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Stacey E. Vos
Feb 27, 2008
Stacey E. Vos, age 45, of Brookings, died Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at the Brookings Hospital, after battling and living with cancer for five years. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Sunday, March 2, 2008, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in Maplewood Cemetery at Luverne, Minnesota. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Saturday at First Lutheran Church....
Curtis Wilson
Feb 15, 2008
Curtis J. Wilson, age 62, of Brookings, died Friday, February 15, 2008, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings. A military burial at Greenwood Cemetery will be held at a later date. Curtis Jerome Wilson was born January 8, 1946, at Sioux City, Iowa. He attended school through the 12th grade in Brookings. He entered the U.S. Marine Corps in...
Isaac Scot Hemmestad
Feb 15, 2008
Isaac Scot Hemmestad, age 7 months, died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome on Friday, February 15, 2008, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 19, 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 Volga. Isaac Scot Hemmestad was born...
John Hillerud
Feb 14, 2008
John Hillerud, age 86, of White, died Thursday, February 14, 2008, at the White Healthcare Center. A committal service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at Fairview Cemetery in White, followed by a memorial service at 10:30 A.M. at the White Healthcare Center. John Hillerud was born May 24, 1921, at Brookings, South Dakota, to Julius...
Walter C. Morgan
Feb 4, 2008
Dr. Walter C. Morgan III, age 86, of Brookings, South Dakota, a 12th generation American whose ancestors helped found and settle the original New England colonies, passed from this earth on Monday, February 4, 2008. Dr. Morgan was born December 22, 1921, son of the late Walter C. Morgan II and Margaret J. Allyn. He grew up on a farm...
Graydon Eggebraaten
Feb 4, 2008
Arlington, SDGraydon Lee Eggebraaten, GL, age 76, of Arlington, South Dakota, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, February 4, 2008, at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Saturday, at First Assembly of God in Brookings, South Dakota, with interment in Trinity Cemetery at Volga. Visitations will be...
Jayne Duffy
Feb 1, 2008
Ingeborg Jayne Duffy, 89, died Friday, February 1, 2008 at her daughters home near Toronto, following a short illness. Jayne spent her summers at her daughters farm and enjoyed watching the deer, pheasants, turkeys and other animals that populated the farms shelterbelts. Her primary residence was Port Orange, Florida She was born in Germany in 1918 and grew up in...
Richard W. Blair
Jan 31, 2008
Richard W. Blair, age 83, of Brookings, died Thursday, January 31, 2008, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, February 4, 2008, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment and military rites in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 6-8 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. In lieu of flowers, memorials...
Russell H. Bailey
Jan 27, 2008
Russell H. Bailey, age 77, of Brookings, died Sunday, January 27, 2008, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings. Memorial services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, January 31, 2008, at First Presbyterian Church in Brookings, with interment of cremated remains and military rites at 1:00 P.M. at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home...
Emma Nemitz
Jan 19, 2008
Emma Nemitz, age 94, of Brookings, died Saturday, January 19, 2008, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in First Lutheran Cemetery at Volga. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Emma (Weikum) Nemitz was born March...
Adeline Birkholz
Jan 18, 2008
Adeline Birkholz, age 90, of Brookings, died Friday, January 18, 2008, at Good Samaritan Luther Manor in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A private family committal service will be held at a later date at Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings. Memorials should be directed to the Care Group at First United Methodist Church in Brookings. Adeline Anna (Wetter) Birkholz was born October...
Ethelyn J. Deknikker
Jan 17, 2008
Ethelyn J. DeKnikker, age 92, of Volga, died Thursday, January 17, 2008, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, January 21, 2008, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment in First Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will be from 6-8 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers that...
Mildred M. Landsman
Jan 14, 2008
Mildred M. Landsman, age 92, of Brookings, died Monday, January 14, 2008, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 19, 2008, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings, with interment at the Elkton City Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Mildred Mae (Janssen) Landsman was born...
Dallas G. Seas
Jan 10, 2008
Dallas G. Seas, age 89, died Thursday, January 10, 2008, at Brookview Manor in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, January 14, 2008, at the First United Methodist Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 6:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Dallas Gail Seas was...
Melvin D. Mendelsohn
Jan 10, 2008
Melvin D. Mendelsohn, 89, died Thursday, January 10, 2008 at Brookview Manor in Brookings, South Dakota. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago, joining his parents and his wife, Rosemary. Melvin was born October 30, 1918, in Chicago, the son of David and Freda (Remlinger) Mendelsohn. He attended Illinois Institute of Technology, (called Armour Institute at the time), where...
Dale L. Ishol
Jan 9, 2008
Dale L. Ishol, age 77, died Wednesday, January 9, 2008, at the Brookings Hospital, Brookings, South Dakota. A celebration of his life will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday, January 14, 2008, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings with interment in First Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will be from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home. In lieu of...
Mark Smith
Jan 2, 2008
Mark S. Smith, age 57, of Brookings, died suddenly on Wednesday, January 2, 2008, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 8, 2008, at First Presbyterian Church in Brookings, with interment and military rites at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4:00 to 6:30 P.M. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Mark Stephen Smith...
Flora Jones
Jan 1, 2008
Flora G. Jones, age 94, of Brookings, formerly of Sioux Falls, died Tuesday, January 1, 2008, at Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 5, 2008, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Interment will be at a later date at Hills of Rest Cemetery in Sioux Falls. Visitations will be from 5-7...
Donald A. Starkenburg
Dec 27, 2007
Donald A. Starkenburg, age 82, of Volga, died Thursday, December 27, 2007, at Brookview Manor in Brookings, South Dakota, where he had resided since November 8, 2005. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, December 31, 2007, at the Volga Christian Reformed Church, with interment in Trinity Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5:30 to 8:00 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral...
Brian E. Lane
Dec 27, 2007
Brian E. Lane, age 74, of Brookings, died Thursday, December 27, 2007, at his residence. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, December 31, at Peace Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment and military rites at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Brian Eugene Lane was born April 3, 1933, at Brookings, South...
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