David Fruechte
Apr 16, 2017
J. David Fruechte, age 78 of Lake Benton, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2017. Â Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 20, from 4:00-7:00 at the Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Elkton, South Dakota. A private family funeral service will be held on Friday, April 21, 2017. David Fruechte was born on November 8, 1938, to John and...
Roberta J. Bailey
Apr 16, 2017
Roberta G. Bailey, age 92, of Brookings, died Easter Sunday morning, April 16, 2017, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, April 21, 2017, at the First Presbyterian Church in Brookings. Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Roberta will be buried in Atlantic, Iowa, at the Atlantic Cemetery at 11:00...
Dorothy Simmons
Apr 9, 2017
Dorothy B. Simmons, age 84, of Brookings, died Sunday, April 9, 2017, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at Eidsness Funeral Home with burial to follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Closed casket visitations will be one hour prior to the funeral.
Dorothy Sheridan Simmons...
Lucille Georgina Boyd
Apr 8, 2017
Lucille G. (Bishop) Boyd, age 106 of Brookings and formerly of the Egan area, passed away April 8, 2017 at United Living Community in Brookings.
Lucille was born August 27, 1910 in Leola, SD, to William K. and Lena Bishop. Lucille began her teaching career in a one room...
Verl Hieb
Mar 27, 2017
Verl Hieb, 75, of Brookings, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017, at his home surrounded by family after a brief but courageous fight with metastatic melanoma. Services will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 1:00 P.M. at the Christian Reformed Church in Volga, with interment to follow at Trinity Cemetery in Volga. Visitation will be held from...
Boyce Smith
Mar 27, 2017
Boyce Smith, 94, of Brookings, passed away on March 27, 2017 at the Brookings Hospital. Services will be held on Friday, March 31, 2017, at 1:00 P.M at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with interment taking place at Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings.
Boyce Eugene Smith was born on April 7, 1922, in Beresford, South Dakota, to DeLoss...
Gerald "Jerry" Steineke
Mar 26, 2017
Gerald "Jerry" Steineke, 71, of Brookings, passed away on March 26, 2017, at the Brookings Hospital. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, beginning at 10:30 A.M. at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with interment immediately following services at First Lutheran Cemetery in Brookings. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 28, 2017,...
David Jenkins Mccaa
Mar 24, 2017
David Jenkins McCaa, 80, died March 24, 2017, in Brookings after a brief illness. A celebration of Dave's life will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, June 3, 2017, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to a charity of your choice. Eidsness Funeral Home is handling...
Barry Huisken
Mar 16, 2017
B arry Gene Huisken entered this world on October 24, 1975, already full of life and love. He passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017. Memorial services were held on Sunday, March 19, 2017, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Being the middle child of his adoptive family, Barry's "I can too," attitude...
Leroy Furey
Mar 10, 2017
Leroy Furey, the only child of Lisle J. and Retta A Gann Furey, was born November, 12, 1919 in Jewell county Kansas. He passed into eternity on March, 10, 2017 at the United Living Center in Brookings, South Dakota. Leroy is survived by his daughter Sondra Lee Furey Slyter, her husband, Dr. Lowell Slyter of Aurora, South Dakota, and...
Melissa Ann Pitts
Feb 28, 2017
Melissa Pitts, 35, of Volga, lost her courageous battle with cancer on February 28, 2017, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, March 5, 2017, at 4:00 P.M. at Eidsness Funeral Home, with visitation beginning at 2:00 P.M. and lasting until the time of service.
Dean Birdett Christie
Feb 25, 2017
Dean B. Christie, age 93, of Brookings, died Saturday, February 25, 2017, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral Services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, March 3, 2017, at the First United Methodist Church in Brookings with burial to follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be 5-7 P.M. on Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Home with an Order of Eastern Star Service...
Betty Maxine Telkamp
Feb 20, 2017
Betty (Hayter) Telkamp, age 98, of Brookings, died Monday, February 20, 2017, at the Neighborhoods at Brookview. Funeral services are 1:30 P.M. Saturday, February 25, 2017, at the First United Methodist Church in Brookings with burial to follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be 5-7 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Home with sharing of memories...
Howard Devere Golden
Feb 19, 2017
Howard D. Golden, age 84, of Brookings, passed away on February 19, 2017, at the Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, February 23, at 10:30 A.M. at the First United Methodist Church in Brookings with burial in First Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will be held on...
Marvin Gries
Feb 17, 2017
Marvin Gries, age 87, of Aurora, died Friday, February 17, 2017, at the United Living Community in Brookings. Visitations will be 5-7 P.M. Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at Eidsness Funeral Home. Interment will be at a later date in Greenwood Cemetery.
Marvin was born on March 12, 1929, on the farm in Brookings County to Hugo and...
Eleanor Ann Beaudette
Feb 16, 2017
Eleanor Ann (Hill) Beaudette, age 69, of Menno, SD, died Thursday, February 16, 2017, at the Menno Olivet Care Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, February 25, 2017, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Visitations will be Saturday morning, from 9:30, until the time of the service. ...
Edward D. Nowlin
Feb 10, 2017
Edward Nowlin, age 60, of Aurora, South Dakota, died Friday, February 10, 2017, at his residence in Aurora. Memorial services will be 2:00PM, Monday, February 13, 2017, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Visitation will be Monday from 1:00PM until time of service at Eidsness Funeral Home.
Dr. Paul "Buck" Kohler
Feb 6, 2017
Dr. Paul "Buck" Kohler, age 94, of Brookings, died Monday, February 6, 2017, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, February 10, 2017, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be 5-7 P.M. Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Home.
Shirley Ann Strande
Feb 6, 2017
Shirley Ann Strande, age 80, of Brookings, died Monday, February 6, 2017, at home under hospice care. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings. Visitation will be from 9:30 - 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at the church. Following the funeral service, Shirley's body will be...
Oscar "Earl" Sapp
Feb 4, 2017
Oscar "Earl" Sapp, 91, of Brookings, passed away February 4, 2017, at the United Living Community. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, February 9, at the First Reformed Church in Volga, South Dakota with burial in Trinity Cemetery, rural Volga. Visitation will be held Wednesday, February 8, from 5-8 P.M. at the Eidsness Funeral...
