Alan Otteson's Mother Passes Away

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Alan Otteson. His mother passed away recently. This computer will not allow copying and pasting to this blog; a complete obituary can be found at http://rudesfuneralhome.com/sitemaker/sites/RudesF1/obit.cgi?user=493291Otteson

The Father of Greg Koenders Passes Away

Our thoughts, prayers, and condolences go out to the family of Greg Koenders, whose father Don passed away on Monday, October 17, 2011. Don was a custodian and bus driver for the school system, as well as being a fine custodian at the high school and later, the middle school, for many years. He and I had many wonderful conversations when he would come around and tidy up my classroom. His son Rich ran the Red Owl store in Brookings for a number of years. Another son was also married to Fraulein Huwe, the German teacher when we were in high school. A complete obituary can be found at http://www.eidsnessfuneralhome.com/sitemaker/sites/Eidsne1/obit.cgi?user=492623Koenders.

The Mother of Jim Wakeman Passes Away

Our condolences and prayers go out to Jim Wakeman and his family on the loss of his mother. As a boy, some of us were in Cub Scouts together, and Jim's mother was a wonderful den mother. Greg Graff (anybody remember him), another scout, lived right across the alley from the Wakemans. Our troop was sponsored by the Catholic Church, which was across the street from their houses. We probably spent much time at the church, but most of it wasn't in prayer. A complete obituary can be found at http://rudesfuneralhome.com/sitemaker/sites/RudesF1/obit.cgi?user=492099Wakeman

Mr. Westbrook and Mrs. Heath Pass Away

Our condolences and prayers go out to Nancy Westbrook and Diane Heath. Diane lost her mother, and Nancy lost her father.

Beatrice M. Heath of LaVista, NE
Published: October 09, 2011

LaVista - BEATRICE M. HEATH of LaVista, NE and formerly of Brookings, SD passed away in Omaha, NE October 6, 2011 at the age of 80 years.
Beatrice is preceded in death by husband Duane; parents Orville and Gladys Ward; two brothers Robert Borstad and Darwin Ward and one sister Beverly Mallory.
She is survived by three daughters, Sherry (Leroy) Grafing, Diane (Ray) Newman and Susan (Ty) Smith; one son Michael (Kathleen) Heath; 9 grandchildren and 2 great-granddaughters brothers and sisters Betty Olson, Wayne Ward, Barbara Decker Anita Likes, David Borstad and Linda Cunningham and many nieces and nephews
Visitation will be held Monday, October 10th, at 12:00pm to 2:00pm with Funeral Service's at 2:00 p.m. at the Rude's Funeral Home in Brookings, South Dakota.
Interment will follow the funeral service at Greenwood Cemetery, Brookings, SD

condolences may be sent to the family through www.rudesfuneralhome.com

Thornton Westbrook of Brookings, SD
Published: October 09, 2011

Brookings - Thornton Westbrook, 91, died Sept. 29, 2011, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings. A Service of Remembrance will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sat., Oct. 15, 2011, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. In lieu of flowers, memorials should be directed to the United Retirement Center or the First United Methodist Church Community Life Center. Survivors include his wife, Maureen, of Brookings; his children, Anne of Brookings, Mary of Iowa City, IA, Nancy (David Ayers) of Des Moines, IA, and James (Susie) of Destin, Florida; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. www.eidsnessfuneralhome.com