Dale L. Ishol, age 77, died Wednesday, January 9, 2008, at the Brookings Hospital, Brookings, South Dakota. A celebration of his life will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday, January 14, 2008, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings with interment in First Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will be from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers that memorials be given for a scholarship to be established for a theater major at South Dakota State University. Dale LeRoy Ishol was born October 21, 1930, at home in Adams County, near Reeder, North Dakota, the first son of Oscar and Vera (Mannerud) Ishol. As first grade approached and Dale was soon to be age 6, he stayed with many families in Reeder to attend school. When his younger brother Donald was to be enrolled in school, and Dale at age 12 took on the responsibility of providing a place for both of them to stay. They lived in various rooms or small living quarters. Each morning the boys would walk across town to milk a cow their father brought to town and rented a pasture so the boys could sell the milk for groceries, rent, and other expenses. Dale graduated from Reeder High School. Dale worked for Mannerud Construction and then was employed at Coast to Coast Hardware for 30 years. He and his wife, Dorothy, were the first to bring the USA Today Newspaper to Brookings and the surrounding area. They established Ishol Newspaper, which for 20 years included distribution of the Minneapolis Tribune, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Barrons, and Pioneer Press in eastern South Dakota and a large area in Minnesota. Dale knew how to fix anythingfrom a furnace to plumbing. His hobbies were John Deere tractors, reading, and especially devoting time to the grandchildren, attending their plays and musical events. Dale was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and a member of First Lutheran Church. At the time of his death, he was completing his third year as a state Director of South Dakota Towns and Townships. He was a Supervisor of the Brookings Township Board for twelve years. Dale had a real estate brokers license, served on the Brookings Fire Department for 27 years, and he was Exalted Ruler of Brookings Lodge 1490, a certified EMT while on the fire department, a consultant for East River Electric Power Cooperative, and he served in various offices and committees for Sunnyview Inc. Dale is survived by his wife of 54 years, Dorothy Ishol, of Brookings; three sons: Rich Ishol of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Larry (Cindy) Ishol of Potomac, Maryland, and Kevin (Sherry) Ishol of Brookings; a daughter, Pam (Marty) Kenner of Burnsville, Minnesota; six grandchildren: Patrick Kenner of New York, New York, Gabrielle Kenner of Lakeville, Minnesota, Katie Ishol of Brookings, Emma Ishol of Potomac, Maryland, and Kellie and Casey Ishol of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; a brother, Dennis Ishol of Sinai; a special aunt, Ethel Mannerud, of Brookings; a special friend, Ardis Sween, of Volga; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Donald.