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Helen C. Seas

Helen C. Seas

Sep 21, 2004

Helen Seas, age 75, of Brookings, died Tuesday, September 21, 2004, at the Brookings Hospital, embraced by her loving family after a long and courageous battle with emphysema. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, September 25, 2004, at First Lutheran Church, Brookings, South Dakota. Visitations will be 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Friday, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings....

Ron Sorensen

Ron Sorensen

Sep 19, 2004

Ron Sorensen, age 64, of Brookings, died Sunday, September 19, 2004, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, September 23, 2004, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings, with interment at the Colman Cemetery. Visitation is from 4-8 P.M. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Ronald C. Sorensen was born...

Gerald G. Koenders

Gerald G. Koenders

Sep 15, 2004

Gerald G. Koenders, age 60, died Wednesday, September 15, 2004, at his home in Raleigh, North Carolina, after a courageous battle with cancer. His life will be celebrated with a memorial service at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, October 9, 2004, at the First Presbyterian Church in Brookings, followed by a coffee reception for friends and relatives. Gerald Garrett Gerry Koenders was...

Eugene A. Skovlund

Eugene A. Skovlund

Sep 13, 2004

Eugene A. Skovlund, age 40, of Bruce, South Dakota, died Monday, September 13, 2004, at Brookview Manor in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday at Grace Lutheran Church in Bruce, with interment in St. Petri Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 P.M. Wednesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Eugene Alden Skovlund was born May 31,...

Helga Buchholtz

Helga Buchholtz

Sep 10, 2004

Helga H. Buchholtz, age 70, died Friday, September 10, 2004, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 1:30 P.M. Tuesday, September 14, 2004, at the Brookings Wesleyan Church, with interment at Trinity Cemetery in Volga. Visitations are from 6-8 P.M. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Helga Hannelore (Zell) Buchholtz was born May 4, 1934, at Frankfort,...

Hugh R. Watt

Hugh R. Watt

Sep 6, 2004

Hugh R. Watt, age 91, of Gary, South Dakota, died Monday, September 6, 2004, at the Deuel County Good Samaritan Center in Clear Lake, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, September 10, 2004, at the First Presbyterian Church in Brookings, with interment at Grand View Cemetery at noon at Gary. Visitations will be 5-8 P.M. Thursday at...

Eugene U. Madison

Eugene U. Madison

Aug 28, 2004

Eugene U. Madison, age 80, of White, died Saturday, August 28, 2004, at the Hendricks Hospital in Hendricks, Minnesota. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 1, 2004, at Morningside Community Church in Brookings, with Rev. John Long officiating. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery at White. Visitations will be from 4-8 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in...

Elmer A. Smallfield

Elmer A. Smallfield

Aug 27, 2004

Elmer A. Smallfield, age 93, of Elkton, died Friday, August 27, 2004, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, August 30, 2004, at Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church in Elkton, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness-Zink Funeral Chapel in Elkton. Elmer Adolph Smallfield was born March 21,...

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...

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