Betty Brookshire
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Betty L Schaikoski was born on November 1, 1930 in Canby, MN to Michael Schaikoski and Viola Nelson. She grew up in Lake Preston, SD and graduated from Lake Preston High School in 1948. Betty then went on to receive her Registered Nursing license from Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul, MN. She married Jim Brookshire on April 18, 1952 at the Lake Preston Lutheran Church. Betty worked at the Lake Preston Clinic and Hospital from 1952 until 1970; and part-time at the Madison clinic and Bethel Lutheran Home. She was also the secretary for American Family Insurance in Madison for over 30 years, working alongside her loving husband. Betty will be remembered for being an active community member. She had a deep love of ceramics and cooking for her family, especially her Beer Cheese Soup on Christmas. Betty was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for multiple years.
Betty is survived by her two daughters: Jody (Stan Strong) Bossman of Wentworth; Jill (Wendell) Black of Sioux Falls; three grand-children: Laurie Bossman, Rebecca (Justin) Zeeb and Aaron (Alicia) Brookshire; two great grand-children: Jason Zeeb and Maci Brookshire. She was preceded in death by her parents, her son Michael in 1998 and husband Jim in 2008.
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Funeral Service
Saturday
August 30, 2025
11:00 AM
Ellsworth Funeral Home
321 N. Egan Ave.
Madison, SD 57042
Interment
Saturday
August 30, 2025
12:00 PM
Graceland Cemetery
Airport Avenue
Madison, SD 57042
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