Elmer H. (Bud) Weisser, age 85, died peacefully on August 29, 2014, at the United Living Community in Brookings, South Dakota. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 3, 2014, at St. Thomas More Catholic Parish in Brookings. Visitations will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, September 2, with a Wake Service at 6:30 p.m., at Eidsness Funeral Home, Brookings. Elmer (Bud) Weisser was born September 18, 1928, in Melrose, Minnesota, to Fritz (Fred) Weisser and Marion (Mary) (Schneider) Weisser. He attended school in Melrose and graduated in 1946. After graduation, Elmer joined the army and served in the occupational forces in Japan. He later graduated from St. Cloud State with a degree in Education and Coaching. Elmer married Marietta Love on May 9, 1953. They were blessed with two daughters, Antoinette Stadler and Mary Holtzman. The family lived in Bloomington, Minnesota, where Elmer worked as a salesman for National Association of Manufacturers for 18 years. Elmer moved to Brookings in 1977 and worked for Daktronics as a salesman for 17 1/2 years. He married Dorothy Houtman Vostad on June 17, 1988. Bud was a lifetime member of the VFW and the American Legion. He was very active in the City of Brookings and received numerous awards for his generous work and donation of time. Bud started the Leadership Brookings program and helped bring Sprint to Brookings. He served on the board for the Swiftel Center and the Governor's Office of Economic Development and was a robust leader for the Republican Party. Bud had a special place in his heart for the Newman Center on the SDSU Campus where he attended Mass for 33 years. He also enjoyed the SDSU football and basketball games and faithfully watched his Minnesota teams on television. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; daughters, Antoinette Stadler of Northfield, MN, and Mary (Greg) Holtzman of Edina, MN; grandchildren, Mitchell and Thomas Holtzman, Autumn Stadler and Sirie (Chris) Basina; three great-grandchildren; step-children: Rick (Dee) Vostad of Volga, Delores (Dale) Josephsen of Arlington, Doreen (Steven) Sims of Waubay, Craig (Rhonda) Vostad of Brookings, and Kevin (Ann) Vostad of Volga; special (nephew/brother) Dale Klima of Sartell, MN; 12 step-grandchildren, and 28 step-great-grandchildren. Bud was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, Marietta, six brothers, and seven sisters.