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Ruth C. Reaves
May 15, 2012
Ruth C. Reaves, age 97, of Brookings, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, May 21, 2012, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings, with interment in the Colman Cemetery. Visitations will be from 3-5 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. In lieu of flowers, donations should...
Larry Hartley
May 11, 2012
Larry "Lars' Hartley, age 62, of Brookings, died Friday, May 11, 2012, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at Grace Lutheran Church in Bruce. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Larry Eugene Hartley was born September 21, 1949,...
Lyle E. Nielsen
Apr 26, 2012
Lyle E. Nielsen, age 82, of Brookings, died Thursday, April 26, 2012, at Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Monday, April 30, 2012, at Morningside Community Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Memorials should be sent to the United Cemetery...
Gerald George Houtman
Apr 24, 2012
Gerald G. Houtman, age 80, of Brookings, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at the Golden Living Center in Arlington. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, April 27, 2012, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings, with interment at Trinity Cemetery at Volga. Visitations will be from 5-8 Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Gerald George Houtman was born...
Electa M. Nagel
Apr 23, 2012
Electa M. Nagel, age 96, of Brookings, died Monday, April 23, 2012, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 28, 2012, at Lake Campbell Lutheran Church, rural Volga, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Electa Caroline Marie (Trygstad) Nagel was born...
Christian A. Rohrer Iii
Apr 10, 2012
Christian A. Rohrer III, age 80, of Elkton, died Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 14, 2012, at First Baptist Church in Elkton, with interment in the Elkton City Cemetery. Visitations will be 5-8 P.M. Friday at Eidsness-Zink Funeral Chapel in Elkton. Christian Albert Rohrer III was born June 11,...
Leonard M. Peterson
Apr 1, 2012
Leonard M. Peterson, age 90, of Brookings, died Sunday, April 1, 2012, at the Brookings Hospital. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, April 5, 2012, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings, with interment in Fairview Cemetery at White. Memorials may be directed to the camping scholarships at First United Methodist Church. Leonard Marten Peterson was born October 28,...
Viola L. Noess
Mar 31, 2012
Viola L. Noess, age 92, of Mitchell, formerly of Brookings, died Saturday, March 31, 2012, at the Firesteel Healthcare Center in Mitchell. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 7, 2012, at Sinai Lutheran Church, with interment in the West Sinai Lutheran Cemetery. There will be no visitations. Viola Lorraine (Peterson) Noess was born August 23, 1919, to Marvin...
Shirley Jeanne Hagseth
Mar 31, 2012
Shirley J. Hagseth, age 83, of Brookings, went home to the Lord Saturday, March 31, 2012, at the Estelline Nursing Home and Care Center, Estelline, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, April 5, 2012, at Grace Lutheran Church in Bruce, South Dakota, followed by interment at Elmwood Cemetery in Bruce. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Wednesday...
John H. Gustafson
Mar 25, 2012
John H. Gustafson, 60, died Sunday, March 25, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Memorial services are at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church in Brookings. Visitation is from 4-8 p.m. Thursday in Brookings at the Eidsness Funeral Home. John was born January 16, 1952, to John R. and Doris (Vickerman) Gustafson in Brookings. He received his...
Al Kranzler
Mar 24, 2012
Albert W. Kranzler, age 95, of Brookings, died Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, March 27, at First Presbyterian Church in Brookings. Memorials should be directed to the Carol Kranzler Shield Scholarship at SDSU or First Presbyterian Church. Albert Wilhelm Kranzler was born July 11, 1916, at Bismarck, North Dakota,...
Carola E. Marking
Mar 18, 2012
Carola E. Marking, age 81, of Brookings, died Sunday, March 18, 2012, at Brookview Manor. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, March 22, 2012, at Ascension Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Carola Emilie (Koehn) Marking was born August 8, 1930, on a...
Richard O. Larson
Mar 16, 2012
Richard O. Larson, age 79, of rural White, died Friday, March 16, 2012, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, March 19, 2012, at the Brookings Wesleyan Church. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in White. In lieu of flowers, memorials should be directed to the McCrossan Boys Ranch or...
Ben H. Meyer
Mar 15, 2012
Ben H. Meyer, 89, died Thursday, March 15, 2012, in his home in Volga, South Dakota with his family at his side. Services will be conducted at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, March 19, 2012, at Christian Reformed Church in Volga. Visitations will be from 4 to 7 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. In lieu of flowers, memorials...
Barbara Ward-Doherty
Mar 13, 2012
Barbara "Barb" Ward-Doherty, 84, died Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at the Brookings Hospital with her family at her side. Funeral Mass will be conducted at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, March 16, 2012, at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Brookings. Visitations will be from 4:30 to 7:00 P.M. Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings with a wake service at...
Randy Lee Papka
Mar 12, 2012
Randy Papka, age 55, of Brookings, died Monday, March 12, 2012, at the Brookings Hospital. Memorial services will be 4:00 P.M. Friday, March 16, 2012, at the Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Visitations will precede the service. A luncheon and sharing will follow the service at 5:30 P.M. at Peace Lutheran Church in Brookings. Randy Lee Papka was born February...
Hazel Mchardy
Mar 10, 2012
Hazel M. McHardy, 91, of Aurora, died March 10, 2012, in Durant, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, March 22, 2012, at Bethel Baptist Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. There will be no visitations. Eidsness Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. A complete obituary will follow. Hazel Maxey McHardy was born on Monday,...
Ricky C. Bearman
Mar 9, 2012
Ricky C. Bearman, age 60, of rural Volga, died Friday, March 9, 2012, at Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Memorial services and visitations will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Ricky Charles Bearman was born September 29, 1951, at Fargo, North Dakota, to Charles A. and Norma E. (Fraase) Bearman. The family moved...
Virginia D. Fixsen
Mar 3, 2012
Virginia Fixsen, age 80, of Elkton, died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at the Golden Living Center in Lake Norden, South Dakota. Visitations will be from 5:00-7:30 P.M. Tuesday, March 6, at Eidsness-Zink Funeral Chapel in Elkton, with a prayer service at 7:30 P.M. Interment will take place at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 7, at Mount Hope Cemetery at Watertown, South...
Jean W. Janssen
Mar 1, 2012
Jean W. Janssen, age 86, of Elkton, died Thursday, March 1, 2012, at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, March 3, 2012, at the Elkton Community Center, with interment in Greenhill Cemetery at Alexandria, South Dakota. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Friday at the Eidsness-Zink Funeral Chapel in Elkton. Jean W....
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