David P. Olson
Feb 12, 2016
The Rev. Dr. David Paul Olson, age 73, died on February 12, 2016, after a nine month battle with cancer. He was with his wife and other family members at the Neighborhoods of Brookview in Brookings. A celebration of his life will begin with the visitation on Friday, February 19 , at Ascension Lutheran Church in Brookings. Family will...
Norma Karlstad
Feb 12, 2016
Norma Jean (Hawe) Karlstad, 84 died Friday, February 12, 2016, surrounded by her family at United Living Community in Brookings. Funeral services are at 10:30 am Tuesday, February 16, 2016, at First Lutheran Church in Volga. Burial is in First Lutheran Cemetery in Volga. Visitation is Monday, February 15 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm...
Gerald L. Skovlund
Feb 9, 2016
Gerald L. Skovlund, age 73, of Bruce, died Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 15, 2016, at Grace Free Lutheran Church in Bruce, with military rites and interment at St. Petri Lutheran Cemetery at Bruce. Visitations will be from 4-7 p.m. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings.
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Charles N. Larson
Feb 7, 2016
Charles "Chuck" N. Larson, 86, of Volga, formerly of Sinai, died surrounded by his family on Sunday, February 7, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 13, 2016, at Sinai Lutheran Church in Sinai, with interment and military graveside rites at the East Sinai Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will be...
Herbert William Mager Jr.
Jan 29, 2016
Herbert William Mager, Jr., 76, passed away on January 29, 2016, at Mountain Edge Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, due to complications of COPD. His cremated remains will be interred at a later date in The Memory Garden in Iowa City, Iowa. A gathering of friends and family with a luncheon...
Maynard Bjorklund
Jan 26, 2016
Maynard L. Bjorklund, 87, passed away January 26, 2016 from congestive heart failure. As per his wishes, no services will be held. A private burial will take place at East Norden Cemetery on a later date.
Maynard was born on June 8, 1928 to Ted and Altha (Bergerson) Bjorklund on the farm near Lake Poinsett. After high...
Orville R. Nelson
Jan 26, 2016
Orville R. Nelson, age 92, of Sinai, died Tuesday, January 26, 2016, at the Golden Living Center in Arlington, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 30, 2016, at Sinai Lutheran Church, with interment in the West Sinai Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will be from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday at...
Elaine Hanson
Jan 23, 2016
Elaine C. Hanson, age 85, died Saturday, January 23, 2016, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 28, 2016, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga and one hour before services on Thursday....
Patricia L. Carpenter
Jan 16, 2016
Patricia L. Carpenter, age 71, died Saturday, January 16, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Society in Clear Lake, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will precede services at the church Wednesday morning.
Patricia Lorraine Carpenter was born in...
Edna Jean Alfson
Dec 29, 2015
Edna Jean Alfson, age 92, formerly of Brookings and Volga, died Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at Bethel Lutheran Home in Madison, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment in Lake Madison Lutheran Cemetery, rural Rutland. Visitations will precede services at the church on Tuesday.
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Barbara Jean Nelson
Dec 20, 2015
Barbara J. Nelson, age 49, of White, died Sunday, December 20, 2015, at Sanford/USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Visitations will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. No formal services are planned.
Barbara Jean (McGhghy) Nelson was born September 12, 1966, at Beloit, Kansas, to Lloyd and Marlene (Dennison)...
Joyce Ruth Boucher
Dec 15, 2015
Joyce Ruth Boucher, age 73, of Brookings, died Tuesday, December 15, 2015, at the Brookings Hospital.  Joyce's wish was to donate her body for medical research. Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 18, 2015, at Eidsness Funeral Home. Joyce Ruth Boucher was born January 1, 1942, to Winfred and Ruth (Miner) Fellows in Turners Falls, Massachusetts.  She...
Dorothy Mary Butler
Dec 10, 2015
Dorothy Mary Wilson Butler died on December 10, 2015, at the Neighborhoods at Brookview, in Brookings, South Dakota, after a long illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at St. Thomas More Catholic Parish. Visitations will be a half hour prior to Mass. Eidsness Funeral Home is handling the arrangements....
Ursel E. Seidl
Dec 8, 2015
Ursel E. Seidl, age 85, of Brookings, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at the United Living Community in Brookings. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 12, 2015, at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Brookings, with visitations beginning at 1:30 p.m. Ursel Ergeen Seidl was born June 25, 1930, at Fairfax, Minnesota, the only child of Herbert and Hilda (Bleick)...
Hazelle M. Little
Dec 3, 2015
Hazelle M. Little, age 98, of Brookings, died Thursday, December 3, 2015, at the United Living Community in Brookings. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 11, 2015, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will precede the funeral service, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Memorials may be directed to the Hoffman-Townsend American Legion Auxiliary....
Mavis Ilene Parker
Dec 1, 2015
Mavis Parker, age 81, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, died Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment at First Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be directed to the Friends of the Colorado...
Harvey G. Young
Nov 26, 2015
Harvey Gordon Young was born March 6, 1929 in St. Thomas, North Dakota to Kenneth and Margaret Young (Bigwood). He died Thursday, November 26, 2015, at the Brookings Hospital surrounded by family. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment of cremated remains in the church cemetery. Visitations will...
Shirley Harvey
Nov 23, 2015
Shirley Harvey, age 90, of Brookings, died Monday, November 23, 2015, at home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 30th at First United Methodist Church in Brookings, with lunch to follow. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday, November 29th at Eidsness Funeral Home. Shirley Inez Harvey was born February 15, 1925,...
Melvin L. Thorne
Nov 22, 2015
Mel Thorne, age 98, of Brookings, died Sunday, November 22, 2015, at his home in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 27, 2015, at First Presbyterian Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, followed by a masonic service at 7:00 p.m. Melvin Lloyd...
Jereme James Knutson
Nov 9, 2015
Jereme Knutson, one of Volga's long-time residents, passed from this life on Monday, November 9, 2015, at the Brookings Hospital enveloped by love and support of family and friends in his final days. He was 39 years old. Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in October 2014, Jereme underwent treatments and was able to hold it at bay to enjoy more time...
