Brookings County, South Dakota Obituary and Death Notice Collection
GenealogyBuff.com - Brookings County, South Dakota Obituary Collection - 27
Posted By: GenealogyBuff.com Date: Wednesday, 19 June 2024, at 2:25 p.m.
LaDona B. Staley
(July 18, 1916 - November 25, 2008)
LaDona Staley, age 92, of Madison, died Tuesday, November 25, 2008, at Good Samaritan Center, Howard.
LaDona Bernice Staley was born July 18, 1916 at Chester, to George and Emma (Johnson) Staley. She graduated from Chester High School and lived with her parents on the farm and in Madison until their deaths. She then lived alone until moving into the Howard Good Samaritan Center in 2002.
LaDona was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include several cousins.
Visitation: Begins noon Sunday, November 30th, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home and continues Monday preceding the service.
Funeral Service: 1:30 PM Monday, December 1, 2008 Ellsworth Funeral Home, Madison, South Dakota
Interment: Prospect Cemetery, Chester, South Dakota
Casey N. Allen
May 13, 1985 - December 15, 2014
Casey N. Allen, 29, of Brookings, SD, passed away Monday, December 15, 2014 at the Brookings Health System, Brookings, SD. Funeral Services have been set for 10:30am Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Rude’s Funeral Home, Brookings, SD. Visitation will be from 5:00pm to 7:00pm Friday, December 19, 2014 at Rude’s Funeral Home, Brookings, SD.
Casey Nicole Allen was born May 13, 1985, in Pensacola, FL the daughter of Michael and Celita (Cole) Allen. She grew up and attended school in Orange Park, FL before moving to Watertown SD, when she was twelve years old. She attended Watertown High School where she graduated in 2003. She then attended nursing school at Watertown Vocational Technical School.
Casey worked at Premier Source in Brookings, SD.
Casey enjoyed running, baseball, volleyball, she enjoyed storm chasing and many varieties of music. She loved cooking, not needing to measure anything, she loved writing poetry and drawing. She enjoyed spoiling her two dogs Binx and Ella and her cat, Mitsy. She loved watching her Florida Gators and Denver Bronco’s. She loved spending time with her family from Watertown. She also enjoyed camping with Tara’s family and fishing in Florida with her Grandfather. Most of all, she loved spending time with her children, Rhiannon, Skyler and her fiancé, Tara.
Casey had a kind and caring heart, wanting to help anyone, she always saw the good in everyone. She tried her best to succeed in everything she did. Her intelligence was above and beyond; she always had a thirst for more knowledge. Her smile and laugh were infectious.
Survivors include her fiancé, Tara L. Johnson of Brookings, SD; two children, Rhiannon Kennedy of Theif River Falls, MN and Skyler Allen of Brookings, SD; her mother, Celita Cole of Orange Park, FL; grandparents, David and Virginia Allen of Watertown, SD and Rita and Dennis Griffith of Green Cove Springs, FL; a brother, Corey Champagne of Oceanside, CA; two aunts, Suzanne (Chris) Rebana of Okinawa, Japan and Laura (Tom) Bonin of Wichita, KS; her two dogs, Binx and Ella and her cat, Mitsy.
She was preceded in death by her father, Michael, her grandfather, Leroy Cole and her great-grandparents, Dorothy and Emerson Cole.
Esther Elvira Martinson
September 11, 1915 - October 23, 2014
Esther Elvira Eklund was born on September 11, 1915 in Bruce, South Dakota, the daughter of Andrew and Lydia (Carlson) Eklund.
Esther received her education in the Bruce Public School, and graduated in 1932. She was then employed in retail sales in Brookings.
She was united in marriage to Lyle Martinson on December 3, 1936 in Madison, South Dakota.
In 1943, the family moved to Seattle, Washington, where both husband and wife were employed by Boeing Aircraft Corp. during WWII. They later returned to Brookings and were employed locally. In 1951, they moved to Baldwin Park, California. After taking a course at Alhambra Business College, Esther was employed in the insurance department of the Auto Club of Southern California (AAA). In 1967, they returned to South Dakota and purchased a farm near Elkton, where they lived until retiring in 1980, and moving into Lake Benton, MN. After Lyle died, April 1, 1999, she moved to Brookings.
Esther was a lifetime member of the United Methodist Church and held various offices and sang in the church choir. She was also a former member of the "North Get Together Club" of Elkton and Flandreau. She enjoyed traveling, camping, keeping records and pictures of trips taken, reading and visiting friends in nursing homes.
Esther is survived by one son, Theodore L. "Ted" Martinson and his wife Suzanne of Arroyo Grande, CA; two grandchildren, Steven Martinson and Alisa Baldwin; one great-grandson, Haaken; one sister, Lorraine Eklund of Minneapolis, MN.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one brother, Elof; two sisters, Eunice and Elna.
