Lord, let me be an instrument of thy Peace...where there is hatred, let me sow love...

where there is injury, pardon,where there is doubt, faith...

where there is despair, hope...where there is darkness, light...and where there is sadness, joy.

Visitation: 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.Prayer Service: 5:00 p.m., Sunday, November 26, 2017

St. Joseph Catholic Church - Wessington

Funeral Mass:10:00 a.m., Monday, November 27, 2017

Wessington Auditorium - Wessington, South Dakota

Celebrants: Father Chester Murtha, Father Paul Josten

Casketbearers:Adam Dannenbring, Alex Dannenbring,

+Andrew Dannenbring, Matt Carroll, Tim Carroll,Patrick Carroll, Jeff Carroll, Damian Potvin,

Jay Eichstadt

Ushers: David, Ron, Brett, & Shane Runge

Lectors: Ashley Schafer, Letitia Fashbaugh

Offertory: Ann Bunker, Jennifer Welbig, Provatia Pietila

Musicians: Jonnie Zvonek, St. Joseph's Choir,Darcy Pugh, Kim Jensen, Lana Kopplin, Shaly Werdel

Music Selections: "How Great Thou Art""23rd Psalm" - "Be Not Afraid""Let There Be Peace on Earth"

"Song of Farewell" - "On Eagle's Wings"

Interment: McCord Cemeteryrural Wolsey, South Dakota

Lana LynnellDannenbring-Eichstadt

May 29, 1966 November 21, 2017

Lana enjoyed spending time with family, friends, and dogs, teaching, writing, reading, gardening, decorating, and the South Dakota State Fair. Lana and her family volunteered at the Oglala Lakota Child Protection Agency in Pine Ridge, SD, and the Beadle County Nutrition Site for many years.

Lana is survived by her husband, Greg; sons, Henry and Herman (Courtney); mother-in-law, Delores Eichstadt, Wolsey; brother, Lex (Sandra) Dannenbring, Parkersburg, IA; sisters, Lane (James) Carroll of Colman, Portia (Curtis) Larsen of Arlington, Lew (Roger) Page of DeSmet; Godson, Patrick (Amy) Carroll, Flandreau; sisters-in-law, Marilyn (Dwight) Kruse, Brookings, and Carmen Dannenbring, DeSmet; brothers-in-law, Kevin (Laura) Eichstadt, Huron, Rodney (Kathleen) Eichstadt, Wolsey, Phillip (Julie) Eichstadt, Aberdeen, Keri Sorensen, Avondale, AZ; aunt and uncle, Rita and Milton Handel, Freeman; aunt, Beatrice Hein, Ipswich; and aunt, Donna Egan, Sturgis; and nieces: Ann (Brandon, Ava, Aden) Bunker, Jennifer (Doug, Jaycee, Alyssa, Owen) Welbig, LariAnn (Adam) Helzer, Lisa (Casey, Isabel, Kyle, Lane, Tabor) Liebsch, Gina (Alexander, Grace, Sara) Dannenbring, Josie (Chad, Gabe, Julia) Mostek, Provatia (James, Louis) Pietila, Letitia (Martin, Lucy, Sam, Marcie) Fashbaugh, Ashley (Jeremy, Landon, Kaleb, Isabella) Schafer; nephews: Adam (Tasha, Joseph, Myles, Gabby, Max) Dannenbring, Alex (Rachael, Conrad) Dannenbring, Matthew (Candace, Copper, Brielle) Carroll, Timothy (Stephanie, Waylon, Whitney, Warner) Carroll, Patrick (Amy) Carroll, Jeffrey Carroll, Derek (Jill, Trevor, Ellie) Etjen, Daren Etjen, Damian (Dordaneh Rachel) Potvin, Brian (Amy, Brett, Rachel, Carson) Page, Jay (Teri Joe, Hadley, Hayes) Eichstadt, Jordan (Clarissa) Kruse, and James, Jeff, Jason Kruse; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; father-in-law, Dale Eichstadt, two brothers: Lon and Lee Dannenbring; one brother-on-law, Stacey Eichstadt; and one nephew, Andrew Dannenbring.

Lana Dannenbring-Eichstadt, 51, of Wolsey, passed away surrounded by her family Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at her home.

Lana Lynnell Dannenbring-Eichstadt was born on May 29, 1966, in DeSmet, SD, to Leslie and Norma (Hein) Dannenbring. She was baptized in DeSmet. She was a member of Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Wessington, SD.

She married Greg Eichstadt on June 11, 1988, in DeSmet. The couple made their home on a farm between Wolsey, SD and Wessington, SD. They had two sons, Herman Eichstadt and Henry Eichstadt.

Lana grew up in the “Little Town on the Prairie” of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books. She played various characters in the Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant including both Ma and Mary Ingalls. She was also a tour guide for the Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society for eight years. Lana played in the first three South Dakota State Volleyball Tournaments. Lana graduated from DeSmet High School and attended Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, MN, Huron University, Huron, SD, the College of Saint Scholastica, Duluth, MN, and Augustana University, Sioux Falls, SD. She earned her Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Education and a specialist certificate in Educational Technologies.

She was a teacher at Miller High School Miller, SD, for nineteen years. She was the course author & lead teacher in Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition at the Northern State University. She also served as the executive secretary and scholar for the South Dakota Humanities Council. She served as a judge for the South Dakota State Fair. Lana was a member of Chapter AK P.E.O. in Miller. She served on the Wessington Economic Development Corporation for many years. She was the website and social media developer for the town of Wessington and for her former student, Shannon LaBau.