Mark Winquist, age 50, died Saturday, May 28, 2011, at his home in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at First United Methodist Church in Brookings, followed by visitations from 2-4 P.M. Wednesday at the Central United Methodist Church in Milbank. Interment will be at 4:00 P.M. in the Milbank Cemetery. Brookings visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home, with a prayer service at 7:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Lake Poinsett Camp Chapel Brick program, or the First United Methodist Church Community Life Center building project. Mark Francis Winquist was born May 23, 1961, at Ortonville, Minnesota, to Duane and Alice (Peterson) Winquist. He grew up in Milbank and graduated from Milbank High School in 1979. He was an avid trumpet player in band, was on the football and wrestling teams, and played American Legion Baseball. He was also active in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. He enrolled at SDSU in 1979 and became an accomplished weightlifter earning honors as a collegiate national champion powerlifter. Mark managed 7-11 stores in Huron and Brookings, and worked for DM&E Railroad for many summers. He was employed at Sioux River Cyclery & Fitness for 21 years before becoming Director of Youth Ministries at First United Methodist Church. He was active in many aspects of church life including chairing the church council, serving on the building committee and executive finance committee, and church lay leader and historian. He was a Sunday school teacher for eight years, helped with Vacation Bible School for many years, and created the church radio broadcast service for six years. He was hired by the Dakotas Conference as Assistant to the Director of Campus Ministry the past three years and assisted with the ministry of the Agape House at SDSU. Mark enjoyed bicycling, lifting weights, watching old black and white movies, gardening, reading, playing with his dogs, camping and anything outdoors, music, and volunteer work. Survivors include his parents, Duane and Alice Winquist, of Milbank, South Dakota; a sister, Sharon Allred and her husband Clyde of Mesa, Arizona; a brother, Douglas Winquist and his wife Jenny of El Paso, Texas; ten nieces and nephews; and his dogs Twoey and Sammy, and cat, Meyer. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Richard and Myrtle Peterson; paternal grandparents, Arthur and Susie Winquist; an aunt, Jeanette Peterson; and uncle, August Peterson and his wife Donna; and two of his pets: cat Hey and dog Skip.