Burton L. Brage, age 89, of Brookings, South Dakota, died Wednesday, August 29, 2007, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 1, 2007, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings. A second service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, September 2, 2007, at the Cannon River Lutheran Church at Cannon Falls, Minnesota. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Memorials may be directed to the SDSU Foundation, First Lutheran Church in Brookings, or the Cannon River Lutheran Church in Cannon Falls. Burton LeRoy Brage was born May 18, 1918, at Cannon Falls, Minnesota, to Robert and Ellen (Carlson) Brage. He completed his first eight years of education at a rural school in Dakota County, Minnesota, followed by graduation in 1936 from the Cannon Falls High School. After completing his high school education he worked on the family farm for two years. He attended the University of Minnesota for three years. He joined the U.S. Army, from 1942 until 1946, serving in Hawaii and Canton Island. After serving his commitment he returned to the University of Minnesota and completed his Ph.D. in 1950. On September 18, 1948, Burton married Dolores Anderson at Cannon Falls. He joined the staff at South Dakota State College in 1950, initially as an Assistant Professor of Soils. He retired as Associate Dean of the College of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Director of Resident Instruction at SDSU in 1983. Burton was a member of First Lutheran Church and was involved with numerous university, civic, and community organizations, including Phi Kappa Phi, Kiwanis, Chamber of Commerce, and Friends of 4H. He enjoyed volunteering and helping people, and in 1988 he and his wife, Dolores, received the Gip Nolan Community Service Award. It was humbling, but gratifying for him to receive several teaching awards while at SDSU. He was a quiet, unassuming man who loved his family, friends, and co-workers. When he began at SDSC in the Agronomy Department, he assembled a small tillage machine that he used to cultivate his experimental plots in western South Dakota. He enjoyed working with students and helping them choose their courses for their careers. Refinishing, restoring, and building furniture and gardening were his hobbiesall were so productive and meaningful to him. First and foremost, Burton treasured his family. They are so thankful for sharing his life. Survivors include his wife, Dolores Brage, of Brookings; two daughters: Sharon (William) Moore of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Diane (Tom) Hudson of Lincoln, Nebraska; a granddaughter, Kristen Moore, of New York City, New York; two step-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren of Lincoln; a sister, Eleanore Miller, of Cannon Falls, Minnesota; a sister-in-law, Vivian Brage, of Cannon Falls; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Clifton, Alton, and Kenneth.