Eunice Oines, age 88, formerly of Volga, died Sunday, October 21, 2012, at the Hendricks Nursing Home in Hendricks, Minnesota. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 27, 2012, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Memorials may be directed to Gideons International, ADVANCE. Hope Haven, or First Lutheran Church in Volga. Eunice Irene (Black) Oines was born May 30, 1924, in Miner County, South Dakota, to Charles William and Florence Emily (Aalseth) Black. She attended country school, graduated from Corsica High School, attended Dakota Wesleyan University, and graduated from South Dakota State University. She taught home economics in Avon, Hurley, and Volga. On October 26, 1947, she married Orvis A. Oines at Armour, South Dakota. Eunice worked as a secretary at First Lutheran Church and then as a secretary and bookkeeper for Oines Chevrolet in Volga. Her faith in Jesus Christ has been the center of her life. Eunice was a member of First Lutheran Church, actively involved in WELCA, Sunday school and missions. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Century Club, PTA, Extension Club, Gideons Auxiliary, and Fortnightly Club. She taught Friendship Class and served as a 4-H leader. In her spare time she enjoyed gardening, art, sewing, needle work, and poetry. Eunice had a heart and talent for teaching and enjoyed spending time with people of all ages, learning together. She especially loved spending time with her grandchildren and they fondly remember Grandma giving each of them their first driving lesson. Survivors include her five children: Rev. James A. (Randi) Oines of Thousand Oaks, California, Kay Marie (Donald) Bosanko of Aberdeen, South Dakota, Douglas (Carlene) Oines of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Barbara (Rusty) Nelson of Hendricks, Minnesota, and Mark Oines of Brookings; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three sisters: Ella Mae (Robert) Wood of Denver, Colorado, Iona (James) Langer of Spearfish, South Dakota, and Joan (Marvin) Northrup of Mitchell, South Dakota; a sister-in-law, Clarine Black, of Winner, South Dakota; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by parents; a brother, Kenneth; and her husband, Orvis, on March 5, 1987.