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Wayne Perry

Wayne Perry

Dec 17, 2006

Wayne E. Perry, age 76, formerly of Brookings, died Sunday, December 17, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downer's Grove, Illinois. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, December 22, 2006, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will precede services at the church beginning at 9:30 A.M. Friday. Wayne E. Perry was born...

Donald D. Pierce

Donald D. Pierce

Dec 16, 2006

Donald D. Pierce, age 79, of Brookings, died Saturday, December 16, 2006, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Memorial services will be 1:00 P.M. Friday, December 22, 2006, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Don was born in Bruce, South Dakota, on August 3, 1927, to Merle and Ruth (Norstrum) Pierce. He received his education at Bruce. Don farmed on his...

Lyle O. Chapman

Lyle O. Chapman

Nov 29, 2006

Lyle O. Chapman, age 87, of Brookings, died Wednesday, November 29, 2006, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-6 p.m. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Lyle Orie Chapman was born September 6, 1919, at...

Arthur W. Anderson

Arthur W. Anderson

Nov 23, 2006

Arthur W. Anderson, age 98, of Brookings, died Thursday, November 23, 2006, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, November 28, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...

Ella Ollenburg

Ella Ollenburg

Nov 13, 2006

Ella L. Ollenburg, age 95, died Monday, November 13, 2006, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, November 16, 2006, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in First Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home, with a prayer service at 7:00 P.M. Ella L....

Helen M. Christie

Helen M. Christie

Nov 13, 2006

Helen Christie, age 81, of Brookings, died Monday, November 13, 2006, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, November 17, 2006, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. An Order of Eastern Star service will be conducted at the funeral service at the church. Visitations will be from 5:00 to...

William Gill

William Gill

Nov 9, 2006

William Bill Gill, 61, of Eatontown, New Jersey, died Thursday, November 9, 2006 at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, November 16, 2006, at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in White, with interment following in Fairview Cemetery. Visitations will precede services, beginning at 9:30 A.M. In lieu of flowers, donations in Williams name may...

Ted Gillum

Ted Gillum

Oct 21, 2006

Ted Gillum, age 80, of Brookings, died Saturday, October 21, 2006, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, October 27, 2006, at the Brookings Wesleyan Church. Interment will be at a later date at the Milbank Cemetery. Harold Edward Ted Gillum was born August 1, 1926, at Aberdeen, South...

J. Walters Mccarty

J. Walters Mccarty

Oct 14, 2006

J. Walt McCarty, age 84, died Saturday, October 14, 2006, in Pine River, Minnesota. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 17, 2006, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings, South Dakota, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery at Brookings. Visitations will be from 6-9 P.M. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Memorials may be directed to First...

Gladys J. Blair

Gladys J. Blair

Oct 12, 2006

Gladys J. Blair of Boise, Idaho (formerly of Pierre and Brookings, South Dakota) was called home to be with her Heavenly Father on October 12, 2006. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, October 20, 2006, at Sinai Lutheran Church, with interment in the West Sinai Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in...

Robert T. Bates

Robert T. Bates

Oct 9, 2006

Robert T. Bates, age 87, formerly of Brookings, died Monday, October 9, 2006, at the Tekakwitha Living Center in Sisseton, South Dakota. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, October 13, 2006, at St. Thomas More Catholic Parish in Brookings, with interment and military graveside rites at St. Thomas More Catholic Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Thursday at...

Bernard Wendell Kirby

Bernard Wendell Kirby

Oct 5, 2006

Bernard W. Kirby, age 76, of Aurora, died Thursday, October 5, 2006, at his home in Aurora, South Dakota. Graveside memorial services will be at Greenwood Memorial Cemetery in San Diego, California. Bernard Wendell Kirby was born September 3, 1930, in Aurora, South Dakota, to Charles Nathan and Golda Belle (Tharp) Kirby. He attended school in Aurora until he joined...

Ruth Madsen

Ruth Madsen

Sep 29, 2006

Ruth Madsen, age 83, of White, South Dakota, passed away quietly at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, South Dakota, on Friday evening, September 29, 2006, after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, October 5, 2006, at Pioneer Lutheran Church near White, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 6-8 P.M. Wednesday...

Ellen V. Krogh

Ellen V. Krogh

Sep 28, 2006

Ellen V. Krogh, age 83, of Brookings, died Thursday, September 28, 2006, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, October 2, 2006, at Grace Lutheran Church in Bruce, with interment in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Ellen Victoria (Skovlund) Krogh was born January 30, 1923,...

Harold W. Urevig

Harold W. Urevig

Sep 26, 2006

Harold W. Urevig, age 96, of Brookings, died Tuesday, September 26, 2006, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings, South Dakota. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 30, 2006, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings, with visitations preceding services. Interment will be at a later date at First Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the A.C.T.S. program...

Delmar J. Quinn

Delmar J. Quinn

Sep 9, 2006

Delmar Quinn, age 92, of White, died Saturday, September 9, 2006, at the White Healthcare Center. Funeral mass will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, September 13, 2006, at St. Pauls Catholic Church in White, with interment in St. Marys Cemetery at Elkton. Military rites will be conducted by the Higgins-Jessen American Legion Post No. 88 of White. Visitations will be from...

James W. Gill

James W. Gill

Sep 9, 2006

James Gill, age 67, of Brookings, died Saturday, September 9, 2006, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, September 23, 2006, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with interment at Fairview Cemetery at White. There will be no visitations. James William Gill was born December 1, 1938, at Flandreau, South Dakota, to William and Kathryn...

Calvin D. Kinner

Calvin D. Kinner

Aug 20, 2006

Calvin D. Kinner, 77, of Brookings, died Sunday, August 20, 2006, at Brookview Manor. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 23, 2006, at Morningside Community Church in Brookings, with interment in the United Cemetery, rural Badger. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Calvin Duane Kinner was born November 6, 1928, in...

Laverne J. Kortan

Laverne J. Kortan

Aug 16, 2006

LaVerne J.(Korty) Kortan, beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away at home on August 16, 2006, with his family at his side. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 22, 2006, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings, with interment at the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota. The family requests that memorials be directed to the...

Ruby V. Olson

Ruby V. Olson

Aug 13, 2006

Ruby V. Olson, 93, of Brookings, died Sunday, August 13, 2006, at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, August 21, 2006, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-8 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Ruby Vivian (Nelson) Olson was born April 28,...

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