William Brinkman Obituary

William (Mr. Bill) N. Brinkman, 69, of Yankton, S.D., passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton.  
    Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 5 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Yankton with Rev. Ken Lulf officiating.  A lunch will be served immediately following the mass. Visitation  will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 4 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory in Yankton with a 7 p.m. Scripture Service and video tribute.  Visitation will resume one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday.  Online condolences may be sent at www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com.  Pallbearers will be Scott Gilbertson, Steve Gilbertson, Lisa Dixon, Jon Gilbertson, Dan Brinkman and Valerie Brinkman.  Honorary pallbearer is MSgt. Mark Brinkman.
    A visitation will be from 9:30  a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7 at Schleicher Funeral Homes, Lake City Chapel in Lake City followed by a 10:30 a.m. prayer service. Burial will be in the Lakewood Cemetery in Lake City with military graveside rites by the Lake City American Legion Post 110 and the Lake City VFW Post 8729.
    Bill was born in Wabasha to Norman and Rose (Wallerich) Brinkman on Nov. 18, 1946.  Bill grew up on a farm near Plainview and graduated from Elgin-Millville High School in 1964.  In 1966, Bill was drafted into the Marines and served from 1966-1968.
    Bill worked for the City of Rochester in the maintenance department, IBM in Arizona and Pennsylvania.  In 1998, he returned to Lake City and worked at the Lake City Lumber Company and UBC.  In 2006 Bill moved to Yankton and worked at Applied Engineering until he retired.
    Bill enjoyed building scale model farm machinery.  His machinery was sold all over the U.S. and Canada.  Bill was featured in the Farm Collector magazine.  He enjoyed going out for breakfast, toy auctions, taking walks, riding his bike, and attending tractor and threshing shows.
    Bill is survived by his sister, Anna (Carroll) Gilbertson of Lanesboro; brother, David (Liz) Brinkman of Yankton; nieces and nephews, Scott, Steve, Lisa, and Jon Gilbertson, Mark, Dan and Valerie Brinkman; and special friend, Mary Applen of Rochester.  Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Norman and Rose Brinkman.
    Schleicher Funeral Homes, Lake City Chapel, is assisting with local arrangements.  www.schleicherfuneralhomes.com.