Obituary Listing

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.

May 1, 2016

Mary Elizabeth Chadburn, age 69, of Pembina, North Dakota, died Sunday, May 1, 2016, at Steinbach, Manitoba. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 16, at Pioneer Lutheran Church, rural White, with interment in the church cemetery. Friends and family of Mary and her husband, John Moser Cobb, are welcome to an open house brunch and...

Apr 22, 2016

Sally Kay Roth, age 59, of Brookings, died recently at her home after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, April 29, 2016, at First Lutheran Church in Volga. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Eidsness Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Sally was born May 8, 1956, in Volga, SD, to Sylvan...

Apr 17, 2016

Jeane Woodard, age 102, of White died on Sunday, April 17, 2016, at the Golden Living Center in Arlington, South Dakota, with her son Charles at her side. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 23, at First Baptist Church in White, with interment in Fairview Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on...

Apr 10, 2016

Nevorah June Adams, age 93, of Moorhead, MN, and formerly of Brookings, died Sunday, April 10, 2016, in Moorhead. The family invites the community to celebrate her life at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 4, 2016, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Brookings. Interment will follow at First Lutheran Cemetery. Eidsness Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. lieu of flowers,...