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Galen L. Kelsey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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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