Obituary Listing

Dec 28, 2016

Rosalie Ann Johnson, age 75, of Brookings, SD, passed away on December 28, 2016, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.  Visitation for Rosalie will be held on Friday, January 6, from 5- 7p.m. at Eidsness Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 7th at Eidsness Funeral Home with burial to...

Dec 20, 2016

George Pirlet, age 96, of Lake Park, Iowa, and formerly of Volga, SD, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016, in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, December 23, 2016, at First Lutheran Church in Volga with burial in Lake Campbell Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will be from 9:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. Friday at the church. Eidsness...

Dec 12, 2016

Diana M. Zwieg, 77, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Arlington, SD. Memorial services are 11:00a.m. Friday, December 16, 2016, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Visitations will be from 10a.m. until time of service at Eidsness Funeral Home.

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Dec 12, 2016

Paul Tate, age 62, of Volga, SD,  died on Monday, December 12, 2016, at the Brookings Hospital.  Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 19, 2016, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings with burial to follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, December 18, 2016, at Eidsness Funeral Chapel...

Dec 11, 2016

Diana Doris (Robertson) Larson of Mellette, 71, went to be with her Savior in Heaven on Sunday, December 11, 2016, after a long battle with various health problems following a lung transplant in 2007. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 14, at Aberdeen Alliance Church (1106 S. Roosevelt St.). Diana's life is...

Dec 4, 2016

Marlynn Broksieck, age 82, of Brookings, died Sunday, December 4, 2016, at the United Living Community in Brookings. Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 10, 2016, at the First Presbyterian Church in Brookings with burial to follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Due to a prior family commitment, visitations will be held Thursday, December 8, 2016, from 5-7 p.m. at...

Dec 3, 2016

Carol Faye (Page) Monteith, 90, passed away on December 3, 2016, at the Golden Living Center in Arlington, SD. Funeral services are 1:30 p.m. Saturday, December 10, 2016, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings with burial to follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be 4-6 p.m. Friday, December 9, 2016, at Eidsness Funeral Home.

Nov 24, 2016

Donald Gene Mennis, age 77, of Brookings, SD, died on Thursday, November 24, 2016 at the Brookings Hospital.  Memorial Services will be held at 2:00PM, Monday, November 28, 2016 at First United Methodist Church.  Visitation will be from 1:00PM until time of service at the church.

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Nov 22, 2016

Christopher Lee Gunderson, age 37, of Watertown and formerly of Brookings, died Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls.  Visitations will be 11 a.m.-1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 26, 2016, at Eidsness Funeral Home.

Chris was born May 20, 1979, to Kevin and Pam (Johnson)  Gunderson in Lake Preston, SD.  He...

Nov 15, 2016

Mary Grace Skovlund, age 77, of Estelline, died Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at home. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 21, 2016, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Estelline with a private family burial at St. Petri Cemetery, Bruce, SD. Eidsness Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

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Nov 10, 2016

Clifford Arlen Wright, age 75, of White, South Dakota, died Thursday, November 10, 2016, in Hendricks, MN.  Memorial services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, November 17, 2016, at the McKnight Hall in White.  Visitations will be Wednesday from 4PM - 7PM at Zion Lutheran Church in White. In Lieu of flowers, memorials may...

Oct 31, 2016

Audrey Kellogg, formerly of Brookings, passed away October 31, 2016, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. She was 79. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 4, 2016, at Eidsness Funeral Home with burial to follow at St. Thomas More Catholic Cemetery.  Visitations will precede the service beginning at 9:30 a.m. Friday. ?

Oct 29, 2016

Gertrude Meyer, age 91, of Volga, died Saturday, October 29, 2016, at the Brookings Hospital.  Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Saturday, November 5, 2016, at the Christian Reformed Church in Volga with burial to follow in Trinity Cemetery.  Visitations will be 5-7p.m. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga.

Gertrude Alice (Schonewill) Meyer was born on...

Oct 24, 2016

Dr. John Joseph Fitzgerald I, 69, unexpectedly passed away Monday, October 24, 2016 at his home in Brookings, SD. John was born on September 12, 1947 to John Edwin and Bernadine Elizabeth (Meyman) Fitzgerald in Wayne, PA, the 2nd oldest of four children.

John was an active Boy Scout...

Oct 18, 2016

Dorothy Marie Weeks age 93, passed away at the United Living Center in Brookings, South Dakota, on Tuesday October 18, 2016. A  Celebration of Life will take place at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at Ascension Lutheran Church in Brookings, with a private family committal at Singsaas Lutheran Cemetery, rural Astoria. There will be...

Oct 15, 2016

Myrtle J. Sterud, age 100, of Volga, died Saturday, October 15, 2016, at the Brookings Hospital with her daughter by her side. A celebration of Myrtle's life will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 20, 2016, at the Lake Campbell Lutheran Church of rural Volga. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday...

Oct 8, 2016

Lavada J. Schlotman, age 83, of Brookings, died Saturday, October 8, 2016, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to The Neighborhoods at...

Oct 3, 2016

Robert "Bob" W. Olson, age 92, of Volga, died Monday, October 3, 2016, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 7, 2016, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. In lieu of flowers...

Sep 26, 2016

James Orville Pedersen, a long-time Brookings resident who led a life of service to his family, church, university, community and country, died on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, at United Living Community at age 85.

Jim's lifelong passion, carried out through a 40-year career at South Dakota State University, was to help people find their calling through the...

Sep 24, 2016

Sheryl Ann Brown, age 59, of White, died Saturday, September 24, 2016 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis after a 6 year battle with severe illness. She was being visited and comforted by her husband and daughters until the time of her passing. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 29,...