Eldon Stark
October 18, 1946 ~ October 7, 2008
Eldon Stark, 61, of Faulkton, passed away, Tuesday, October 7, 2008, at the Faulkton Medical Center in Faulkton after a one year battle with cancer.
Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 10, 2008 at St. Thomas Catholic Church, Faulkton with Fr. Thomas Clement and Fr. Joji Itukulapati officiating. Burial was in the Webster Cemetery; Webster, S.D. Visitation was held from 2:00-5:00 p.m., Thursday, October 9, at the Luce Funeral Home, Faulkton with a 7:00 p.m. prayer service at the church.
Eldon Earl Stark was born October 18, 1946 at Webster, South Dakota to Earl and Marie (Majeski) Stark. He attended school in the Webster area graduating from Webster High School in 1964.
Following graduation he worked at the Gambles Store in Redfield for one year prior to enlisting with the South Dakota Army National Guard in November of 1965. Eldon joined the Milbank Unit and served a six year term prior to re-enlisting in the Springfield unit for one year.
Starting in March of 1968 Eldon went to work for Northwestern Public Service for the next 32 years. He worked in the Webster and Springfield areas until transferring to Faulkton in 1979. In 2000 Eldon retired and went straight into working his love with electrical work running his business Eldon Stark Electrical.
On July 25, 1970 he was united in marriage to Carol Beers and to this union three children were born: Todd, Jodi and Kevin. Eldon enjoyed running the fireworks stand, spending the summer weekends at the cabin on Blue Dog Lake, fishing and sporting activities. He cherished his social times with family and friends. He enjoyed watching his grandchildren grow and looked forward to the arrival of his two new grandchildren. Eldon always had a special place in his heart for pets.
Eldon was very active in his community serving 10 years on the Faulkton School Board and was currently serving as a county commissioner.
Thankful for sharing his life are his wife: Carol Stark, Faulkton, S.D.; sons: Todd (Michelle) Stark, Watertown and Kevin (Erin) Stark, Faulkton, S.D.; daughter: Jodi (Jon) Ekern of Toronto, S.D.; grandchildren: Reese, Ellery and Dane Stark and Carter and Taylor Ekern and one brother: Leon Stark of Webster, S.D.
He is preceded in death by his father in 2001 and his mother in 2008.
Luce Funeral Home of Faulkton has been entrusted with Eldon’s arrangements.
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Carol & Family
I was so sorry to read of Eldon’s passing. I have been praying for you and your family for the last few months, and I know this has been such a difficult time for you. God will give you strength to get through this together, and you will all draw strength from each other. Please try to share the good memories and happy times you have had. You are a wonderful family and will have much support from each other and your friends in Faulkton. If you have to go through something like this, Faulkton is a wonderful place for support and comfort.
Please call if there is anything I can do or if you just need to talk.
Pat
Carol and family
We are sorry to hear about Eldon. Losing someone so dear is terribly hard. You have our sympathy and prayers. Terry and Carol
Carol and family, we know what it’s like to lose a husband/father/son…our hearts go out to you all as we share the feelings you feel right now. You will all get through it but a person never gets over it. Time does heal like they say, but time seems to be forever. There isn’t a day that goes by that we don’t think of our Allen and Kevin. I’ve always said if Allen and Kevin had lived to be 100, I would want to live to be 100 less a day so I would never have to live without them. Life does go on. Every day is a new day. Be strong and keep the faith. You’ve always been great neighbors and friends. God bless your wonderful family!
Carol and family my prayers are with all of you. I will miss his humor and smiles when he would walk into the facility. He always brought kindness and willing to help others with a concern. Even the residents would have a couple of questions for him and he was always willing to answer them. Our memories of him will last forever in our hearts as they will in yours.
My Prayers are with all of you
Janet Bohn
Carol and Family, We were very sorry to hear of Eldon’s passing.
It has been many years ago that I worked with Eldon in Webster, but he always had a smile on his face and loved to visit whenever we saw him throught the years. He was a wonderful friend and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Our prayers are with you. God bless your entire family.
Carol, Kevin, Erin, Todd, Jodi, and families,
We are so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts are with you now and always. May God be with you and give you the strength you need. Eldon always had a smile for us and that is something that I will always remember. His willingness to help everyone is a gift that will live on in the Faulkton community. God must have needed a great electrician right now for a special project. We are praying for you and your families.
Carol, Leon, Todd, Kevin, & Jodi and kids – I am so sorry for your loss. You will be in our prayers as you work thru this difficult time.
Mark, Dawn, Danielle and Taylor
Carol, Todd, Jodi & Kevin. We are extemely saddened by the loss of Eldon. I will always rember how much fun I had when he was with us. He was a great man and uncle. Love Jeff
Carol, Todd, Jodi, Kevin, and all of you families –
We are so sorry to hear of Eldon’s passing. Although it is so difficult to understand the why’s of all of this, we know of the pain and suffering that Eldon was experiencing and now he is in a better place. In time we can all be at peace knowing he will hurt no more.
