Ron Duehr
Nov 17, 2010
Ron Duehr, age 74, of Brookings, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at the Southridge Health Care Center in Sioux Falls. Visitations will be 5-7 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with a prayer service at 7:00 P.M. Private family interment services will be held at First Lutheran Cemetery in Brookings. Ronald Maurice Duehr was born November 4, 1936,...
Lorraine G. Anderson
Nov 12, 2010
Lorraine B. Anderson, age 83, of Brookings, died Friday, November 12, 2010, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 16, at the First Assembly of God in Brookings, with interment in Fairview Cemetery at White. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Lorraine Beulah (Groot) Anderson was born...
Mitchell Mans
Nov 8, 2010
Mitchell Bob Mans, age 85, of Volga, died Monday, November 8, 2010. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, November 12, 2010, at the Volga Christian Reformed Church, with interment in Trinity Cemetery. Visitations will be Thursday 5-8 P.M. at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. The family prefers that memorials be directed to Gideons International or the Volga Christian School....
Howard A. Hellekson
Nov 8, 2010
Howard A. Hellekson, age 70, of rural Volga, died at home on Monday, November 8, 2010. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, November 13, 2010, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment of cremated remains and military rites at Oslo Lutheran Cemetery near Volga. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Avera-McKennan Foundation/Cancer Institute. Howard...
Johanna Volkers
Nov 6, 2010
Johanna Jo Volkers, age 88, of rural Brookings, died Saturday, November 6, 2010, surrounded by her loving family at Dakota Sun Assisted Living in Volga. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, November 11, 2010, at the Christian Reformed Church in Volga. Interment will be at Trinity Cemetery in Volga. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Wednesday, November 10, at...
Elsa J. Wood
Nov 4, 2010
Elsa J. Wood, age 86, formerly of Brookings, died Thursday, November 4, 2010, at Dougherty Hospice in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, November 8, 2010, at First Presbyterian Church in Brookings. Interment will be at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visitations will be from 4-6 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Elsa...
Thomas Joel Schoonhoven
Nov 2, 2010
Thomas J. Schoonhoven, age 54, of Brookings, died Tuesday, November 2, 2010, at the Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial services will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, November 5, 2010, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Thomas Joel Schoonhoven was born September 11, 1956, at Pipestone, Minnesota, to Henry and Nesta (Vander Wilt) Schoonhoven. He attended Verdi Public School...
Jerry Lee Earle
Nov 1, 2010
Rev. Jerry Lee Earle, age 70, of Brookings, went to be with the Lord Monday, November 1, 2010, at the Brookings Hospital, Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, November 6, 2010, at Brookings First Assembly of God with interment and military rites in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 6-8 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Home...
Donald M. Olson
Oct 31, 2010
Donald M. Olson, age 73, of Volga, died Sunday, October 31, 2010, at the Golden Living Center in Arlington, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 3, 2010, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Donald Melvin Olson was...
Wayne D. Ellingson
Oct 26, 2010
Wayne D. Ellingson, age 64, of Brookings, died Tuesday, October 26, 2010, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 7:00 P.M. Friday, October 29, 2010, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with interment at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 2, at the Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Home....
Ronald J. Nelson
Oct 14, 2010
Ronald J. Nelson, age 73, of Brookings, died Thursday, October 14, 2010, at his home in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 A.M. Monday, October 18, 2010, at St. Thomas More Catholic Parish in Brookings, with interment in the Grandview Cemetery, Gary, South Dakota. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Sunday, followed by wake services at 7...
Ed Schafer
Oct 13, 2010
Ed Schafer, age 83, of White, died Wednesday, October 13, 2010, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial services will be held 2:00 P.M. Saturday, October 16, 2010, at St. Pauls Catholic Church in White. In lieu of flowers, memorials should be directed to the White Ambulance or the White Historical Society. Edmund G. Schafer was born...
Ruth R. (Kaun) Emerick
Oct 2, 2010
Ruth R. (Kaun) Emerick , age 86, of Brookings, died Saturday, October 2, 2010, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, October 8, 2010, at Ascension Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in First Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Ruth Rosella (Kaun) Emerick was born...
Virginia (Carter) Smith
Oct 2, 2010
Virginia Ginny (Carter) Smith, age 84, died Saturday, October 2, 2010, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings, South Dakota, after a long battle with Parkinsons disease. Memorial services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at First United Methodist Church in Brookings. A memorial service will follow with her extended family in Jacksonville, Florida, at a later date....
Robert E. Groth
Sep 25, 2010
Robert E. Groth, age 90, of Elkton, died Saturday, September 25, 2010, at the Hendricks Hospital in Hendricks, Minnesota. Funeral services will be 1:30 P.M. Wednesday, September 29, 2010, at the United Parish of Elkton, with interment and military rites in the Elkton City Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness-Zink Funeral Chapel in Elkton. Robert Edwin...
Bernice Smith
Sep 20, 2010
Bernice Smith, age 101, died Monday, September 20, 2010, at the White Healthcare Center. Funeral mass will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, September 24, 2010, at St. Pauls Catholic Church in White, with interment in Fairview Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Thursday at St. Pauls Catholic Church in White, with a prayer service at 7:00 P.M. at the church....
Mildred Matters
Sep 19, 2010
Mildred Matters, age 88, died Sunday, September 19, 2010, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings. Interment will take place at a later date in Arizona. Mildred F. (Hemmingsen) Matters was born May 21, 1922, at Brookings, South Dakota, to Frederik and Nelsina (Petersen) Hemmingsen. She grew up and attended school in Brookings, and received a B.S. degree in chemistry...
Richard M. Luther
Sep 19, 2010
Richard M. Luther, age 84, of Brookings, died Sunday, September 19, 2010, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, September 23, 2010, at Ascension Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment and military rites in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 6-8 P.M. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with a public Masonic service at...
Merle L. Gunsalus
Sep 19, 2010
Merle L. Gunsalus, age 97, died Sunday, September 19, 2010, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings. Interment will take place at Hills of Rest Cemetery in Sioux Falls. No local services are planned. Merle (LaMont) Gunsalus was born May 12, 1913, at Watertown, South Dakota, to Eugene A. and Mary E. (Sloan) LaMont. She graduated from Brookings High School...
Caroline Engberg
Sep 11, 2010
Caroline M. Engberg, age 75, of Bruce, died Saturday, September 11, 2010, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 1:30 P.M. Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at Grace Lutheran Church in Bruce, with interment at St. Petri Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Caroline Mae (Stewart) Engberg was born...
