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Frieda Kalsbeek

Frieda Kalsbeek

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...

Verginia A. Thompson

Verginia A. Thompson

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...

Serie A. Getz

Serie A. Getz

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...

Dean Sonnenburg

Dean Sonnenburg

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...

Richard D. Tomshack

Richard D. Tomshack

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...

Mazie Broksieck

Mazie Broksieck

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....

Jerry Wagner

Jerry Wagner

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...

Marie Margaret Leins

Marie Margaret Leins

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...

Dahl D. Hougland

Dahl D. Hougland

Sep 5, 2008

Dahl D. Hougland, age 77, of Brookings, died Friday, September 5, 2008, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at the First United Methodist Church in Brookings, with military rites and interment at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Dahl Duese Hougland was born March 19,...

Mabel A. Lee

Mabel A. Lee

Sep 1, 2008

Mabel A. Lee, age 88, of Brookings, died Monday, September 1, 2008, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings. Memorial services will be 7:00 P.M. Monday, September 8, 2008 at Eidsness Funeral Home, with visitations beginning at 5:00 P.M. Interment will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, September 9, at the Milbank Cemetery, Milbank, South Dakota. Mabel Ann (DeNeui) Lee was born...

Kenneth G. Hartley

Kenneth G. Hartley

Aug 30, 2008

Kenneth G. Hartley, of White, South Dakota, passed away on Saturday, August 30, 2008, at Hendricks, Minnesota, after an extended illness. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, September 3, at the United Methodist Church in White, with interment and military rites at Fairview Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in White, with a...

Irene G. Lengkeek

Irene G. Lengkeek

Aug 26, 2008

Irene Lengkeek, age 91, of Volga, died Tuesday, August 26, 2008, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, August 30, 2008, at the Volga Christian Reformed Church, with interment in Trinity Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Irene Gertrude (DeGroot) Lengkeek was born...

Edward K. Purcell

Edward K. Purcell

Aug 25, 2008

Edward K. Purcell, of Brookings, died Monday, August 25, 2008, at Brookview Manor at the age of 84. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 30, 2008, at the First Church of the Nazarene, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Visitations will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday, August 29, at Ford and Sons Funeral Home on Mount Auburn Road in Cape...

Franklin B. Shaw

Franklin B. Shaw

Aug 14, 2008

Franklin B. Shaw, age 97, of Brookings, died Thursday, August 14, 2008, at the Brookings Hospital. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, August 18, 2008, at the Brookings Wesleyan Church, preceded by interment at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Memorials may be directed to missions of the Wesleyan Church....

Peter D. Brunsting

Peter D. Brunsting

Aug 14, 2008

Peter D. Brunsting, age 65, of Brookings, died Thursday, August 14, 2008, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Monday, August 18, 2008, at the Eidsness-Zink Funeral Chapel in Elkton, with interment in the Elkton City Cemetery. Visitations will be from 2-5 P.M. Sunday at the funeral chapel. Peter Dale Brunsting was born July 30, 1943, at...

Francis D. Johnson

Francis D. Johnson

Aug 13, 2008

Francis D. Johnson, age 76, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Brookings, died Wednesday, August 13, 2008, at Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, August 16, 2008, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with interment in First Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Francis grew up in Arlington...

Marilyn Mae Zemlicka

Marilyn Mae Zemlicka

Aug 12, 2008

Marilyn M. Zemlicka, age 58, of Brookings, died Tuesday, August 12, 2008, at her residence in Brookings, South Dakota. Memorial services will be 2:30 P.M. Saturday, August 16, 2008, at Singsaas Lutheran Church, rural Astoria, South Dakota, with interment at the church cemetery. Marilyn Mae Zemlicka was born September, 19, 1949, at Hendricks, Minnesota to Sam L. and Nellie May...

Barbara N. Madsen

Barbara N. Madsen

Aug 11, 2008

Barbara N. Madsen, age 57, of Watertown, formerly of White, died Monday, August 11, 2008, at the White Healthcare Center, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, August 14, 2008, at Pioneer Lutheran Church near White, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in White. Memorials...

Bruce R. Begalka

Bruce R. Begalka

Aug 2, 2008

Bruce R. Begalka, age 78, of Brookings, died Saturday, August 2, 2008, at the White Healthcare Center in White, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 5, 2008, at Our Savior Ev. Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment and military rites at Hillcrest Cemetery at Estelline, South Dakota. Visitations will be from 4:30 to 7:30 P.M. Monday...

Lila M. St. John

Lila M. St. John

Jul 31, 2008

Lila M. St. John, age 95, of Brookings, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 31, 2008, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, August 3, 2008, at the First United Methodist Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations are from 5-8 P.M. Saturday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Lila Maxine (Baker) St. John...

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