Tammy Eileen Nelson
Jun 24, 2026
Tammy Eileen (Meisenheimer) Nelson, age 60, passed away peacefully on June 24, 2026, while on hospice, surrounded by her family and the wonderful staff at United Living Community in Brookings.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 29, 2026, at Eidsness Funeral Home, with Hospice Chaplain Gregg TeBeest officiating. A luncheon will follow at the Brookings VFW,...
Helen Knutson
Jun 17, 2026
First Lutheran Church of Volga will live stream the Funeral Service. Click here to view their Facebook page where it will be streamed from.
Helen Glee (Nettleton) Knutson, 87, of Volga, passed away on Wednesday June 17th, 2026 at The Neighborhoods in Brookings. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 22nd at 11:00 at First Lutheran Church in Volga. Visitation...
Donald Rector
Jun 16, 2026
Donald Edwin Rector passed away on Wednesday June 17th, 2026, in Brookings S.D. at the age of 86.
Donald Edwin Rector was born on March 18th, 1941, in Clay County, Iowa to Azelia Laura Rose Mohror (Rector) & Edwin Leon Rector. Right after high school Donald joined the Air Force, where he served as a mechanic for 4 years from 1959-1963....
Jeff Bigelow
Jun 16, 2026
Jeff Bigelow was surrounded by friends and family when a long battle with liver disease, diabetes, and cancer resulting from injury, peacefully ended his journey June 16th, 2026, while on hospice care in his home in Brookings, SD.
Jeff was born to Marlys and Darrell Bigelow on May 16th, 1961 at the hospital in Parkston, SD, then lived in Estelline and...
Frederick William "Bill" Van Beek Jr
Jun 15, 2026
Frederick William “Bill” Van Beek, Jr., age 79, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home in Volga on Monday, June 15, 2026. Visitation will be at First Reformed Church of Volga on Thursday, June 18, 2026, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. A celebration of life service will be held at First Reformed Church of Volga on Friday, June 19, 2026, at...
Gary Olson
Jun 10, 2026
Gary L. Olson, age 78, of Brookings, South Dakota, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Denver, Colorado. Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings and will continue until the Funeral Service begins at 2:00 p.m. Interment will immediately follow the service at First Lutheran Cemetery in Brookings.
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Karl Otto Gehrke
Jun 9, 2026
Mt Calvary Lutheran Church will livestream the Funeral Service for Karl Gehrke. It can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@mountcalvarybrookings
Karl Otto Gehrke, 63, of Sioux Falls, SD went to his heavenly home on June 9, 2026.
Karl was born on June 29, 1962 in Iowa City, IA, the son of Henry and Alice Gehrke. His parents moved to Brookings, SD in 1964 where...
Lee Vande Weerd
Jun 4, 2026
Click here to be directed to the church's website for Lee's Funeral Service.
LeRoy Glen "Lee" Vande Weerd, age 72, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 4, 2026. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at First Reformed Church in Volga, SD. Visitation will be held the night prior from 5:00 pm to 7:00...
Thomas Paul Fergen
Jun 4, 2026
We celebrate the life of Thomas Paul Fergen, who was born on April 2, 1951, in Brookings, South Dakota, to James and Lenore Fergen. At the age of 75, Tom passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2026, at his home in Brookings, SD, surrounded by his family. Tom graduated from Brookings High School in 1970 and later attended vocational school...
John Basinger
May 29, 2026
John Basinger, an actor, writer, and educator, died May 29, 2026 in Brookings, South Dakota, surrounded by his family. He was 92.
John was born in a Salvation Army hospital in Chicago on May 10, 1934 and was adopted at age 13 by Dr. Harvey and Marie Basinger and raised in Mountain Lake, Minnesota. After graduating from Bluffton College in Bluffton,...
Daisy P. Bergjord
May 28, 2026
Daisy P. Bergjord, age 93, of Toronto, SD, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2026, at the Estelline Nursing and Care Center in Estelline, SD. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. until the time of the Funeral Service at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2026, at Leganger Lutheran Church in Toronto, SD. Interment will follow at Toronto Cemetery.
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Cooper Deatherage
May 27, 2026
Cooper Henry Deatherage, age 19, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at his home in Brookings, South Dakota, surrounded by his family. A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at GracePoint Wesleyan Church in Brookings, SD. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, June 1, 2026 at...
Jerry Michael Danielsen
May 20, 2026
Jerry Michael Danielsen was born on November 16, 1935, in Philip, South Dakota, to Mike and Alice (Knutson) Danielsen. He grew up in Brookings, South Dakota, near Pioneer Park, in a neighborhood filled with cousins and friends.
Jerry lost his father in a tragic car accident when he was eleven years old. From that point on, he carried a deep sense...
Jodi Lynn Audus
May 18, 2026
Jodi Audus, 67, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota (formerly of White, SD), passed away on Monday, May 18, 2026, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, following a long battle with corticobasal degeneration and ovarian cancer. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Visitation will be...
Rick Bortnem
May 10, 2026
Rick Bortnem, age 72, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at his residence near Lake Campbell, SD. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 15, 2026, at Lake Campbell Lutheran Church in rural Volga, SD. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Eidsness Funeral Home...
John "Tracy" Nee
May 5, 2026
John “Tracy” Nee, 66, of Brookings, SD passed away peacefully on May 5, 2026, after a long and courageous battle with neck cancer. Tracy was born on July 21, 1959, in Las Vegas, NV to Dick and Terry Nee. He was the oldest of three siblings: Tom, Stacy, and Tim.
Tracy spent many years working in the construction industry with drywalling,...
Shirley Faye Lathrop
May 4, 2026
Shirley Faye Lathrop, age 87, of Brookings, South Dakota passed away on Monday, May 4, 2026. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday May 8, 2026 at 10:30am in Volga, SD at the First Reformed Church. A visitation will take place Thursday, May 7, 2026 from 5:00-7:00pm at the First Reformed Church.
Shirley was born on a farm north East...
Brian Keith Davidson
May 2, 2026
Brian Keith Davidson was born on November 18, 1960, in Columbus, Ohio, the firstborn of a set of twins. He grew up in Columbus and graduated from Marion–Franklin High School.
Brian found great meaning and pride in his work at The Salvation Army in Huron, South Dakota. He enjoyed having a purpose there and was well liked by coworkers and leadership...
Carol Maye Reihe
May 2, 2026
Carol Reihe, age 74, of Brookings passed away at her home on Saturday, May 2nd surrounded by family.
Carol Maye Saathoff was born in Estelline at the town hospital. She attended Estelline elementary and high school and went on to get her GED. Carol grew up baking and cooking with her mom and watching after her brothers. She worked at Smitty’s...
Gay Lynn Bauer
Apr 27, 2026
Gay Lynn Treloar Bauer, age 73, of Aurora, South Dakota, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2026, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, May 1, 2026 at 4:30 pm in Brookings, SD at Eidsness Funeral Home. Interment will follow at the Fairlawn Cemetery in Aurora, SD.
Gay Lynn was born...
