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Leann Henslin

Leann Henslin

Sep 16, 2014

LeAnn Henslin, age 58, of Brookings, passed away, Tuesday, September 16, 2014, after a courageous battle with cancer. Visitations will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, September 18, 2014, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings.Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday at First Lutheran Church. LeAnn Kay Tennyson Henslin was born on April 25, 1956, to Larry...

Loys L. Justice

Loys L. Justice

Sep 15, 2014

Loys L. Justice, age 79, of Brookings, died Monday, September 15, 2014, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 20, 2014, at Eidsness Funeral Home, with interment and military rites at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-6 p.m. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Loys Leland Justice was born December 3, 1934, at Brookings,...

Emma Dimit

Emma Dimit

Sep 13, 2014

Emma Dimit, age 91, of Brookings, died Saturday, September 13, 2014, at the United Living Community in Brookings. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 18, 2014, at First Presbyterian Church in Brookings. Visitations will be from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Emma Holsinger Dimit was born on November 24, 1922, to George and Florence...

Marion Kamstra

Marion Kamstra

Sep 9, 2014

Marion "Peggy" Kamstra, age 89, died on Tuesday, September 9, 2014, at the Sandstone Manor in Spearfish, SD. Peggy was surrounded by family members at the time of her passing. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, September 21, 2014, at the First Presbyterian Church in Brookings with interment at Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings. There will be a...

Stanley A. Corlett

Stanley A. Corlett

Sep 6, 2014

Stanley A. Corlett, age 86, died peacefully on Saturday, September 6, 2014, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings, SD. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 12, 2014, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Stanley was born on June...

Richard Lucas

Richard Lucas

Sep 5, 2014

Richard Lucas, age 71, died Friday, September 5, 2014, at his farm home near White, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 10, 2014, at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in Fairview Cemetery at White. Visitations will be from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. In lieu of flowers, memorials...

Eugene Marlo Helvig

Eugene Marlo Helvig

Sep 2, 2014

Eugene Helvig, age 79, of Brookings, died Tuesday, September 2, 2014, at the Brookings Hospital. Memorial Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 6, 2014, at the Brookings United Church of Christ. Eidsness Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Eugene Marlo Helvig was born August 5, 1935 in rural Lincoln County Minnesota to Matthew and Hilda (Hammer)...

Elmer "Bud" H. Weisser

Elmer "Bud" H. Weisser

Aug 29, 2014

Elmer H. (Bud) Weisser, age 85, died peacefully on August 29, 2014, at the United Living Community in Brookings, South Dakota. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 3, 2014, at St. Thomas More Catholic Parish in Brookings. Visitations will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, September 2, with a Wake Service at 6:30 p.m.,...

Elsie Alvina Hovey

Elsie Alvina Hovey

Aug 19, 2014

Elsie Hovey, age 81, of Brookings, SD, died Tuesday, August 19, 2014, at the United Living Community in Brookings. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, August 25, 2014, at Grace Lutheran Church in Bruce, SD, with burial to follow in Deer Creek Cemetery, rural Bruce. Visitations will be held from 4-7 p.m. Sunday, August 24, 2014, at...

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....

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