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Galen L. Kelsey
Aug 23, 2004
Galen L. Kelsey, age 80, of Brookings, died Monday, August 23, 2004, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, at the First Presbyterian Church in Brookings with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Galen Laverne Kelsey, woodworker extraordinaire, was born January 15, 1924, in Fedora,...
Dale S. Tofte
Aug 22, 2004
Dale S. Tofte, age 71, of Volga, died Sunday, August 22, 2004, at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, South Dakota, after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, August 26, 2004, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Wednesday at First Lutheran Church. Dale...
Gaylord Benson
Aug 4, 2004
Gaylord Gay Benson, age 69, of Volga, died Wednesday, August 4, 2004, at Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, August 7, 2004, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment and military graveside rites at Trinity Cemetery at Volga. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga...
Shirley A. Heitland
Aug 1, 2004
Shirley Heitland, age 71, of Brookings, died Sunday, August 1, 2004, at Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, August 5, 2004, at the First United Methodist Church. Visitations will be 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M Wednesday, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. A memorial scholarship will be established. Shirley Ann (Adams) Heitland was born...
Marie J. Wiskur
Jul 22, 2004
Marie J. Wiskur, age 81, died Thursday, July 22, 2004, surrounded by her family at her home near Elkton, South Dakota, of brain cancer. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, July 24, 2004, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Elkton, with interment in St. Marys Catholic Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Friday at Eidsness-Zink...
Lavonne M. Clauson
Jul 15, 2004
LaVonne Clauson, age 73, of Brookings, died Thursday, July 15, 2004, at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, July 19, 2004, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in First Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will be from 3-6 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to the Michael J....
Harriett L. Telkamp
Jul 14, 2004
Harriett Telkamp, age 96, of Brookings, died Wednesday, July 14, 2004, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday at First United Methodist Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Harriett Lucille (Staples) Telkamp was born January 19, 1908, at...
John W. Stark
Jul 11, 2004
John W. Stark, age 62, died Sunday, July 11, 2004, at his home in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, July 14, 2004, at Lake Campbell Lutheran Church. Visitations will be from 4-8 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, South Dakota. Memorials may be directed to Lake Campbell Lutheran Church or the American Heart...
Jean Benson
Jun 28, 2004
Jean Benson, age 77, of Volga, died Monday, June 28, 2004, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Friday, July 2, 2004, First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment in Trinity Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Dorothy Jean (Erickson) Benson was born May 24, 1927, at Volga,...
Mike Kidwiler
Jun 27, 2004
Michael C. Kidwiler, age 54, of White, died Sunday, June 27, 2004, of injuries received in a motor-vehicle accident in Montana. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, July 1, 2004, at Zion Ev. Lutheran Church in White, with Rev. Terry Martin officiating. Visitations will be from 4-8 P.M. Wednesday at the church. Michael C. Kidwiler was born April 7,...
Elizabeth Terkelsen
Jun 23, 2004
Elizabeth Terkelsen, age 87, of Volga, died Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, June 28, 2004, at the Volga Christian Reformed Church, with interment in First Lutheran Cemetery in Volga. Visitations will be 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M Sunday, at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Memorials may be...
Mildred D. Phillips
Jun 2, 2004
Mildred Millie D. Phillips, age 93, of Brookings, died Wednesday, June 2, 2004, at Brookview Manor in Brookings, South Dakota. Graveside services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, June 7, 2004, at Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings. Mildred Millie Dunn Phillips was born March 20, 1911, at Flandreau, South Dakota, to Elmo W. and Myrtie (Dailey) Dunn. Her father farmed on family...
Nellie Van Driessen
May 31, 2004
Nellie Van Driessen, age 93, of Brookings, died Monday, May 31, 2004, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, June 2, 2004, at the First Reformed Church in Volga, with interment in Trinity Cemetery. Visitations will precede funeral services at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to First Reformed Church. Nellie (Vander...
Donald E. Havrevold
May 31, 2004
Donald E. Havrevold, age 73, of Brookings, died Monday, May 31, 2004, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, June 4, 2004, at First Presbyterian Church in Brookings, with interment and graveside military rites at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Thursday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Donald Eugene Havrevold was born July...
Nellie Van Driessen
May 31, 2004
Nellie Van Driessen, age 93, of Brookings, died Monday, May 31, 2004, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, June 2, 2004, at the First Reformed Church in Volga, with interment in Trinity Cemetery. Visitations will precede funeral services at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to First Reformed Church. Nellie (Vander...
Charles A. Chester
May 31, 2004
Charles A. Chester, age 81, of Brookings, died Monday, May 31, 2004, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, June 3, 2004, at First Lutheran Church, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home. Charles A. Chester was born September 14, 1922, at Astoria, South Dakota, to Chester...
Betty J. Skogen
May 30, 2004
Betty J. Skogen, age 65, died Sunday, May 30, 2004, at her home in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, June 3, 2004, at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in White, with interment in Fairview Cemetery. Betty Jane (Hinrichsen) Skogen was born July 15, 1938, near Ward, South Dakota, to John and Gladys (Dearborn) Hinrichsen. She was baptized and confirmed...
Eunice Gottschalk
May 24, 2004
Eunice Gottschalk, age 83, of Brookings, died Monday, May 24, 2004, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings. Memorial services will be held 10:00 A.M. Saturday, June 26, 2004, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings. Eunice Faye (Packernigg) Gottschalk was born October 8, 1920, at Bowdle, South Dakota, to Frank and Elsie (Keen) Packernigg. She grew up in Bowdle, and...
Marvin A. Bortnem
May 21, 2004
Marvin A. Bortnem, age 88, of Brookings, died Friday, May 21, 2004, at Covington Heights Healthcare in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, May 29, 2004, at Lake Campbell Lutheran Church. Visitation with the family will be at Lake Campbell Lutheran Church from 7-9 P.M.Friday evening May 28. Marvin Arnold Bortnem was born May 23,...
Oral A. Holm Sr.
May 13, 2004
Oral A. Holm, Sr., age 86, died Thursday, May 13, 2004, at his winter home in Mesa, Arizona. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 19, 2004, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, South Dakota. Interment will be at First Lutheran Cemetery in Volga. Oral Arthur Holm, Sr., was born June 5, 1917, at Volga, South Dakota, to Alfred...
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