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Eugene "Gene" Arthur Gilbert

Eugene "Gene" Arthur Gilbert

Feb 2, 2018

Eugene "Gene" Arthur Gilbert was born on March 13, 1934, to Samuel and Birdeva (Rhine) Gilbert in Brookings, SD, and passed away after battling kidney disease, which included 8½ years of dialysis. Gene died on Friday, February 2, 2018, surrounded by family at Edgewood Vista, an assisted living facility in Brookings that had become home. Funeral Services will be...

William "Bill" Reginald Lufkins

William "Bill" Reginald Lufkins

Jan 30, 2018

William Reginald Lufkins, age 71, of Brookings, passed away, January 30, 2018, in Orlando, Florida while on vacation.  Memorial services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, February 15, 2018, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings with burial of his cremated remains in the Sisseton Cemetery, Sisseton, South Dakota.

William was...

Doug Intveld

Doug Intveld

Jan 22, 2018

Douglas Lee IntVeld was born in Volga on October 26, 1951. He was the fourth of ten children born to Marten and Mag (Lengkeek) IntVeld. Doug passed away peacefully at the Mayo Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN, on January 22, 2018. Funeral Services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 27, 2018, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings with burial...

Stewart W Moyer

Stewart W Moyer

Jan 17, 2018

Stewart W. Moyer, age 93, of Brookings, South Dakota, died Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview.  Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on February 3, 2018, at Whitemarsh Memorial Park, 1169 Limekiln Pike, in Ambler, Pennsylvania.  No local services will be held. Eidsness Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Stewart (known to his friends...

Jasper Grey Chambers

Jasper Grey Chambers

Jan 12, 2018

Jasper Grey Chambers, age four months and twenty-one days, passed away in his sleep from apparent sudden infant death syndrome on Friday, January 12, 2018.  Funeral services will be 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at Eidsness Funeral Home.  Visitations will begin at 5 P.M. on Wednesday and continue until the time of the service....

Robert (Bob) A. Peterson

Robert (Bob) A. Peterson

Jan 7, 2018

Robert (Bob) A. Peterson, age 94 of Brookings, passed away Sunday, January 7, 2018, at the Brookings Hospital following a brief illness. Visitations will be 5-7 P.M. Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at Eidsness Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at First Presbyterian Church in Brookings. Memorials are preferred to...

Douglas Strande

Douglas Strande

Jan 4, 2018

Douglas Edwin Strande, 55, of Sioux Falls, SD passed away on January 4, 2018, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM on...

Martha Marken

Martha Marken

Jan 3, 2018

Martha "Marty" (McVay) Marken was born on July 8, 1925, in Akron, Ohio. She was the daughter of Grace and Fred McVay. Marty passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at her residence in Brookings, SD at the age of 92.

Marty attended college in Akron, Ohio where she met Jack W. Marken....

Diane Mccarty

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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