Eric Anthony Dobson, 33, Sioux Falls, S.D., formerly of Worthington, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, at his home in Sioux Falls.
Memorial services were Friday, Jan. 24, at First United Methodist Church in Worthington. The Rev. Lowell Reinking officiated. Burial of the cremains will be in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis.
Eric Dobson was born to Dan and LaVonne (Vogelaar) Dobson on July 25, 1969, near Round Lake, Indian Lake Township. In 1975 he moved with his mother and brother, Scot, to Worthington where he graduated from high school in 1987.
He joined the U.S. Air Force and served three years overseas in Italy. After returning from the service, he had various jobs in Sioux Falls, Des Moines, Iowa, and most recently, Florida. He returned to Sioux Falls in 2002.
Survivors include his mother, LaVonne (Allen) Kruger, Worthington; his father, Dan (Pam) Dobson, Luverne; one brother and sister-in-law, Scot and Michelle Dobson, Sioux Falls; maternal grandparents, Lester and Gertrude Vogelaar, Worthington; paternal grandparents, Armond and Dorothy Dobson, Blue Earth; one stepbrother, Ryan Jellema, Minneapolis; and three stepsisters, Darla Janssen, Rushmore, Vicki Eckerson, Byron, and Janine Ford, Oakdale.
Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Worthington, was in charge of arrangements.