Marvin Oppelt, age 87, of Elkton, died Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at Riverview Manor in Flandreau, South Dakota. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 19, 2007, at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Elkton, with interment in the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday at Eidsness-Zink Funeral Chapel in Elkton. Marvin Henry Oppelt was born April 19, 1920, at rural Elkton, South Dakota, to Henry and Alvina (Bruening) Oppelt. He grew up in rural Elkton, and attended Alton Township School No. 34. On January 10, 1945, he married Marilyn Stoltenberg. They raised their family on the farm where Marvin was born, and farmed the land until moving to Elkton in 1982. Marvin then worked at Coast to Coast warehouse for 20 years, until retiring in 2002. Marvin was a lifelong member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elkton, being baptized on May 9, 1920 and confirmed in 1934. He held various church offices, and was active in mens club and choir. Marvin was also a member of the Golden Agers. He enjoyed playing accordion at Riverview Manor in Flandreau, and spending time with his family. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn, of Elkton; one son, Kenneth Oppelt of Sioux Falls; four daughters: Helen (Curt) Sterud of Brookings, Janice (Doug) Kampmann of Elkton, Carol (Ken) Jongeling of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Joyce (Tom) Kepford of Brookings; one daughter-in-law, Carrie Miller of Spearfish; 10 grandchildren; 3 step-grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Vivian Klein and Marge Odegaard, both of Brookings; and two sisters-in-law, Louise Oppelt of Elkton, and Sandra Stoltenberg of Brookings. He was preceded in death by: his parents; a son, Ivan; a brother, Laurence; and brothers-in-law, Howard Klein, Gerald Odegaard, and Herb Stoltenberg.