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James G. Olson

James G. Olson

Aug 17, 2014

James G. Olson, age 72, of Brookings, died Sunday, August 17, 2014, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 26, 2014, at the United Methodist Church in White, with interment in Fairview Cemetery. Visitations are from 4-7 p.m. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. James "Jim" Glen Bertalot was born June 28, 1942, to...

Eva Hendrickson

Eva Hendrickson

Aug 16, 2014

Eva Hendrickson died Saturday, August 16, 2014, at her residence in Brookings at the age of 89. Visitations will be from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM, Wednesday, August 20, 2014, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings with a private memorial service following that evening. Eva Memets Hendrickson was born on September 1, 1924, in Rakvere, Estonia, the daughter of Jacob...

Roy Sundberg

Roy Sundberg

Jul 30, 2014

Roy M. Sundberg, age 71, died Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at his home in Volga, South Dakota. Visitations will be 6-8 P.M. Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. A memorial services will be held 2:00 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel, Volga. Roy Manford Sundberg was born January 19, 1943, at Arlington, South Dakota, to George L. and Pearl...

John H. Seidl

John H. Seidl

Jul 28, 2014

John Seidl, age 57, of rural Volga, passed away Monday, July 28, 2014, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, surrounded by family. Memorial services will be held 3:00 p.m. Friday, August 1, 2014, at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Brookings. Visitations will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Our Savior Lutheran Church. Memorials may be given to Great Plains...

Philip Eggers

Philip Eggers

Jul 28, 2014

Philip Eggers, age 40, of Brookings, died on Monday July 28, 2014. Funeral services will be at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, August 2, 2014, at the First United Methodist Church in Brookings. Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. on Friday, August 1, 2014, at Eidsness Funeral Home. Philip was born on March 31, 1974, in Albert Lea, MN to Bud...

Thomas Cheesbrough

Thomas Cheesbrough

Jul 26, 2014

Dr. Thomas Cheesbrough, age 62, of rural Volga, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 26, 2014, in Sioux Falls, after fighting cancer for several years. Memorials may be given in his memory to the Future Biologist Scholarship at SDSU. No services are planned. Tom took great joy in his long career as a molecular biologist and SDSU administrator, and cherished...

Doreen Nachtigal

Doreen Nachtigal

Jul 19, 2014

Doreen Nachtigal, 83, a lifelong resident of Brookings, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014 at the United Living Center in Brookings. Memorial Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 1, 2014 at Ascension Lutheran Church in Brookings. Visitations will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, July 31, 2014, at Eidsness Funeral Home. Burial will be in First Lutheran...

Merle Lutterman

Merle Lutterman

Jul 18, 2014

Merle Lutterman, age 91, of White, died Friday, July 18, 2014, at the White Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Zion Ev. Lutheran Church in White, with interment in Fairview Cemetery. Visitations will precede the funeral service at the church beginning at 12 noon. Merle Lutterman was born on June 30, 1923, in...

Carol I. Roach

Carol I. Roach

Jun 24, 2014

Carol I. Roach, age 76, of Brookings, died on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at The Neighborhoods at Brookview. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Carol Ione Strande was born on July 17,...

Marlyn J. Rennich

Marlyn J. Rennich

Jun 21, 2014

Marlyn J. Rennich, age 71, of White, died Saturday, June 21, 2014, at the White Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in Fairview Cemetery at White. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Marlyn Jean Rennich was born January...

Raymond "Bud" Laroche

Raymond "Bud" Laroche

Jun 18, 2014

Raymond Belle "Bud" LaRoche, 88, was born on August 12, 1925, in Chamberlain, SD, the son of Phillip and Winnifred (DeSmet) LaRoche. He died on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:00am, Monday, June 23, 2014, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Visitation will be from 5pm until 7pm, Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home....

Thomas Lee Moser

Thomas Lee Moser

Jun 17, 2014

Thomas Lee Moser, 74, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at the White Care Center in White, SD. Memorial services will be 11:00am, Saturday, June 21, 2014 at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elkton, with visitation from 5pm until 7pm, Friday, at Eidsness Funeral Home in White, SD. Burial will be in Memorial Hill Cemetery at Lake Benton, MN....

Kermit Ueland

Kermit Ueland

Jun 6, 2014

Kermit Julian Ueland, age 74, of Brookings, SD, passed away Friday, June 6, 2014, at the Brookings Hospital. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 16, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings. Eidsness Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Memorials may be directed to the St. Joseph's Indian School in Chamberlain, SD. Kermit Julian Ueland was born...

Ruth M. Waltz

Ruth M. Waltz

Jun 1, 2014

Ruth M. Waltz, age 99, of Brookings, died Sunday, June 1, 2014, at the Brookings Hospital. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 5, 2014, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings, preceded by interment at Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials will be directed to the Brookings Public Library. Ruth M. (Kosbau) Waltz was born July 5, 1914, at Waukon, Iowa, to...

Shirley Thorson

Shirley Thorson

May 31, 2014

Shirley Thorson (nee Bedner) was born in 1926 in Mitchell, South Dakota and raised in Yankton. She earned a nursing degree from Northwestern University in Chicago and while living there in 1948 she married Robert Thorson of DeSmet. As a result of Robert s career in the US Navy she lived in many parts of the US including California, Hawaii,...

Robert J. Hintz

Robert J. Hintz

May 27, 2014

Robert J. Hintz, age 91, of Brookings, passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at the United Living Community. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 30, 2014, at Grace Lutheran Church in Bruce, South Dakota, with burial in Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings. Visitations will be held on Thursday from 5-7 p.m. at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings....

Ronald Rottluff

Ronald Rottluff

May 25, 2014

Ronald W. Rottluff, 69, died Sunday, May 25, 2014, in Hospice at the White Senior Living Center in White. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 1, 2014, at Eidsness Funeral Home In Brookings. Ronald William Rottluff was born April 21, 1945, in Ramona. He graduated from Oldham High School and joined the Navy in 1964...

Dale E. Nelson

Dale E. Nelson

May 23, 2014

Dale E. Nelson, age 85, of Volga, passed away Friday, May 23, 2014, at the Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 p.m. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Dale Eugene Nelson was born...

Donald L. Zelenka

Donald L. Zelenka

May 14, 2014

Donald L. Zelenka, age 67, of Brookings, died Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, May 17, 2014, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will precede services, beginning at 1:00 P.M. Donald LeRoy Zelenka was born December 19, 1946, at White River, South Dakota. He attended...

Ordell Yonkovich

Ordell Yonkovich

May 7, 2014

Ordell Ann Yonkovich, 77, of Brookings, South Dakota, passed away peacefully on May 7, 2014. She was born in Winthrop, Minnesota, on April 5, 1937, to Ann & August Habeck. She graduated from Winthrop High School in 1955 and received a degree in Elementary Education from Mankato State University. She married John F. (Jack) Yonkovich June 21, 1958. She taught...

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