Irene K. LaBore, age 86, of Brookings, died Thursday, June 29, 2006, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, July 1, 2006, at the United Church of Christ in Brookings, with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitations will precede services at the church. Irene Katherine (Studer) LaBore was born December 24, 1919, at White, South Dakota, to Amandus N. and Katherine H. (Konze) Studer. She moved with her family to Sioux Falls, where she attended Bancroft School. The family moved to Clark County, and Irene graduated from Raymond High School. She attended Northern State Teachers College from 1939 until 1940. She worked for Peoples State Bank and K&K Store in DeSmet, and taught school for two years in Clark County. On December 24, 1941, she married Robert C. LaBore at Raymond. The LaBores farmed for two years in Clark County and lived in DeSmet for a number of years while Robert served in law enforcement. Irene was actively involved in assisting Robert when he served as Kingsbury County sheriff. Following retirement, the LaBores moved to Brookings in 1978. Robert died June 20, 1994. Irene was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, American Legion Auxiliary, and General Federated Womens Club. She was a charter member of the United Church of Christ in Brookings, and was involved in a wide variety of church activities, including compiling the church history book. She enjoyed doing crafts, painting pictures, and making Laura Ingalls Wilder dolls. Survivors include her daughter, Marla (Terry) Liebing, of Brookings; three granddaughters; two great-grandsons, and a great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; five brothers; and four sisters.