Obituary Listing

Jul 23, 2024

Joan Shepherd, age 75, of Elkton, SD, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls following a long battle with cancer.  Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. on Monday, July 29th at Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church in Elkton with burial to follow at the church cemetery.  Visitation will be...

Jul 22, 2024

James Milton Gengler, 84, passed away peacefully with family by his side on July 22, 2024, in Mesa, AZ. Jim was born on March 20, 1940 in Brookings, SD, to Milton and Geraldine Gengler. He spent his childhood in South Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Iowa, graduating from Gehlen Catholic High School in Le Mars, Iowa, in 1958. Jim...

Jul 7, 2024

Delores Lillian Koepsell, age 93, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2024, at Ava's Hospice House in Sioux Falls.  Visitation will be on Wednesday, July 10th from 6-8 P.M. at Eidsness Funeral Home.  Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, July 11th at First Presbyterian Church with burial to follow at Greenwood Cemetery.

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Jul 6, 2024

Jeannette "Jan" Rommereim, age 87, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings, SD.  Visitation will be from 5-6 P.M. on Wednesday, July 10th at Eidsness Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. on Friday, July 12th at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mason City, Iowa with burial to follow at...

Jul 5, 2024

Sharon K. Barnes started her journey to heaven on July 5th at her home in Brookings with her husband Duane by her side.

She was born in Doncaster, England 10 October 1962 to Gordon and Diana Lee.  Sharon was raised and educated in Doncaster and received her RN degree from Doncaster School of...

Jul 3, 2024

Carol Marie Weiss, 84, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Brookings, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at her home at Dow Rummel Village. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at Sinai Lutheran Church in Sinai, SD, with burial to follow at West Sinai Lutheran Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M....

Jul 2, 2024

Kristi Noel Eickhoff, age 42, of Lake Benton, MN, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at the Avera Medical Center in Tyler, MN, after a courageous battle with cancer.  Visitation will be from 4-7 P.M. on Tuesday July 9, 2024, at GracePoint Wesleyan Church in Brookings, SD.  Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, July 10th...

Jun 25, 2024

Robert Pollmann, 85, formerly of Brookings, passed away on June 25, 2024, in Scottsdale, Arizona.  Memorial services will be held on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings at 10:00 a.m.  Interment will immediately follow the service at the First Lutheran Cemetery Columbarium in Brookings.  A time of fellowship and a meal will be...

Jun 19, 2024

Doris Marie Rook (Doe), age 97, of Brookings, passed away peacefully at United Living Community on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Please join us to celebrate her life on Tuesday, June 25th, in Madison, SD at the United Methodist Church from 1:00-3:00.

Doris was born February 9th, 1927, in rural Lake County, South Dakota,...

Jun 15, 2024

Carrie Pope, of Brookings, SD, passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2024, at the age of 76.  A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Eidsness Funeral Home at 1:00 p.m.  A time of fellowship and sharing of coffee and cookies will follow the service in the fellowship area of the funeral home. ...

Jun 14, 2024

Gloria Ann Krumm was born August 11, 1935, in Pipestone, MN the daughter of Walter and Ethel (Sumption) Heldt.  She peacefully passed away surrounded by family on June 14, 2024, at United Living Community in Brookings, SD. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga.  Funeral Services will...

Jun 10, 2024

Jane Ellen Gerasch 76, of Springfield, MN passed away with her family at her side on June 10, 2024. A celebration of Jane's life took place on May 5 at the 6 East Smokehouse in Springfield, MN. Her children, siblings and their spouses or partners, nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews came from Minnesota, South...

Jun 7, 2024

Doris Jean Pahl, 93, of Brookings, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2024, at the Brookings Hospital.  Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 14, 2024, at the First United Methodist Church in Brookings at 10:30 a.m.  Burial will immediately follow the service at Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings.  A meal and time of fellowship will follow...

Jun 7, 2024

Our beloved Matriarch Geraldine "Gerry" Schmidt passed away at 84 among loved ones and friends on June 7th, 2024, at The Neighborhood at Brookview in Brookings SD after a life of cherished acts of love and service. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at the United Methodist Church in White, SD.  Visitation will...

Jun 6, 2024

Donald Keith Hamm, age 74, of White passed away suddenly at home on Thursday, June 6, 2024.  Visitation will be from 4-7 P.M. on Monday, June 10th at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in White.  Memorial services will be 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, June 11th at Calvary Community Church in rural Elkton with burial to follow in Fairview Cemetery...

May 30, 2024

Viola Robbins, age 95, of White, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at the Hendricks Nursing Home in Hendricks, MN.  Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at the United Methodist Church in White, SD.  Visitation will begin at 9:00 A.M. until the time of the funeral on Wednesday.  Burial will follow...

May 29, 2024

Daniel Lamp, 73, of Brookings, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at the United Living Community.  Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings.  Burial will immediately follow the service at Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings.  A time of visitation will be held the evening prior,...

May 18, 2024

Richard "Rick" Platt, age 67, formerly of Brookings, SD. Loving Husband, Dad, Grandpa & Brother, passed away surrounded by family on May 18, 2024, after a short battle with lung cancer.

Preceded in death by parents, Harold & Nola; brother, David; niece, Liza. Survived by loving wife of 45 years, Nancy; children, Heather...

May 15, 2024

David "Lumpy" Lombard was born in Brookings, SD, to Don and Eleanor (Stubbs) Lombard on December 21, 1956.  He passed away at the Brookings Hospital on May 15, 2024, at the age of 67.  Memorial services will be held on Sunday, May 19, 2024, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings at 3:00 p.m.  A time of visitation...

May 14, 2024

Beau Thomas Bielfeldt, infant son of Daniel and Megan (Eide) Bielfeldt, was born with his twin sister, Gabrielle Magdalena, on Tuesday, May 14th, 2024 at Avera McKennan Hospital. Beau gifted his family with nearly ten hours of snuggles before he died peacefully in his Daddy's arms on the night of May 14th.

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