 2017, at the United Living Community in Brookings. Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, June 16, 2017, at the Gracepoint Wesleyan Church in Brookings. Interment will occur at 3 P.M. at the Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Mt. Vernon, South Dakota. Visitation will be held...
