Grace Sanderson, age 91, of Brookings, died Friday, October 19, 2012, at the Estelline Nursing and Care Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, October 24, 2012, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Memorials may be directed to First Lutheran Church or the Estelline Nursing and Care Center. Grace Esther Jeannette (Jager) Sanderson was born February 19, 1921, at Castlewood, South Dakota, to Albert and Alice (Gilbertson) Jager. She grew up on a farm near Castlewood, and graduated from Lake Norden High School in 1938. She attended Eastern State Normal School at Madison in 1939. On June 14, 1942, she married Cecil Sanderson at Castlewood. They lived at Sisseton from 1945 until moving to a farm east of Brookings in 1960. Cecil died July 27, 2008. Grace was an active and involved member of her church and community. At church, she served on the board and was active in FLCW, circle, and the Golden Agers. She was a long-time member of extension clubs, and she served as a 4-H leader for 13 years. She did extensive volunteer work, and made many visits to nursing homes and apartments in Brookings. She enjoyed sharing memories through travelogues and slide-shows of her travels with Cecil. She was also a member of N.A.R.F.E., the Kiwanis Wives, and she served as an officer in PTA and on the University Lutheran Center Board. Survivors include seven sons: Reed Sanderson and wife Christine of Chamberlain, South Dakota, Mark Sanderson and wife Susan Randall of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Kwen Sanderson of Yankton, South Dakota, Laun Sanderson and wife Ruth of Plymouth, Minnesota, Jan Sanderson of Aurora, South Dakota, Terry Sanderson and wife Jean of Chelan, Washington, Dell Sanderson and wife Tammy of Morris, Minnesota; a daughter, Joy Conn and husband Richard, of St. Joseph, Missouri; daughter-in-law, Liz Sanderson, of Brookings; a brother, Glen (Helen) Jager, of Dawson, Minnesota; 19 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil; a sister, Mae; and a brother, Odell.