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...
William J. Costello
May 6, 2014
William "Bill" James Costello passed away on Tuesday, May 6 at United Living Community surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, May 12, 2014, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to First United Methodist...
Benjamin Neuharth
May 5, 2014
Benjamin "Ben" Neuharth, age 71, of Brookings, passed away Monday, May 5, 2014, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 10, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Visitations will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Ben was born September 28, 1942, to Christ and...
Harold H. Vandervliet
May 3, 2014
Harold H. VanDerVliet, age 89, of Volga, went peacefully to be with the Lord on May 3, 2014. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, May 6, at First Reformed Church in Volga, with interment in Trinity Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Monday at First Reformed Church in Volga. Harold Henry VanDerVliet was born November 15, 1924, at...
Mary Lang
Apr 29, 2014
Mary Lang, age 81, of Elkton, died on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2014, at the United Parish of Elkton, with interment in the Elkton City Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 p.m. on Friday at the Eidsness-Zink Funeral Chapel in Elkton. Mary Lou Lang was born...
Edgar B Gunderson
Apr 27, 2014
Edgar Gunderson, age 82, of Brookings, died on Sunday, April 27, 2014, at the Brookings Hospital after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's. Visitations will be from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday April 30, 2014 at the Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga, SD. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2014, at First Lutheran Church in Volga,...
Margaret Lytle
Apr 23, 2014
Margaret Henwood Lytle was born January 9, 1920 in Holyoke, Mass. to Proctor and Ethel Henwood. She died April 23, 2014 in Rochester, MN at The Homestead Senior Living Facility. Visitation will be Monday, April 28, at Eidsness Funeral Home from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Brookings at 2:00 p.m. on...
Dolly Christine Ponto
Apr 23, 2014
Dolly Ponto went to be with her Lord and Savior at 10:00 p.m. on April 23, 2014, in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elkton, South Dakota. Burial will follow at the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Elkton. Visitations will be on Friday from 4-7 p.m....
Helen Simmons
Apr 22, 2014
Helen Simmons, age 95, of White, formerly of Madison, died Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at the White Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, April 25, 2014, at the United Methodist Church in White, with interment at 2:00 P.M. Friday at Graceland Cemetery in Madison. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Thursday, at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in White....
William "Bill" Phillips
Apr 21, 2014
William "Bill" Phillips, age 76 of Brookings, died on Monday, April 21, 2014, at the White Healthcare Center in White, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, April 26, 2014, at St. Thomas More Parish in Brookings. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. on Friday with a Liturgical Wake Service beginning at 6:30 P.M....
Edna M. Gums
Apr 10, 2014
Edna M. Gums, age 89, of Brookings, died Thursday, April 10, 2014, at the Neighborhoods at Brookview. Funeral services will be 11:00 A. M. Monday, April 14, 2014, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings. Visitations will precede services at the church. Interment will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 15, at the Medina Cemetery in Medina, North Dakota. Edna Marie (Brenniese)...
Lawrence W.O. Holmes
Apr 9, 2014
Lawrence W.O. "Larry" Holmes died Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at his home in Brookings. Memorial services, with masonic rites, will be 1:30 P.M. Saturday, April 19, 2014, at the Brookings United Church of Christ, with interment at a later date at First Lutheran Cemetery in Middle River, Minnesota. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Brookings United...
Catherine Benton
Apr 9, 2014
Catherine (Wiener) Benton, 93, died April 9 at the United Retirement Center in Brookings, S.D. Catherine was born on Oct. 6, 1920, in Baltimore, Md., to Nicholas J. and Mary (Maniski) Wiener. Two years later the family moved to nearby Brooklyn, Md. She attended Brooklyn Park Grammar School and Glen Burnie High School. She graduated from Strayer Business College and...
Robert Gruseth
Apr 9, 2014
Robert Gruseth, age 65, longtime Volga resident, died on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at the Good Samaritan Society of Lennox after an eight year battle with Alzheimer's disease. . Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at Lake Campbell Lutheran Church. Visitation will be on Friday from 5-7 p.m. at Eidsness Funeral Home in...
Norma Basmajian
Mar 30, 2014
Norma Basmajian was born on October 27, 1919, in Mt Vernon Georgia, the daughter of Doster and Arlie Humphrey. She died on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at the Neighborhoods at Brookview at the age of 94. Services will be held at a later date in Georgia. Norma who was the oldest of five children. While living in Mt Vernon,Georgia, she...
Darrel "Red" Pahl
Mar 29, 2014
Darrel D. "Red" Pahl died Saturday, March 29, 2014, at his home near Aurora, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 3, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to McCrory...
Linda Montgomery
Mar 26, 2014
Linda Montgomery, age 66, of Brookings, died Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, March 29, 2014, at First Baptist Church in White, preceded by interment in Fairview Cemetery at White. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be given...
Betty A. Erschens
Mar 24, 2014
Betty Erschens, age 88 of Virginia and formerly of the Brookings area , died on Monday March 24, 2014, in Virginia. Visitation will be from 9:30 -10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2014, with a scripture service at 10:00 a.m. at the Eidsness-Zink Funeral Chapel in Elkton, South Dakota. Burial will follow at Elkton in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Betty...
Ronald R. Tyler
Mar 19, 2014
Ronald "Toby" Tyler, age 69, passed away at his home in White on March 19, 2014, after a hard fought battle with cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer). Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, March 24, 2014, at the United Methodist Church in White. Interment of cremated remains will be in Fairview Cemetery at White. Visitations will be from...
Bill Ulmer
Mar 17, 2014
JW "Bill" Ulmer passed away Monday, March 17, 2014 at Sanford Hospice Cottage following a short stay. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2014, at Eidsness Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Sanford Hospice, 2710 W. 12 St. Sioux Falls, 57104. Bill, the son of JW "Joe" and Edleen DeCamp Ulmer, was...
