Obituaries

Glen Dwayne Bren passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, at the Hospice Cottage at the Veterans Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, at the age of 87.

Jacqueline “Jackie” DeHaven, age 92, passed away on Monday, Jan. 9, 2026, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings, SD.

Thomas Eugene Delaney 72, of Brookings, died Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, at Avera McKennan Hospital surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at GracePoint Wesleyan Church, Brookings. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Rude’s Funeral Home, Brookings.

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.…