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Carol Perry
Sep 3, 2013
Funeral services for Carol Perry, 76, of Brookings, SD, will be 2:00PM, Friday, September 6, 2013, at the First Assembly of God Church in Brookings, SD. NOTE: Visitation will be from 5-7PM on Thursday, at the Church. Carol passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at the Neighborhoods at Brookview surrounded by her loving family. Carol was born April 18,...
Hazel Dixie Berg
Aug 29, 2013
Hazel "Dixie" (Schimelfenig) Berg, age 70 of Emery, SD, went to be with the Lord on August 29, 2013, at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD in the care of skilled and compassionate nursing staff. She was surrounded by family members at her passing. Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at Trinity...
Eunice H. Mccuen
Aug 27, 2013
Eunice H. McCuen, age 91, of White, died Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Memorial services will be held 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at the United Methodist Church in White, with interment of cremated remains in Fairview Cemetery at White. Eunice Helen (Potter) McCuen was born November 19, 1921, at White, South Dakota, to...
Marilyn Hillestad
Aug 19, 2013
Marilyn Hillestad, age 83, died Monday, August 19, 2013, at her home in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 23, 2013, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment in Oslo Lutheran Cemetery, rural Volga. Visitations will be at First Lutheran Church in Volga from 6-9 p.m. Thursday. Eidsness Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements....
Edwin "Jerry" Jerome Luetzow
Aug 19, 2013
Edwin Jerome "Jerry" Luetzow, age 78 of Brookings, died Monday, August 19, 2013, at home with his daughter by his side. A memorial visitation will be held from 6-8 pm on Friday, September 27, 2013 at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Please park across the street in the Brookings First Assembly of God parking lot due to construction. Jerry was...
Robert O. Gaard
Aug 7, 2013
Robert O. "Bob" Gaard, age 78, of Brookings, died Wednesday, August 7, 2013, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in the Spring Lake Covenant Cemetery south of Arlington, South Dakota. Visitations will be from 5-7 p.m. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Robert Olav Gaard was...
Kenneth R. Swedlund
Jul 20, 2013
Kenneth R. Swedlund (Ken), 68, died at Avera McKennan Hospital on July 20, 2013, as a result of a stroke. He was surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 24. 2013, at Morningside Community Church in Brookings. Visitation is from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Burial will be at...
Dilly Munch
Jul 19, 2013
Dilly Munch, 85, formerly of Sioux Falls, died on Friday, July 19, 2013 at her home in Brookings. Family present visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Tuesday at Brookings First Assembly of God Church. Funeral services will begin at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, also at the Church. Graveside services will begin at 2:30 PM Wednesday at...
Richard A. Kruse
Jun 29, 2013
Richard A. Kruse, age 65, died June 29, 2013, at Mesquite, Texas. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 10, 2013, at First Baptist Church in White, with visitations with the family present, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Interment and military rites will follow at Fairview Cemetery in White. Richard A. Kruse was born March 26, 1948, at Hendricks,...
Leroy M. Carlson
Jun 28, 2013
LeRoy M. Carlson, age 80, died on Friday, June 28, 2013, at the Brookings Health System in Brookings. Funeral Services will be 1:30PM, Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at Grace Lutheran Church in Bruce, SD. Visitation will be from 5PM until 7PM on Monday, at the Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. LeRoy Carlson was born on December 18, 1932, in Kingsbury...
Ethel S. Mannerud
Jun 26, 2013
Ethel S. Mannerud, age 98, of Brookings, died Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 1, 2013, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-6 p.m. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Ethel (Ross) Mannerud was born January 13,...
Sigurd Johnson
Jun 24, 2013
Sigurd D. Johnson 74, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2013, at the United Living Center in Brookings, South Dakota. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on July 6 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Revillo, South Dakota. Sigurd was born in Watertown, South Dakota, on December 8, 1938 to George and Judith (Strom) Johnson, and raised as...
Herb Vaske
Jun 20, 2013
Herb Vaske, age 83, of Brookings, died Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral mass will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 24, 2013, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Elkton. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness-Zink Funeral Chapel in Elkton, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. In...
Helen Hemmingsen
Jun 14, 2013
Helen Hemmingsen, age 94, of Brookings, SD, died on June 14, 2013 at home. No services are planned at this time. Eidsness Funeral Home is handling Helen's arrangements. Helen was born on November 13, 1918 to Anton and Nelsina (Petersen) Hemmingsen in Coleman, SD. She attended SDSU and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree. Helen worked in Denver Colorado...
Denise M. Peterson
Jun 13, 2013
Denise M. Peterson age 49, died on Thursday, June 13, 2013, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Brookings, SD. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday at the Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Denise M. Peterson was...
Mary Wood Bush
Jun 11, 2013
Mary Wood Bush, 88, died on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at her home in Brookings. Funeral services are at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church in Brookings. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Mary Wood was born in Maysville, KY on March 13, 1925 to Margaret Lucille Lee and Harry...
Alvin P. Schmidt
Jun 10, 2013
Alvin P. Schmidt, age 84, of White, died Monday, June 10, 2013, at the White Healthcare Center in White. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 14, 2013, at the United Methodist Church in White, with interment and military graveside rites at Fairview Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the United Methodist Church in White, with...
Carrie Knutson
Jun 9, 2013
Carrie Marie Wooten Knutson, one of Volga's long-time residents, passed from this life on June 9, 2013 enveloped by the love and support of family and friends in her final days. Diagnosed with cancer in 2011, Carrie underwent treatments and was able to hold it at bay to enjoy more time with those she cherished, just as they were blessed...
Nancy T. Erickson
Jun 8, 2013
Nancy T. Erickson, age 76, of Brookings, died Saturday, June 8, 2013, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 13, 2013, at St. Thomas More Catholic Parish in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral...
Melinda E. Johnson
Jun 7, 2013
Melinda Johnson, age 53, died quietly at home in Brookings on Friday, June 7, 2013, after losing her fight with cancer. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at Bible Baptist Church in Brookings. Visitations will be from 4-6 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Melinda E. (Roberts) Johnson was born March 6, 1960, in Jamesport, Missouri,...
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