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Merwyne D. Kruse
May 18, 2009
Merwyne D. Kruse, age 68, died Monday, May 18, 2009, at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, May 22, 2009, at the Brookings Wesleyan Church in Brookings, with interment in First Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Thursday at the Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Merwyne Dale Kruse was born...
Iva G. Biery
May 14, 2009
Iva G. Biery, age 95, died Thursday, May 14, 2009, at the White Healthcare Center in White, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, May 18, 2009, at the United Methodist Church in White, with interment in Fairview Cemetery. Visitations will precede services at the church on Monday. Eidsness Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Iva...
Marion Johnston
May 7, 2009
Marion Johnston, age 83, of Brookings, South Dakota, died Thursday, May 7, 2009, at his home.Memorial services will be 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, May 12, 2009, atEidsness Funeral Homein Brookings. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Marion Russel Johnston was born September 10, 1925, at Brookings, South Dakota, to John W. and Mary Lurene (Duff) Johnston....
Robert Trewatha
May 3, 2009
Robert Bob Trewatha, age 50, of White, South Dakota, died Sunday, May 3, 2009, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, of cancer. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, May 7, 2009, at the Deubrook High School Gymnasium in White, with interment in Fairview Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Wednesday at the school, with...
Donald R. Egeberg
Apr 30, 2009
Donald R. Egeberg, age 66, of Volga, died Thursday, April 30, 2009, at Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in...
George E. Bliss
Apr 29, 2009
George E. Bliss, age 93, of Brookings, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009, at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, May 4, 2009, at Brookings Wesleyan Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-6:30 P.M. Sunday with prayer service at 6:30 P.M. at Eidsness Funeral Home. In lieu...
Butler R. Eitel
Apr 27, 2009
Butler R. Eitel, age 86, died Monday, April 27, 2009, in Brookings, South Dakota. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday, April 30, 2009, at First Presbyterian Church in Brookings, with a luncheon immediately following. Butler Ray Eitel was born January 6, 1923, at Dougherty, Iowa, to Ray Franklin and Mae (Hansell) Eitel. He was raised on the...
Lawrence Bartling
Apr 25, 2009
Lawrence (Lorne) Bartling, age 94, died Saturday, April 25, 2009, at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at First Presbyterian Church, Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to First Presbyterian...
Frank Wilaby
Apr 23, 2009
Frank Wilaby, age 100, of Brookings, died Thursday, April 23, 2009, at Park Place Assisted Living. Funeral services will be at 10:30 A.M. Monday, April 27, 2009, at the Brookings Wesleyan Church, with interment in Fairview Cemetery in White, South Dakota. Visitations will precede services at the church on Monday beginning at 9:30 A.M. Eidsness Funeral Home is in charge...
Evelyn I. Nelson
Apr 21, 2009
Evelyn I. Nelson, age 83, of Sinai, died Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at the Heart Hospital, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, April 25, 2009, at Sinai Lutheran Church with interment in the West Sinai Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Evelyn Irene (Maher) Nelson was...
Marjorie L. Bailey
Apr 15, 2009
Marjorie L. Bailey, formerly of Brookings, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, in a Watertown care center. Services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, April 18, 2009, at First Presbyterian Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Memorials may be given to the Alzheimers Association or...
Lansford E. Trapp
Apr 11, 2009
Lansford E. Trapp, age 90, of Brookings, died Saturday, April 11, 2009, at Brookview Manor, Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 9:30 A.M. Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at the First Presbyterian Church in Brookings, with interment and military rites at 3:00 P.M. at Conde Cemetery, Conde, South Dakota. Visitations will be from 6-8 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home...
Darlene J. Stensgaard
Apr 7, 2009
Darlene J. Stensgaard, age 78, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at Brookview Manor in Brookings, South Dakota, with her family at her side. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, April 10, 2009, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Darlene...
Calvin D. Christie
Mar 31, 2009
Calvin D. Christie, age 88, of Brookings, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at the White Healthcare Center, White, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, April 4, 2009, at the First United Methodist Church in Brookings, with interment and military rites at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Calvin...
Buehl D. Davis
Mar 20, 2009
Buehl Dave Davis, age 83, of Brookings, died Friday, March 20, 2009, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in First Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will precede services at the church on Wednesday beginning at 9:30 A.M. Eidsness Funeral Home is in charge of the...
Beulah R. Shaw
Mar 19, 2009
Beulah R. Shaw, age 95, of Brookings, died Thursday, March 19, 2009, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, March 21, 2009, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, preceded by interment in Greenwood Cemetery at 1:00 P.M. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Home. The family requests that memorials be directed...
Sylvia B. Bowe
Mar 11, 2009
Sylvia B. Bowe, age 98, of Brookings, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at the Brookings Hospital. Interment at the Sisseton Cemetery will be at a later date. Sylvia B. Bowe was born August 1, 1910, at Sisseton, South Dakota, to Knute and Katherine M. (Dahle) Bowe. She was the only child of Katherine and Knute Bowe. She attended school in...
Florence Knutson
Mar 7, 2009
Florence Knutson, age 89, died Saturday, March 7, 2009, at her home in Volga, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-8 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Florence Eleanor (Amundson) Knutson was born September 27, 1919,...
Aline F. Rich
Mar 4, 2009
Aline F. Rich, age 96, of Brookings, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, March 7, 2009, at the First United Methodist Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will precede services at the church beginning at 9:30 A.M. Aline F. (Antoine) Rich was born September...
Duane A. Santema
Mar 4, 2009
Duane A. Santema, age 74, of Brookings, formerly of Volga, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 25, 2009, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, preceded by interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Monday, March 16, 2009, at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Duane...
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