Obituary Listing

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...

Jul 13, 2016

Ruth Duning Royer of Brookings passed away on July 13, 2016 at the age of 93. She had been a resident of The Neighborhoods at Brookview for the past 3 years.

Ruth Duning was born on April 29, 1923 in Richmond, Indiana. She spent her childhood in this city before going...

Jul 12, 2016

Dr. Norman P. Gambill, 75, died from heart failure on July 12, 2016, at the Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings.

A celebration of his life will be held Wednesday, July 27, at 5:30 p.m. at the South Dakota Art Museum. A memorial scholarship in his name has been established...

Jul 12, 2016

Charles H. Blazey of Brookings, died at the age of 90 on July 12, 2016, at the Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings , SD. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, July 16, at the First United Methodist Church of Brookings, SD. Interment will be at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD. Visitation is from 5-7...

Jul 11, 2016

Phyllis G. King, age 92, of Brookings, died Monday, July 11, 2016, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 14, 2016, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with an Order of Eastern Star service at...

Jul 11, 2016

William "Bill" Angle, age 87, of Volga, died Monday, July 11, 2016, in Sioux Falls. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at First Lutheran Church in Volga. Eidsness Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

William Harry Angle was born April 3, 1929, in Madison, SD, to Harry and Dora (Sommars) Angle....

Jul 6, 2016

Darlene Schulz, age 71, died Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at her home at White, South Dakota. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, July 9, 2016, at the United Methodist Church in White. Visitations will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be donated to the Fairview Cemetery Association.

Jul 3, 2016

Marion L. Groth, 94, of Elkton, died Sunday, July 3, 2016, at the Divine Providence Medical Center in Ivanhoe, Minnesota. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 16, 2016, at the United Parish, 710 Cornell Avenue in Elkton, with interment in the Elkton City Cemetery. Lunch and fellowship at the church will follow the interment. Eidsness Funeral Home...

Jun 23, 2016

Evelyn May Thompson, age 81, of Volga, died Thursday, June 23, 2016, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Visitations will be 2-5 P.M. Sunday, June 26, 2016, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. A private burial will be in First Lutheran Cemetery at Volga.

Evelyn was born August 11, 1934, to Geneva and JH Jorenby...

Jun 11, 2016

Hazel M. Bentaas, age 95, of White, died Saturday, June 11, 2016, at the Golden Living Center in Arlington. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at the United Methodist Church in White, with interment of cremated remains in Fairview Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in White, followed by...

May 24, 2016

Dick Mudder, Jr., age 81, died Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at his home in Brookings. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 27, 2016, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with interment at 3:00 p.m. Friday at the Hendricks, Minnesota, Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Memorials may be directed...

May 21, 2016

Anna M. Tolk, age 92, died Saturday, May 21, 2016, at the Estelline Nursing & Care Center. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with interment of cremated remains at First Lutheran Cemetery, Brookings. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer's Association.

Anna...

May 5, 2016

Evelyn R. Platt, age 91, of Brookings, died Thursday, May 5, 2016, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 9, 2016, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with a family service at 7:00 p.m.