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Nov 27, 2018

Joan K. Gilligan, 78, of Brookings passed away Monday, November 26, 2018, at her home in Brookings, SD. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Brookings First Assembly of God Church, in Brookings. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Friday at Rude's Funeral Home in Brookings. Geise Funeral Home...

Oct 15, 2018

Betty J. Knutson, 69, of Estelline, passed away Monday, October 15, 2018, at Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown. Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 am Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the Estelline School Gymnasium. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Friday at Geise Funeral Home in Estelline.

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Sep 28, 2018

Arthur H. 'Art' Harms, 87, of Sanborn, IA, formerly of Estelline, SD, passed away Friday, September 28, 2018, at Prairie View Healthcare Campus, in Sanborn. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am Monday, October 1, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Estelline. Visitation will be from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Sunday at Geise Funeral Home, in...

Sep 24, 2018

Margaret Ann Geranen, 66, of Lake Norden, passed away Monday, September 24, 2018 at her home in under hospice care. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am Saturday, September 29, 2018, at Evangelical Covenant Church in Lake Norden. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Friday at the church. Geise Funeral Chapel is assisting the...

Sep 16, 2018

Ronald G. 'Ronnie' Holter, 79, of Estelline, passed away Sunday, September, 16, 2018, at the Estelline Nursing and Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Estelline. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Friday at Geise Funeral Home in Estelline.

Aug 1, 2018

Marvin J. "Hay Boy" Walker, Jr. 80, of Estelline, passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at Prairie Lakes Hospital, in Watertown. It was Hay Boy's wishes that no services be held and his body be donated to USD School of Medicine's Body Donation Program. Geise Funeral Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.

Hay Boy was a...

Jul 22, 2018

Randy N. Riter, 65, died on Sunday, July 22, 2018, at Riverview Healthcare Community in Flandreau, SD.  Funeral Services will be  10:00AM, Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lake Norden, SD.   Visitation will be from 5pm until 7pm, Wednesday at the Geise Funeral Home in Lake Norden, SD

Jun 29, 2018

Shane Jordan Knutson, 31, of Estelline, S.D. died June 29, 2018 at his home. He was born June 18, 1987 in Brookings, the son of Larry and Betty (Aarestad) Knutson. He attended Estelline schools and graduated from Estelline High School May 2006. Following graduation, he enrolled at WyoTech in Laramie, Wyoming, where he received his...

Jun 16, 2018

Phyllis M. Bruinsma, 88, of Castlewood, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society-Deuel County, in Clear Lake, SD. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 am Thursday, June 21, 2018 at Hamlin Reformed Church near Castlewood. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Wednesday at Geise Funeral Chapel in Castlewood, SD.

Jun 10, 2018

Sharon Squashingroff, 80, of Watertown, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018, at Prairie Lake Hospital in Watertown. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 am Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Geise Funeral Home in Estelline.

Sharon Hale was born in Santa Monica, CA, on April 13, 1938, the daughter of Bonnie and Lucille...

Jun 7, 2018

Preston J. Skarloken, 90, of Volga, formerly of Estelline, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2018 at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Estelline. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Tuesday at the church. Geise Funeral Home is assisting the family...

Jun 4, 2018

Virginia Kemink Heemeyer, 93, of Castlewood, passed away Monday, June 4, 2018. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 am Thursday, June 7, 2018 at Hamlin Reformed Church. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Wednesday at Geise Funeral Chapel in Castlewood.

Virginia Jungers was born on July 31, 1924 in...

May 6, 2018

Stanley A. Boswell, 62, of Castlewood passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2018, following a short battle with cancer. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 pm Friday, May 11, 2018 at First Presbyterian Church in Castlewood. The family will host a visitation at the church from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Thursday. Geise Funeral Chapel is...

Apr 22, 2018

Lyle M. McDaniels, 85, of Bryant, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Prairie Lakes Hospital, in Watertown. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am Friday, April 27, 2018 at the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church, in rural Lake Norden, SD. Visitation will be from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Thursday at the church. Geise Funeral Chapel is...

Mar 25, 2018

Michael Lee Blumeyer, 62, of Estelline, SD died on March 25, 2018, at his home surrounded by family. A memorial visitation will be from 9:00 am to 11:00 am Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Geise Funeral Home in Estelline.

Mike, or Blu as known by friends, was born May 28, 1955, in Estelline,...

Mar 16, 2018

Irene J. 'Judy' Beste, 71, of Estelline, passed away Friday, March 16, 2018 at the Estelline Nursing and Care Center. Funeral Services will be 11:00 am Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at St. Francis deSales Catholic Church, in Estelline. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Tuesday at the church with a Liturgical Wake Service followed...

Mar 8, 2018

Sharon Jean Johnson age 67 of Estelline passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at the Estelline Nursing and Care Center.

Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at the Dempster Cemetery in Dempster, South Dakota. A time of visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Monday,...

Mar 4, 2018

Elma E. Iwanicki, 101, of Volga, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018 at Arlington Care and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am Friday, March 9, 2018 at Geise Funeral Chapel, in Lake Norden.

Elma Esther Mattila was born on July 20, 1916 on a farm near Hayti, SD to Charles...

Feb 22, 2018

Harley E. Blumke, 87, of Brookings, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Arlington Care and Rehabilitation Center in Arlington, SD. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Hidewood Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Friday, March 2, 2018 at Rude's Funeral Home in...

Feb 21, 2018

Marge A. Pedersen, 89, of Estelline, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at the Estelline Nursing and Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Estelline. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Friday at Geise Funeral Home, in Estelline.

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