Obituary Listing

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,...

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...