Obituaries

Betty Jean Barton, age 89, of Albuquerque, New Mexico,died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings. A visitation will take place from 10 a.m. until the start of the Funeral Service at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, at Bible Baptist Church in Brookings. The funeral…

Shirley Anne (Keller) Hamer, age 86, passed away Saturday Jan. 31, 2026, at home.

Patricia Lynn Burnham age 80, of Brookings, SD (formerly of Mitchell) died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, at the Neighborhood at Brookview, Brookings.

Kristine “Kris” Jane Harms age 73, of Brookings SD, and formerly of Huron SD, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2026 at Dougherty Hospice House-Sioux Falls SD after a short battle with cancer.

Derek Thomas Jensen, age 41, of Yankton, SD, passed away on January 31, 2026, at his residence in Yankton, SD. A memorial service was held at 10:30 am on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, SD. A visitation was the night prior from 5 to 7…

Jerome B. Johnson passed away on Jan. 30, 2026, in Sioux Falls, SD. A funeral service for Jerome will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday Feb. 7, 2026. A private family burial will take place at a different date. Jerome was born on Feb. 4, 1948, in Dell Rapids,…

Robert (Bob) M. Kneip 96, of Arlington, SD passed away Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, at the Brookings Health System, Brookings, SD.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at St. John’s Catholic Church, Arlington, SD.  Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.…

Lisa LaRae Miller, 63, of Brookings, died surrounded by her family, after a courageous battle against cancer on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. Memorial services have been set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 at First United Methodist Church, Brookings Memorial visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday,…

Richard Frank Intermill of Brookings, SD, went to be with his Lord on Nov. 10, 2025 at the age of 89. Funeral services have been set for 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, at Bible Baptist Church, Brookings, SD. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13,…

Clarice Elverud, age 102, passed away on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings, SD, surrounded by her family. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, SD, with Interment to follow at the First…