Bruce Dean Hammer
Jun 1, 2015
Bruce Hammer, age 60, of Arlington, SD, died Monday, June 1, 2015, at the VA Hospital in Sioux Falls. A Celebration of Life Service will be 7:00 p.m., Monday, June 8, 2015, at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Visitations will be from 5 P.M. until the start of the service. Bruce was born December 7, 1954, in Minneapolis, MN, to...
Francis Redman
May 23, 2015
Francis Eugene Redman, age 81, died Saturday, May 23, 2015, in his home in San Francisco, California. Interment of cremated remains will take place at Greenwood Cemetary. Memorials should be directed to the Kenneth and Elizabeth Redman Scholarship in Art at South Dakota State University, Brookings. Francis Eugene Redman was born April 29, 1934, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Kenneth...
Jeffrey Boulware
May 22, 2015
Jeffrey Schuyler Boulware, of Brookings, passed away from cancer on Friday, May 22, 2015, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. He was 63. Jeff was born in Miles City, MT on January 1, 1952, the son of James William and Marjorie (Pelissier) Boulware. Jeff grew up on the family's cattle ranch, attending country school, and as a...
Helen Graslie
May 13, 2015
Helen Graslie, age 78, of Brookings and formerly of White, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at the Brookings Hospital. Visitations will be 4-7 p.m. Monday, May 18, 2015, at Zion Ev. Lutheran Church in White. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2015, also at the church. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery with lunch following at McKnight...
Elaine D. Wiese
May 9, 2015
Elaine D. Wiese, age 90, died Saturday, May 9, 2015, at her home in Brookings. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 14, at Our Savior Ev. Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment at Hendricks, Minnesota. Visitations will be from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Memorials may be directed to Great Plains Lutheran...
Thomas Erz
Apr 30, 2015
Thomas Erz, age 62, died Thursday, April 30, 2015, at his home in Brookings. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 3, 2015, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Wounded Warrior Project. Thomas John Erz was born December 8, 1952, at McLaughlin, South Dakota, to Vincent and Marilyn (Hepper)...
Rogerio "Roger" Gomes
Apr 29, 2015
Rogerio "Roger" Gomes, age 61, died unexpectedly, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at his home in Brookings. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 9, 2015, at Eidsness Funeral Home. Visitations will precede the service starting at 1:00 p.m. Roger was born August 22, 1953, to Jose and Talitha (Goncalo) Gomes in Campos, RJ, Brazil. Roger grew up and lived...
Irene Franken
Apr 19, 2015
Irene Franken, age 89, of White, died Sunday, April 19, 2015, at the White Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at First Baptist Church in White with burial to follow in Fairview Cemetery. Visitations will precede the service starting at 1:00 p.m. Eidsness Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Irene (Hulsebus) Franken was born...
Bentley And Brayden Kampmann
Apr 17, 2015
Bentley Thomas and Brayden William Kampmann died shortly after birth on Friday, April 17, 2015, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 20, 2015, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, preceded by visitations at 1:00 p.m. Interment will be at Hillcrest Cemetery in Estelline. Survivors include their parents, Ben and Amanda Kampmann,...
Charles "Chuck" Weise
Apr 16, 2015
Charles "Chuck" Weise, age 82, of Brookings, died Thursday, April 16, 2015, at Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 2015, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will precede services at the church beginning at 2:00 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the Altar Guild at...
Dr. April Brooks
Apr 14, 2015
After a battle with cancer, Dr. April Brooks passed away on April 14th, 2015, at the United Living Community in Brookings, SD. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 17, 2015, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Brookings. Visitations will be 5-7 p.m. on Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Home. April Ahlers Brooks was born on April 2, 1944 in...
Larry G. Cool
Mar 26, 2015
Larry G. Cool of Sioux Falls, SD, died Thursday, March 26, 2015, at the age of 68 from pancreatic cancer. His funeral service will be Monday, March 30 at 1:30 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 5509 West 41st Street in Sioux Falls. Burial will be at 5:00 p.m. Monday in the Platte City Cemetery, Platte, SD.Visitation with the family present...
Elnore Steffen
Mar 24, 2015
Elnore Steffen, age 91, of Brookings, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 30, 2015, at Eidsness Funeral Home with burial to follow in Prairie Queen Cemetery at Nunda, SD. Visitations will be 3-5pm on Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Elnore Steffen was born on a farm near Sinai, SD, on July...
Cathy Dahl Helfinstine
Mar 22, 2015
Cathy Diane Helfinstine, age 63, of Willmar, Minnesota, died Sunday, March 22, 2015, in Brookings, South Dakota. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2015, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Cathy Diane (Dahl) Helfinstine was born on November 28, 1951, at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, to Merlyn (Mike) "Bud" and Jacquelyn Dahl. Her family...
Tom Willmott
Mar 9, 2015
Tom Willmott, age 63, of White, died Monday, March 9, 2015, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 16, 2015, at the United Methodist Church in White, with interment in Fairview Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at the United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be designated for the United...
Verna Jonker
Mar 7, 2015
Verna Jonker, age 86, died Saturday, March 7, 2015, at home in Brookings. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 12, 2015, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings. Burial will be at Estelline in Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitations will be 5-7p.m., Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Verna Grace Rhody was born June 7, 1928, at Selfridge, ND, to Clarence and...
Dennis C. Quissell
Feb 28, 2015
Dennis Quissell, age 68, died Saturday, February 28, 2015, at his home near Brookings. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at Ascension Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment at Bethania Cemetery near Trent, South Dakota. Visitations will be from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Dennis Curtis Quissell was born November 15, 1946,...
Ken Curley
Feb 24, 2015
Kenneth F. Curley, age 68, of Brookings, died Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at the Brookings Hospital. No services are planned. Kenneth Francis Curley was born March 26, 1946, at Mitchell, South Dakota, to Willard and Viola (Phillippi) Curley. He moved to Huron with his family at a young age, and attended St. Theresa Catholic School through the eighth grade. He...
Larry Pierce
Feb 22, 2015
Larry E. Pierce, age 54, died Sunday, February 22, 2015, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 27, 2015, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials. Larry Edward Pierce was born September 4, 1960, at Flandreau, South Dakota, to Donald and Mardis (Dawson) Pierce. He...
Kevin Schlotman
Feb 17, 2015
Kevin Schlotman, age 56, died suddenly, February 17, 2015, from an apparent heart attack while at work. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Holy Life Tabernacle Church in Brookings with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 p.m., Friday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Kevin was born September 15, 1958, in...
