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Elnore Steffen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Dorothy M. Nettleton

Dorothy M. Nettleton

Feb 16, 2015

Dorothy M. Nettleton, age 85, of Volga, died Monday, February 16, 2015, at Dakota Sun Assisted Living in Volga. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 20, 2015, at First Reformed Church in Volga, with interment in the Arlington City Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. In lieu of flowers, memorials...

Nina "Becky" Rebecca Wiggins

Nina "Becky" Rebecca Wiggins

Feb 14, 2015

Nina Rebecca Wiggins, age 68, of Brookings, departed from the Neighborhoods in Brookview on Saturday, February 14th and is no longer with us. The arrangements will be handled byEidsness Funeral Home, there will be no formal services. Becky, as she preferred to be called, was born on October 25, 1946, to Paril and Nina (Bruneau) Lattin in Elma, Washington.She grew...

Jeffrey "Zeke" S. Dezeeuw

Jeffrey "Zeke" S. Dezeeuw

Feb 12, 2015

Jeffrey "Zeke" Scott DeZeeuw, 51, died Thursday, February 12, 2015. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Eidsness Funeral Home. Memorials may be sent to the Sioux Falls Humane Society or the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill at...

Eileen Millage

Eileen Millage

Feb 10, 2015

Eileen Millage, age 73, died Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at Good Samaritan Lutheran Manor in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February, 17, 2015, at Ascension Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in First Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 p.m. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Eileen Janet (Wade) Millage was born December 9,...

Maxine Thompson

Maxine Thompson

Feb 6, 2015

Maxine Thompson, age 90, of White, died Friday, February 6, 2015, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at Zion Ev. Lutheran Church in White, with interment in Fairview Cemetery at White. Visitations will be Monday from 5-7p.m. at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in White. Maxine Marie Thompson was born...

Mindert "Mike" L. Zuiderhof

Mindert "Mike" L. Zuiderhof

Feb 6, 2015

Mindert L. "Mike" Zuiderhof, age 86, of Volga, died Friday, February 6, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at the Volga Christian Reformed Church, with interment in Trinity Cemetery at Volga. Visitations will be from 4-8 p.m. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. In...

Audrey Tvedt

Audrey Tvedt

Feb 5, 2015

Audrey Tvedt, of Sinai, died on Thursday, February 5, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in Arlington, SD, at the age of 87. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 9, 2015 at Sinai Lutheran Church in Sinai, SD. Visitation will be from 4-8 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Audrey Bolstad Tvedt was born on April...

Viola H. Denotter

Viola H. Denotter

Feb 3, 2015

Viola H. DenOtter, age 96, of Clear Lake and formerly of Volga, passed away February 3, 2015, at Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center. A private funeral service will be held on Saturday morning, February 7, 2015, at First Lutheran Church in Volga with burial in the church cemetery. Eidsness Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Viola was born January 10,...

Iola Kurtz

Iola Kurtz

Feb 1, 2015

Iola Kurtz, age 99, of Elkton, died Sunday, February 1, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Center in Pipestone, Minnesota. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, February 7, 2015, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Flandreau, with interment in the Elkton City Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Friday at Eidsness-Zink Funeral Chapel in Elkton, with a prayer service...

Bernice Evangeline Lenander

Bernice Evangeline Lenander

Feb 1, 2015

Bernice E. Lenander, age 92, of Brookings, died Sunday, February 1, 2015, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Friday, February 6, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings with burial in Woodlake Cemetery, rural Astoria, SD. Visitation will be held prior to service, beginning at 9:30 am. Bernice Evangeline (Texley) Lenander, was born January...

Harold "Buzz" Hortness

Harold "Buzz" Hortness

Jan 31, 2015

Harold "Buzz" Hortness, age 69, of Armour, SD, died Saturday, January 31, 2015, at the United Living Community in Brookings, SD. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 16, at Peever Lutheran Church in Peever, SD. Visitation will be at the church one hour preceding the service. Harold "Buzz" Hortness was born in Graceville, MN, on...

Phyllis Bartling

Phyllis Bartling

Jan 31, 2015

Phyllis Bartling, age 99, of Brookings, died Saturday, January 31, 2015, at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, SD. Funeral services will be held on Wed., Feb. 4, at 1:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Brookings with Rev. Kristie Berglund officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings. Visitations will be held at Eidsness Funeral Home on Tuesday, Feb....

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