Aber- deen: Memorial service for Marilyn Eberhart, 63, Aber- deen, will be 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, at First United Methodist Church, Pastor Tom Haggar officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date at the Eureka city cemetery, Eureka, S.D. Marilyn died Saturday, Jan. 1, at Manor Care Health Services.
Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., is in charge of arrangements.
Marilyn prefers memorials to One Mission Society, World Headquarters, P.O. Box A, Greenwood, IN 46142.
Marilyn was born on Sept. 19, 1947, in Eureka, to Ruben G. and LaVida Eberhart. This is the area where she grew up and attended school. She graduated from Eureka High School with the class of 1965. She then attended Westmar College in LeMars, Iowa.
After graduating, she taught in Iowa for a year, after which she spent three years in Peace Corps in Jamaica teaching preschool teachers. Upon her return, she taught in Dupree, S.D., for a year, then moved to White Lake, S.D., for four years. She received her master's degree, then spent two years in Didsbury, Canada, as a counseling professor and women's dorm director.
Following this, she joined OMS International, Inc. (now One Mission Society) in Greenwood, Ind. She served in Malang, Java, Indonesia, as a seminary professor.
Grateful for having shared Marilyn's life are her mother, LaVida Eberhart, Aberdeen; two sisters, Delores (David) Lowell and Kathy (Rick) Woehlhaff; nieces and nephews, Traci (Joe) Hopp, David (Sam) Jundt, Jackie (Rob) Madish, Missy (Dennis) Kruthoff, Erick Woehlhaff, Krista Woehlhaff; great-nieces and nephews, Alex, Jackson, Zachary, Mitch, Trevor and Trace.
Marilyn is preceded in death by her father, Ruben G. Eberhart.
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This obituary was originally published in the Aberdeen American News.
We are thinking of you during this difficult time. May the peace which comes from the memories of love shared, comfort you now and in the days ahead.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Patty & Gerry Haupt
January 07, 2011 | Eureka, SD
To the family of Marilyn Eberhart our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of sorrow, our deepest sympathy.
Lyle & Marilyn Christensen
January 07, 2011 | Rapid City, SD
My prayers and thoughts are with the family of Marilyn in this difficult time. I'm a classemate of hers we had alot of good times in EHS. May God Bless You at this time. I remember when I took care of Marilyn when she had her surgery at Avera St Lukes I met the rest of her family when she was my patient. Karen (Neuharth) Dunker Aberdeen
Karen Dunker
January 06, 2011 | Aberdeen, SD
I first met Marilyn while teaching in White Lake. She was a dedicated teacher and a wonderful person. I always admired her strong faith and devotion to her Christian values. She will be missed by many.
Clara Marsh
January 05, 2011 | Onida, SD