There is no doubt, we will all miss his presence here on earth. His gentle smile and friendly Hi will always be remembered.
Our thoughts and prayers will continue to be with your family in the difficult days ahead. In the midst of all of this pain will come some very happy moments as your family receives one of the greatest blessings God gives us, the birth of a new baby. Your family has already been blessed with the birth of Todd and Michelle’s baby. Soon you will welcome two more babies as Jon and Jodi and Kevin and Erin await the arrival of their new babies. What a gift from God!!!
Again, our deepest sympathy to all of you. Your Faith, Family, and Friends, together, will help get you through this. So turn to them often!!
Kelly
Carol, Todd, Kevin, & Jodi and Families –
We are so sorry to hear of your loss. We have been praying for months that Eldon’s illness would have a different outcome. We will continue to pray for you in the upcoming days and months. Focus on remembering the good times you had together and hopefully laughter will help heal the pain. Thinking of you – Brice and Nicole and Family
dear carol and family, my prayers are with you in the sad time.. please know i am praying for you. he was a hard worker and very cheerful person.. he will be missed by all
Dear friends,
Our sincere condolences at the loss of your husband and father, Eldon. He was a kind and decent man who always had a smile and a friendly word for everyone he met. His presence will be missed but his impact on the community will always be remembered.
Eldon’s work and smile he shared throughout the years at this facility will be greatly missed. He was always willing to take time out of his schedule for residents and staff.
Kevin, Erin and Family-
I am so sorry for your loss. Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Leon, Carol, Todd, Jodi, Kevin & Families – We are sorry to hear of your loss. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
John, Kim, Kyle, Travis & MacKenzie DeLong
You are in our thoughts and prayers. Trust in God’s plan. Psalm 91:11
Carol, Todd and family, Jodi and family, Kevin and Erin:
Our deepest sympathy goes out to you during this difficult time. Eldon remain in our memories and hearts forever. He was a good man. May it comfort you to know you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.
In deepest Sympathy,
Jeff and JoDee
Carol, Todd, Jodi, and Kevin, you are all in my thoughts and prayers. Cherish the happy memories. Remember the smiles and laughter. Share his legacy.
May you feel God’s arms wrapped around you.
Dear Carol and family,
We cannot imagine what it’s like for all of you, but please know we are praying for each one of you.
Peace,
Jeff, Cathy and boys
My deepest sympathies go out to your entire family. I was very saddened by his passing. Although he will be greatly missed, Eldon will live on forever in all of the wonderful memories we have of him. Love Keith
Will always rememeber Eldon taking me to State BB Tournaments when I was young. Thanks for all the memories. You are in my prayers!
Carol and family
Our deepest sympathy to all of you. I enjoyed working with Eldon on the library board. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. Judy and Woody Grabinski
Carol and Family, We are so sorry for your loss, you are in our thoughts and prayers.
Carol,Sparky & Erin
So sorry to hear of your loss.Now your soon to be bundle of joy will have an Angel to watch over him!!! I’m sure Eldon will do a great job of that!! My thoughts & prayers are with all of you!!
Bob,Sue,Steven & Kirsten DeGeest
Sorry we couldn’t be with you in person today. However, know that we are definely with you in our hearts and through our prayers. We know how difficult this time is and has been for all of us. We find comfort in knowing he is no longer suffering or in pain. I will never forget spending summer days at your house and waking to Uncle Eldon’s auctioneer like singing and chanting. With deepest sympathy and Love from all of us.
Byron, Carla, Mason, and Kylie
Todd, Michelle & Family~
We are so sorry to hear about your loss. You are all in our thoughts & prayers during this difficult time. Remember to share his stories and memories and he will live with you forever.
God Bless you, Ken & Jenny & Family
Carol and family,
We are deeply saddened of your loss of a wonderful husband/father/grandfather. Our family has experienced this loss as well, with our Dad, so we can live the pain with you. Memories are such a beautiful and precious thing, and he will be with you every day. May God comfort you.
Dear Stark Family:
We were so sad to hear the news about Eldon’s death. Our prayers go out to Carol, Leon and the entire Stark family. Eldon was a wonderful man. We enjoyed our visits with all of you out at Blue Dog Lake. This last summer we were able to spend some nice quality time with Eldon at the lake, we will miss him very, very much.
There is no pain and suffering when you are in the presence of our Lord and Saviour Jesus in Heaven.
All of our Love,
Rob and Danielle Helwig
Thanks for the information. I send my deepest sympathies for the whole family.
God Bless.
Kris
Carol and Family…
Eldon was truly woven into the fabric of his family, friends and community. He will be sincerely missed.
Please take comfort knowing that he is walking in the sunshine.
Gary & Cyndy Huss