No services are planned.
Merton Lund
July 23, 1935 – Jan. 15, 2013
Sioux Falls - Merton Allan Lund, 77, succumbed to cancer at the Sherman Hospice House on the campus of the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, surrounded by his family on Tuesday Jan. 15, 2013.
Merton "Mert" Allan Lund was a lifelong South Dakota resident, born in Brandt on July 23, 1935, the son of Elmer and Edna (Bos) Lund. Mert graduated from Brookings High School in 1954 and went on to earn a bachelor of science degree from South Dakota State University in 1959. Mert began his career in 1960 as the owner/CEO of the Brookings County Credit Bureau, selling it a year later. He then partnered with his father, Elmer, to buy the Spring Valley Ranch in Estelline.
In 1961, Mert moved to Minneapolis where he worked as a loan officer at Minnesota Federal Savings and Loan. While working there, he met his wife, Karen, and they were married May 31, 1963. During their honeymoon, Mert suffered a major stroke, and the newly-married couple returned to Brookings for a year of rehabilitation. They welcomed their son George in June 1964. Later that year, Mert repurchased the Brookings County Credit Bureau.
In 1972, Mert purchased the Bank of Toronto in Toronto, which had assets of $4.5 million. Over the years the bank grew and added branches. In 1986, his son George joined him at the bank, and the name was changed to BANKFIRST in 1989. The bank grew to more than a $1 billion in assets before it was sold in 2005. In 2011, the Lund family re-entered the banking business by purchasing First Midwest Bank of Centerville, now rebranded as One American Bank and based in Sioux Falls.
Mert was also an entrepreneurial investor, taking an interest in a wide range of businesses. Of great importance to him, he continued the family tradition of investing in South Dakota farmland. From his father he grew up learning the importance of working longer, harder and planting straighter rows than the man in the next field over.
Later in life, when he focused his career on banking, these prairie lessons helped him succeed. To celebrate his contributions to South Dakota Governor William Janklow, declared Mert’s birthday, July 23, 2000, as M.A. Lund Day.
Mert and his wife, Karen, supported many South Dakota charitable organizations and established a number of scholarships for education. The Lund family also has a long philanthropic relationship with the Mayo Clinic, creating and funding the Lund Family Neurosurgery Suite at the clinic in Arizona, establishing and funding the chair of the Palliative Care Department and supporting Mayo’s post-graduate education program.
In addition, the Lund family has created a fellowship at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council of the United States.Mert was a loving father, husband, and friend to all.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Karen; a son George (Kristen) Lund, and many loving nieces, nephews and extended family.
He was preceded in death by sisters, Faith and Nancy.
Funeral services are at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church in Brookings. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the church. Rude’s Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
William Paso
May 02 1951 - Oct 29 2009
William “Sonny” Paso, Jr., son of Norman William and Milliana (Antijunti) Paso, was born May 2, 1951 in Watertown, South Dakota. He grew up and received his education in Lake Norden and graduated from Lake Norden High School in 1969. After high school, he began working in road construction for Healy Road Construction Company and continued with that work until starting work with the Hamlin County Highway Department in the early 1980’s.
Sonny was united in marriage to Deborah Kasten at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lake Norden on May 16, 1987.
He was still employed with Hamlin County at the time of his death. He died on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at his residence of an apparent heart attack at the age of 58 years, 5 months and 27 days.
Sonny enjoyed hunting, fishing and reading and was a member of the National Rifle Association.
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife Deborah of Lake Norden; two sisters, Kathleen Sotka of Bullhead City, AZ, Jeanette Kleindl of Newtonia, MO; a sister-in-law, Dorene Lemme of Lake Norden; his mother-in-law, Virginia Kasten of Lake Norden; his in-laws in the Kasten family, Barbara and Arlo Carlson, Robert and Susan Kasten, Terry and Paulette Kasten and Gerald Kasten, all of Lake Norden; several nieces, nephews and great-great-nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother Norman, and two brothers-in-law, Donald Kleindl and V.R. Sotka.
Interment: Apostolic Lutheran Cemetery, Lake Norden, South Dakota
Jack W., Sr. Meyer
(March 21, 1923 - July 20, 2008)
Jack W. Meyer, Sr., 85, died Sun. July 20, 2008 at the Madison Community Hospital. Jack Warren Meyer was born Mar. 21, 1923, at Colton, CA, to Alfred Henry and Alice Minnie (Crowther) Meyer. He married Dorothy Maxine Jones on Nov. 20, 1941, at Las Vegas, NV. She died of cancer on May 24, 1970.
Jack married Dorris (Jones) McLing on Oct. 22, 1971, at Salt Lake City, UT. He was the president and CEO of A.H. Meyer and Sons Honey Co. until Jan 1, 2008, when he sold the business to his son, Jack Meyer, Jr.
