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Kay Blazey

Kay Blazey

Nov 18, 2007

Kay Blazey, age 80, died Sunday, November 18, 2007, at her residence in Brookings, South Dakota. Memorial services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 21, 2007, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings. Interment will take place at a later date at Black Hills National Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Charles and Kay Blazey Scholarship at SDSU. Kathryn...

Loren W. Spease

Loren W. Spease

Nov 17, 2007

Dr. Loren W. Spease, age 77, of Brookings, died Saturday, November 17, 2007, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 20, 2007, at Bethel Baptist Church in Brookings. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Interment will be held at a later date at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne,...

Opal V. Stime

Opal V. Stime

Nov 15, 2007

Opal V. Stime, age 95, of Sinai, died Thursday, November 15, 2007, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 20, 2007, at Sinai Lutheran Church with interment in the West Sinai Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Opal Viola (Boyd) Stime was born...

Louise Pillsbury Guild

Louise Pillsbury Guild

Nov 9, 2007

Louise P. Guild, age 95, of Brookings, died Friday, November 9, 2007, at the Brookings Hospital. Her body was donated to the USD School of Medicine. A remembrance service will be held at the SDSU Alumni Center at 4:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 5, 2007. Memorials may be directed to the SDSU Foundation. Louise Pillsbury Guild was born September 6, 1912,...

Henry Franken

Henry Franken

Nov 9, 2007

Henry Hank Franken, age 91, died Friday, November 9, 2007, at the Hendricks Hospital, Hendricks, Minnesota. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, at the First Baptist Church in White with visitations beginning at 1:00 P.M. Interment and military rites will be in Fairview Cemetery at White. Henry Hank Franken was born October 28, 1916, to George and Tina (Walters)...

Juan Pablo Abarca Estrada

Juan Pablo Abarca Estrada

Nov 6, 2007

Juan P. Abarca, age 29, of Brookings, died Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at Brookings Hospital, of injuries received in a construction accident in Brookings. Visitation and prayer service will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, November 10, 2007, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Funeral services will be held at a later date in Mexico. Juan Pablo Abarca Estrada was born August...

Juan Pablo Abarca Estrada

Juan Pablo Abarca Estrada

Nov 6, 2007

Juan P. Abarca, age 29, of Brookings, died Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at Brookings Hospital, of injuries received in a construction accident in Brookings. Visitation and prayer service will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, November 10, 2007, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Funeral services will be held at a later date in Mexico. Juan Pablo Abarca Estrada was born August...

Freddie Johnson

Freddie Johnson

Nov 3, 2007

Freddie Johnson, age 93, of Sinai, died Saturday, November 3, 2007, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 7, 2007, at the Sinai Lutheran Church, with interment and military rites in the East Sinai Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will precede services at the church beginning at 12 noon. Frederick Edwin Johnson was born...

Ernest L. Claassen

Ernest L. Claassen

Nov 3, 2007

Ernest L. Claassen, age 68, of Hot Springs, South Dakota, died Saturday, November 3, 2007, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, November 9, 2007, at the American Lutheran Church in DeSmet, with interment in the DeSmet Cemetery. Visitations will precede services at the church. Eidsness Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements....

Brian D. Pavel

Brian D. Pavel

Nov 1, 2007

Brian D. Pavel, age 28, of Brookings, died Thursday, November 1, 2007, at Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, of injuries received in a construction accident in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, November 5, 2007, at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Brookings. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. A second funeral...

Hilda Lengkeek

Hilda Lengkeek

Oct 31, 2007

Hilda Lengkeek, age 96, of Volga, died Wednesday, October 31, 2007, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, November 5, 2007, at the Volga Christian Reformed Church, with interment in Trinity Cemetery at Volga. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Memorials will be given to Gary and Nancy...

Eugene R. Waltz

Eugene R. Waltz

Oct 29, 2007

Eugene R. Waltz, age 85, of Brookings, passed away Monday, October 29, 2007, at his residence. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, November 1, 2007, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Interment will follow later in Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to McCrory Gardens. Eugene...

Millie E. Johnson

Millie E. Johnson

Oct 28, 2007

Mildred E. Johnson, age 102, of Brookings, died Sunday, October 28, 2007, at the White Healthcare Center in White, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, November 1, 2007, at First Presbyterian Church in Brookings, with interment in Hillcrest Cemetery at Estelline, South Dakota. There will be no visitations. Mildred Eupha (Ross) Johnson was born April 28, 1905,...

Margaret Oppelt

Margaret Oppelt

Oct 23, 2007

Margaret Marge Oppelt, age 77, of Elkton, died Tuesday, October 23, 2007, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings. Funeral mass will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, October 26, 2007, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Elkton, South Dakota, with interment in the Elkton City Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-8 P.M. Thursday at the Eidsness-Zink Funeral Chapel...

Douglas Ulvestad

Douglas Ulvestad

Oct 19, 2007

Douglas C. Dude Ulvestad, age 41, of Brookings, died Friday, October 19, 2007, at the Estelline Nursing and Care Center. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 23, 2007, at Grace Lutheran Church in Bruce with Pastor Wayne Hjermstad officiating. Interment will be in the St. Petri Lutheran Cemetery, rural Bruce. Visitations will be from 4-8 P.M. Monday at...

Barbara J. Hammer

Barbara J. Hammer

Oct 19, 2007

Barbara J. Hammer, age 68, of Watertown, died Friday, October 19, 2007, at the Lake Norden Care Center in Lake Norden, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at the Eidsness-Zink Funeral Chapel in Elkton, South Dakota, with interment in the Elkton City Cemetery. Barbara June Hammer was born June 14, 1939, at Brookings, South...

Rosina Henley Thielsen

Rosina Henley Thielsen

Oct 3, 2007

Rosina Henley Thielsen, age 96, of Volga, died Wednesday, October 3, 2007, at her daughters home in Brandon, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, October 7, 2007, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Saturday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Rosina Elizabeth (Tibke) Thielsen was...

Dean M. Martin

Dean M. Martin

Sep 29, 2007

Dean M. Martin, age 84, of Brookings, died Saturday, September 29, 2007, at his residence. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, October 5, 2007, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment and military graveside rites at First Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Dean Mathew Martin was born July 7, 1923,...

Angie Van Heerde

Angie Van Heerde

Sep 22, 2007

Angie Van Heerde, age 78, of Brookings, died Saturday, September 22, 2007, at the White Healthcare Center in White, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, September 26, 2007, at First Reformed Church in Volga, South Dakota, with interment in Trinity Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Angie Marie (DeKnikker)...

Angie Van Heerde

Angie Van Heerde

Sep 22, 2007

Angie Van Heerde, age 78, of Brookings, died Saturday, September 22, 2007, at the White Healthcare Center in White, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, September 26, 2007, at First Reformed Church in Volga, South Dakota, with interment in Trinity Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Angie Marie (DeKnikker)...

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