Our Staff
Our Valued Staff
Our staff is comprised of dedicated and licensed professionals with the experience to answer all your questions regarding our services. Please feel free to contact any of our staff members at any time.

Logan Brandriet
Manager/Funeral Director/Employee Owner
Logan Brandriet joined Eidsness Funeral Home on January 1, 2025. A native of Arlington, Logan graduated from Arlington High School in 2017. He continued his education at South Dakota State University before completing the Mortuary Science Program at Des Moines Area Community College, graduating in the spring of 2022. Logan became a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer in June 2022.
Logan is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys fishing and hunting in his free time. He is engaged to Delanie Tangen of the rural Bruce area, and together they are members of GracePoint Wesleyan Church in Brookings. Logan’s faith is an important part of his life and plays a meaningful role in his work, guiding him to serve families with compassion, dignity, and respect during their time of need.

Logan Brandriet
Manager/Funeral Director/Employee Owner
Logan Brandriet joined Eidsness Funeral Home on January 1, 2025. A native of Arlington, Logan graduated from Arlington High School in 2017. He continued his education at South Dakota State University before completing the Mortuary Science Program at Des Moines Area Community College, graduating in the spring of 2022. Logan became a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer in June 2022.
Logan is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys fishing and hunting in his free time. He is engaged to Delanie Tangen of the rural Bruce area, and together they are members of GracePoint Wesleyan Church in Brookings. Logan’s faith is an important part of his life and plays a meaningful role in his work, guiding him to serve families with compassion, dignity, and respect during their time of need.


Orv Gedstad
Part-Time
Orv grew up in the Canton/Harrisburg area and graduated from Canton High School. He attended college and graduated from the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science in August of 1974. He has been a licensed funeral director since May 1975. He worked in Sioux Falls before moving to the Estelline/Brookings area in 1989.

Orv Gedstad
Part-Time
Orv grew up in the Canton/Harrisburg area and graduated from Canton High School. He attended college and graduated from the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science in August of 1974. He has been a licensed funeral director since May 1975. He worked in Sioux Falls before moving to the Estelline/Brookings area in 1989.

