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Barbara A Baker Behrend

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Birth	:	23 Aug 1923 Hamlin County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	3 Nov 2015 Arlington, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Hillcrest Cemetery, Estelline, Hamlin County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.5810860, -96.9035940
Description	:	Barbara Behrend, age 92, of Brookings, died Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in Arlington, South Dakota. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 28, 2015, at Ascension Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment of cremated remains at Hillcrest Cemetery in Estelline. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Friday, November 27, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Hillcrest Cemetery Association at Estelline in her memory. Barbara Ann Baker was born August 23, 1923, at rural Castlewood, South Dakota, to Raymond E. and Eleanor L. (Jorgenson) Baker. Barbara... Read More	Barbara Behrend, age 92, of Brookings, died Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in Arlington, South Dakota. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 28, 2015, at Ascension Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment of cremated remains at Hillcrest Cemetery in Estelline. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Friday, November 27, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Hillcrest Cemetery Association at Estelline in her memory. Barbara Ann Baker was born August 23, 1923, at rural Castlewood, South Dakota, to Raymond E. and Eleanor L. (Jorgenson) Baker. Barbara received her education in Dempster Dist. #1 before moving to the farm west of Estelline where she finished her 7th and 8th grades. She graduated from Estelline High School in 1940, then attended Eastern State Normal School at Madison, South Dakota, for one year where she received her teaching certificate. She taught in rural schools in Hamlin and Deuel Counties until she was married March 5, 1943, to Arthur Behrend. Because she wasn’t allowed to teach once she was married, that was the end of her teaching career. She joined Art in his travels during the service before he went overseas in 1944. They lived in Delaware, Maryland, Long Island, New York, and Connecticut. After Art’s service, which included the D Day Invasion in Normandy, and several months on submarine duty in the South Pacific, they lived in Estelline until 1947 when they moved to Brookings. She was employed at the SDSU cashier’s office until 1958 before becoming employed at the Brookings school system as the Middle School secretary in 1963, a position she held until 1993. She also was bookkeeper for Behrend Brothers Masonry Inc. from 1957-1987. In her spare time she crocheted ponchos, shawls, curtains, dresses, bed spreads, scarves, and one bathing suit plus 238 afghans! She hosted ten family reunions, two rural school reunions, and several Class of 1940 reunions. Barbara was a charter member of the Brookings Hospital Auxiliary, the Brookings Area Genealogy Society, and the Estelline Historical Society. She was a board member of the Brookings Area Historical Society and Museum for 21 years. She was selected South Dakota Genealogist of the Year in 2012 and has gathered over 900 requests from people in the US and Europe for research information on cemetery sites and family information. She was known as the “cemetery lady of Brookings County.” When people asked where their families were buried, she made many trips to courthouses and cemeteries. To make her job more efficient, she decided to put all burials on the computer. She visited the courthouses in Brookings, Hamlin, and Deuel Counties, obtained records of burials, and then walked all the cemeteries in those counties, matching death dates and adding birth dates. With help, she searched 40 cemeteries in Brookings County, 32 in Hamlin County, and 30 in Deuel County. She found graves that were not in county records and has recorded burials that are not in cemeteries, but on private land. Each year since beginning the recording process, she added burials to the lists. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Arthur, her children, Patsy and Donald, and her brother, Dale Baker. Born: August 23, 1923 Death: November 3, 2015 Memorial donations may be made to: Hillcrest Cemetery Association, Estelline, SD This memorial provided by: Eidsness Funeral Home Brookings, SD

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Barbara A Baker Behrend's memorial is located at: Hillcrest Cemetery, Estelline, Hamlin County, USA.
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Barbara A Baker Behrend death on 3 Nov 2015 in Arlington, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 44.5810860
Longitude: -96.9035940

Family Members:

Parent

Raymond Earl Baker

(1898 - 1970)

Eleanor Luella Baker

(1901 - 1977)

Spouse

Arthur Vernon Behrend

(1919 - 1997)

Siblings

Dale Maynard Baker

(1922 - 1958)

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Coordinate: 44.5810860, -96.9035940

2. Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.5810860, -96.9035940

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Coordinate: 44.4371986, -96.8839035

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14. Sterling Methodist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.4560000, -96.7863600

15. Trasta Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.4852982, -97.0689011

16. Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.7176575, -97.0239113

17. Mission Covenant Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.4995900, -97.0998400

18. Laketon Mission Covenant Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.4994440, -97.0997220

19. Bethel Cemetery
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20. East Norden Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.6074110, -97.1284100

21. Castlewood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.7183200, -97.0264800

22. Poinsett Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.5428009, -97.1286011

23. Deer Creek Cemetery
Bruce, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4136009, -96.8685989

24. Toronto Cemetery
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