Marjorie Eykamp, 98, of Lake Preston and a former Oldham resident, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings.

Funeral services are at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Oldham Lutheran Church in Oldham with Vicar Jess Carson officiating. Burial is in the Oldham City Cemetery.  Visitation will precede services in the church on Monday.

Marjorie Knight was born near Oldham on her family farm on Oct. 21, 1919, to Charles and Della (Dolan) Knight.  

She was the youngest of a family of six children (Gladys, Audrey, Bud, Dorothy, Lyle and Marge).  

She was baptized at the Methodist Church in Oldham.  She attended grade school at Spring Lake No. 5 and Oldham High School, graduating in 1938.  

She married Linus Eykamp on Feb. 5, 1947, by the Methodist minister in De Smet at the Methodist parsonage.  

She was a member of the Oldham Methodist Church. 

She belonged to the Oldham American Legion Auxiliary for 61 years, the Methodist Aide and  after the Methodist church closed attended the Lutheran Circle.

Marge would like to be remembered as someone who loved to read and loved pets.

 She is survived by a son, Jim (Jean) Eykamp of Oldham; two daughters, Linda Watson of Brookings  and Pamela Libby of Madison; a daughter-in-law, Susan Eykamp of Oldham; 12 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

 Marge was preceded in death by her husband; a son David; two brothers, Lyle and Bud; three sisters, Gladys Dolan, Audrey Knight and Dorothy Collins; a grandchild, Joshua Libby and a great-grandchild.