He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Madison Elks Club, and was active in the American Honey Producers Assn. (a trade organization for the bee keeping industry). Jack and his brother Irel invented numerous items for use in the beekeeping industry. He was preceded in death by his father, mother, wife, brother, 2 granddaughters and a great-grandson.
Survivors include his wife Dorris of Madison; and his children Jack (Peggy) Meyer, Madison; Janet (Lorin) Tobler, Tempe, AZ: Susan (Jay) Barber, Tallahassee, FL; Reynold (Michele) Meyer, Tallahassee, FL; Lynn (Sharon) McLing, Preston, ID; Myrna (Gary) Odell, Idaho Falls, ID; 32 grandchildren, 81 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Services will be 2:00pm Thurs. at the Ellsworth Funeral Home.
Visitation will begin noon Wed. with the family present at 7:00pm and 1 hour preceding the service on Thurs. Services will also be held at 1:00pm Mon. at Wood Funeral Home in Idaho Falls, ID with burial in Fielding Memorial Cemetery at Idaho Falls.
Visitation: Noon Wednesday with the family present at 7:00pm at the Ellsworth Funeral Home, and 1 hour preceding the service on Thursday. Visitation will also be held 2 hours preceding the service in Idaho Falls, ID.
Funeral Service: 2:00 PM Thursday, July 24, 2008 Ellsworth Funeral Home, Madison, South Dakota
1:00 PM Monday, July 28, 2008 Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge Ave., Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402
Interment: Fielding Memorial Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Tomas Aldana Gonzalez
December 22, 1972 - November 2, 2014
Tomas Aldana Gonzalez, 41, of Aurora, formerly of Mexico, died Sunday, November 2, 2014 as a result of an automobile accident near Bruce, SD. Funeral services will be at 7:00 pm Friday, November, 7, 2014 at Rude’s Funeral Home in Brookings, SD.
Tomas Aldana Gonzalez was born on December 22, 1972, the son of Jose Aldana Mendez and Josefina Gonzalez Navarro in Santeninci, Union De San Antonio Jalisco, Mexico. He grew up and worked on the family ranch in Mexico raising livestock. He moved to South Dakota two years ago in December and worked for Northern Sky Dairy near Bruce, where he took care of calves in which he had a great passion for. He also took pride in the landscaping at the dairy and made sure that the yard was well groomed.
He was always interested in what everyone was doing and always willing to assist anyone who needed help. He was often the entertainment for everyone at the dairy. He was always so happy and a joy to be around.
He is survived by his parents, his brothers and sisters, Salvador, Guadalupe, Anjelica, Roberto, Ernestina, Jose De Jesus, Consuelo, Maria Eugenia, Lucia, Isaias, Octavio, Juana Edith and Ana Yazminm his son, Sergio Aldana Alcala, and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Steven P Myers
September 6, 1949 - November 17, 2014
Steven Paul Myers died peacefully at home in Brookings, SD after a courageous battle with cancer on November 17, 2014. His family welcomes you to a visitation at Rude’s Funeral Home on Thursday, November 20th from 4:00-6:30 PM with a prayer service at 6:30 PM. This will be followed by a Funeral Mass and lunch at St. Thomas More Catholic Church on Friday, November 21st, 2014 at 11:00 AM.
Steve was born to Tex & Jill Myers on September 6, 1949. He was proud to be a DeSmet Bulldog as he grew up in the "Little Town on the Prairie". He was the oldest of four siblings: Stan (Annette), DeSmet, SD; Mary (Bill Reed), Milwaukee, WI and Scott (Daughter, Riley, ) DeSmet, SD.
Steve graduated from the University of South Dakota (Vermillion, SD) with a degree in business. He furthered his education at the Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX). His career was centered in Banking, but he had a strong love for building. He enjoyed working for First National Bank (York, NE), First National Bank (Brookings, SD), Brookings Federal Savings and Loan/Meta Bank (Brookings, SD, and Storm Lake, IA). He had an opportunity to direct major re-modeling and building projects for each institution. He invested in several Mr. Movies, enjoying the challenge of retail and more opportunities to transform old buildings. One of the most enjoyable projects was working with the group to design the Capitaline Offices, in the old Train Depot building.
Steve’s greatest accomplishment was building his family with his wife, Kaye (Dendinger) from Yankton, SD. Grateful for this strong foundation are his children and grandchildren: Ben (Jen) Natalie and Catherine Myers, Lakeville, MN; Amy Myers, Sioux Falls, SD; Charlie Myers (Sam Raddle), Columbus, OH and Andrew Myers (MaKayla Herman) and Hadley, Brookings, SD.
Steve will always be remembered for his love for the lake…One more pontoon ride could never be enough; For being a gracious host…as you would hear him say "Does anyone need anything?"; And for being a loyal friend, a dedicated father and a loving husband.
