Emmett Earley, Jr.

The mother of Emmett Earley, Jr. passed away on March 31, 2010. Our condolences and sympathies go out to the family. In a roundabout way, Emmett and I have some close ties. He was my neighbor for the last three years, and has helped me to maintain my old car. Emmett is well-known around Brookings for his love of 50's and 60's classic automobiles, and his ability to maintain and restore them. His mother was first married to an Iverson, who was a cousin to my father, I believe. He died from leukemia, and she later married Emmett Earley, Sr. I am not familiar with all of the details, as all of this obviously happened before we were born. It may have been difficult to talk about it, so it was not mentioned while we were growing up. The Argus-Leader ran this brief obituary today, April 1.

Elsie Mae Earley of Brookings, SDPublished: April 01, 2010
Brookings - Elsie Mae Earley, 92, of Brookings, SD died Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at her residence. Funeral Services have been set for 1:30pm Saturday, April 3, 2010 at First Lutheran Church, Brookings, SD. Visitation will be from 4:00pm to 7:00pm Friday, April 2, 2010 at Rude's Funeral Home, Brookings, SD. Condolences may be sent to the family through http://www.rudesfuneralhome.com/.

This is the additional information from the funeral home website:

Elsie M. Clark was born on January 19, 1918 in Bagley, IA the daughter of Charles and Lena (Ehlers) Clark.Elsie attended schools in White, Bushnell and Brookings, South Dakota. In 1936, she married Lyle Iverson in Brookings. She was employed for several years at the Produce Company in Brookings. Lyle died on February 13, 1949 in Brookings. Elsie was united in marriage to Emmett Earley on April 24, 1950, in Pipestone, MN. In 1953, they moved to San Francisco, CA until moving back to Brookings later in that same year. Elsie was then employed at various places in Brookings throughout her life.She was a life member of the VFW Auxiliary. She enjoyed gardening, flowers and especially spending time with her family and friends.Elsie is survived by her husband, Emmett of Brookings, SD; three sons, Lyle Butch Iverson (Linda) of Colorado Springs, CO, Richard Earley and Emmett Earley, Jr. both of Brookings, SD; one daughter, Donna Anundson also of Brookings, SD; many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren and one sister Helen Walsh of Martinez, CA.She was preceded in death by her parents, first husband, Lyle; one son, Warren Iverson; one daughter, Beverly Shearer; one granddaughter, Sherrie Shearer; five brothers, James, Richard, Warren, Oarn and Roy and one sister, Laura Hammond.