Obituary Listing

Sep 23, 2016

Gracia Wicks, age 76, died Friday, September 23, 2016, at her ADVANCE home under hospice care.  Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 30, 2016, at Eidsness Funeral Home.

Gracia was born April 30, 1940, in Spencer, Iowa, to Thomas and Bernice (Steffens) Wicks.  At the age of four, she moved to Redfield, SD.  In  2001,...

Sep 23, 2016

On the evening of September 23, 2016, Barbara moved on to Gods immaculate kingdom, claiming her reward after living a bountiful and generous life.

Barbara was born on October 1, 1942 in Dubuque, Iowa, to John and Phyllis Hanson. She spent her childhood in many places throughout the Midwest,...

Sep 21, 2016

Eugene McKinney, age 86, of White, died Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at the Hendricks, Minnesota, Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 23, 2016, at the United Methodist Church in White, with interment in Fairview Cemetery. Visitations will precede services, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Friday.

Eugene Francis McKinney was born April 24, 1930, at Estelline,...

Sep 10, 2016

Lloyd L. Darnall, age 93, died Saturday, September 10, 2016, at his home in Brookings, South Dakota. Memorial services will be held 1:30 P.M. Tuesday, September 13, at the First United Methodist Church in Brookings. Interment of cremated remains will be at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, South Dakota, at a later date. Visitations will be from 5:00 to...

Aug 30, 2016

Mavis Vostad, age 89, of Volga, died Tuesday, August 30, 2016, at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, September 3, 2016, at First Lutheran Church in Volga with burial in the church cemetery. Visitations will be 5-7 P.M. Friday at First Lutheran Church. Eidsness Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Mavis...

Aug 29, 2016

Joan Whetham, age 85, died Monday, August 29, 2016, at Riverview Healthcare Community in Flandreau, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 1, 2016, at the United Methodist Church in White, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery, Brookings. Visitations will precede services at the church on Thursday.

Elsie Joan (Keller) Whetham was born February 12,...

Aug 27, 2016

Karin Youngberg, age 76, of Brookings, died Saturday, August 27, 2016, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. No services are planned.

Karin Ann (Wheeler) Youngberg was born October 7, 1939, in a farmhouse near Raymond, South Dakota, to Elmo and Mable (Schubloom) Wheeler, the seventh of nine children. She grew up on the...

Aug 27, 2016

Travis D. Stuefen, age 23, of Elkton, died Saturday, August 27, 2016, near Ruthton, Minnesota, of injuries received in a motor vehicle accident. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at the United Parish of Elkton, with interment in the Elkton City Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Elkton....

Aug 24, 2016

Guy Douglas Archer Jr., age 76 of Brookings, died Wednesday, August 24, 2016, in Rochester, MN. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 30, 2016, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings with burial at Greenwood Cemetery. Eidsness Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Guy was born November 11, 1939, in Gettysburg, SD, to Guy Sr....

Aug 22, 2016

Nelda Alene Hagen Campbell, age 86, passed away August 22, 2016, at Brookefield Park in St. Paul, Nebraska. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, August 25, 2016, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings with burial to follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be 5-7 P.M. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Nelda, a longtime resident of Brookings, had...

Aug 16, 2016

Joy French, age 78, of Brookings, died Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Brookings. Visitations will be from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Interment will take place at Black Hills National Cemetery.

Joy Eva...

Aug 8, 2016

James A. "Jimmy" Barton, age 48, of Brookings died Monday, August 8, 2016, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 11, 2016, at Pioneer Lutheran Church near White, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings.

James Albert Barton was born...

Aug 4, 2016

Thomas Joseph Kneip, age 82, of Brookings, died at home on Thursday, August 4, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial is 1:00 PM Tuesday, August 9, 2016, at St. Thomas More Catholic Parish. A private family burial will be in the Elkton City Cemetery.

Tom was born on March 3, 1934, in Tyler, MN, to Frank and Bernice...

Aug 1, 2016

Bruce Kohler, age 69, of Brookings, died Monday, August 1, 2016, at the Brookings Hospital. Memorial Services will be 11:00 A.M. on Friday, August 5, 2016, at Ascension Lutheran Church. A private family burial will be in First Lutheran Cemetery at Brookings. Visitations will be 5-7 P.M. Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Home.

Bruce was born May 28,...

Jul 31, 2016

Glen Earl Nachtigal, 89, of Brookings passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, July 31, surrounded by his children. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 6, at Ascension Lutheran Church. Visitations will be held at Eidsness Funeral Home from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, August 5, with a masonic service at...

Jul 29, 2016

Bradley Rodger Hanson, age 62, or rural White, SD, died Friday, July 29, 2016, at his home. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, August 1, 2016, at First Lutheran Church in Volga with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Visitations will be 5-7 P.M. on Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. In Lieu of flowers, memorials...

Jul 24, 2016

Luke James Kleinlein, 23, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2016 at the Avera Gettysburg Hospital in Gettysburg, SD following a vehicular accident. He was born May 10, 1993 in Mitchell, SD the son of Randy and Jolene (Larson) Kleinlein. He attended Brookings Schools and graduated from Brookings High School in 2011, where he was a member of...

Jul 22, 2016

James D. Roden, age 75, of Brookings, died Friday, July 22, 2016, in his sleep at the United Living Community in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at First Presbyterian Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home, with a public...

Jul 20, 2016

Donald R. Smidt, age 80, died Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at his farm home near White. Private funeral services will be held at Eidsness Funeral Home. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in White.

Donald Richard Smidt was born April 27, 1936, at Brookings, South Dakota, to Rieke and Mary (Schmidt) Smidt. He grew up and attended...

Jul 15, 2016

Julie Ann Huebner, age 68, of Bushnell, died Friday, July 15, 2016, in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, July 23, 2016, at the Brookings United Church of Christ. Burial will be in Union Cemetery at Flandreau, SD.   Visitations will be from 9:00 –11:00 a.m. on Saturday at the church.   Eidsness Funeral Home is handling the...