Obituary Listing

Dec 9, 2008

Kenneth J. Weinacht, age 64, died Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at his home near Volga, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, December13, 2008, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment in the Bergh Cemetery. Visitations will be from 6-8 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga.

Kenneth Joseph Weinacht was born May...

Nov 29, 2008

Joyce G. Kruse, age 78, died unexpectedly on Saturday, November 29, 2008, at her home in Brookings, South Dakota.  Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, December 5, 2008, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery.  Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings.

Joyce Gay (Carr) Kruse...

Nov 22, 2008

Walter L. Hayes, age 83, of Brookings, died Saturday, November 22, 2008, at Brookview Manor in Brookings.  Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 26, 2008, at the Brookings Wesleyan Church, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery.  Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home.

Walter Lyle Hayes was born November 18, 1925, at...

Nov 20, 2008

Mavis Pech, age 88, of Brookings, died Thursday, November 20, 2008, at her home in Brookings.  Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 25, 2008, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery.  Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings.

Mavis Maxine (Jacobsen) Pech was born August...

Nov 20, 2008

Deborah Long died Thursday, November 20, 2008, at Brookview Manor in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, November 23, 2008, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with interment at a later date at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visitations will precede services at the funeral home, beginning at 1:00 P.M. Memorials may be...

Nov 18, 2008

James M. Williams, age 86, died Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings, South Dakota.  Committal services will be held 11:00 A.M. Saturday, November 22, 2008, at Woodlawn Cemetery in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

James Marion Williams was born August 3, 1922, in Sac County, Iowa, to Jess M. and Ida E. (Sauther)...

Nov 10, 2008

Jacqueline Jean West, age 77, was called home to her Heavenly Father on Monday, November 10, 2008, at Brookview Manor in Brookings, South Dakota. The family will receive friends at  Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, November 15, 2008, with a funeral service beginning at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, with Rev. Pam Fitzgerald officiating. Interment will follow...

Nov 5, 2008

Doris L. Skordahl, age 82, of Brookings, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at the Brookings Hospital.  Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, November 8, 2008, 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.  Memorials may be sent to The Sinai Missions...

Nov 1, 2008

Dwight 'Kelly' Miller, age 91, of Brookings, died Saturday, November 1, 2008, at the Brookings Hospital.  Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 5, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with interment in Arlington City Cemetery, Arlington, South Dakota.  Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home.  Memorials will be sent to the Brookings Boys...

Oct 30, 2008

Flora Jean Aby, age 55, died Thursday, October 30,  2008, at the Brookings Hospital, Brookings, South Dakota.  Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday, November 3, at the Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with the Reverend Timothy Rynearson officiating.  Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.  Visitation will precede the service at 2:30 p.m.

Flora Jean...

Oct 24, 2008

Barbara Ann (Dewey) Bailey, age 83, died Friday, October 24, 2008, at her home in Meadow Green, Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 30, at the First United Methodist Church in Brookings with the Reverends Teri Johnson and Duane Coates officiating, with interment in  Greenwood Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 5 to...

Sep 30, 2008

Hubert Hugh Ackman, 78, died Tuesday, September 30, 2008, at his residence in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 3, 2008, at First Presbyterian Church in Brookings. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery, Brookings. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Hubert Herman Ackman was born September...

Sep 28, 2008

Frieda Kalsbeek, 95, died Sunday, September 28, 2008, at the Autumn Care Nursing Home, in Norfolk, Virginia. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 3, 2008, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, South Dakota. Visitations will be one hour prior to service. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings. Frieda Augusta Klawitter was born to Emil August...

Sep 27, 2008

Verginia A. Thompson, 77, passed away Saturday, September 27, 2008, somewhat predictably, at the place she liked best, her cabin at Lake Traverse, just outside of Browns Valley, Minnesota. Memorial services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 3, 2008, at Eidsness-Zink Funeral Chapel in Elkton, South Dakota. Burial will be in Elkton City Cemetery. Verginia Ann Bolte was born...

Sep 27, 2008

Serie A. Getz, 93, formerly of Sioux Falls and Rapid City, died early Saturday, September 27, 2008, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 30, 2008, at Ascension Lutheran Church in Brookings. Burial will be in Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 1. Visitation will be from 6-8...

Sep 22, 2008

Dean Sonnenburg, age 81, of Brookings, died Monday, September 22, 2008 at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Memorial services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, September 27, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Dean Sonnenburg was born May 1, 1927, on the family homestead in Deuel County, South Dakota, the son of Albert and Freda (Koppmann) Sonnenburg. He attended rural school at...

Sep 22, 2008

Rick Tomshack went home to Our Heavenly Father, on Monday, September 22, 2008. Visitations and viewing will be from 5-8 P.M. Friday, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 27, 2008, in the chapel at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on 22nd Avenue in Brookings. The...

Sep 19, 2008

Mazie Broksieck, age 94, of Brookings, died Friday, September 19, 2008, at the United Retirement Center. Interment will be 9:00 A.M. Tuesday, September 23, 2008, at Lakeview Cemetery at Clear Lake, South Dakota, with a memorial service following at 11:00 A.M. at First Presbyterian Church in Brookings. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings....

Sep 12, 2008

Jerry Wagner, age 82, of Dell Rapids, formerly of Brookings, died Friday, September 12, 2008, at Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 17, 2008, at the United Methodist Church in Dell Rapids, with interment at Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. In...

Sep 11, 2008

Marie Leins, age 95, of Hendricks, Minnesota, died Thursday, September 11, 2008, at the Hendricks Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 1:30 P.M. Monday, September 15, 2008, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hendricks, with interment at St. Pauls Ev. Lutheran Cemetery near White, South Dakota. Visitations will be from 2-5 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Marie Margaret...