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Funeral services for Eddie Goehring, 74, of Herreid will be Saturday at 10:30 AM at the Herreid Baptist Church in Herreid, SD. A prayer service will be held Friday at 7:00 PM at the Church in Herreid. Visitation will begin at 6:00 PM Friday. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery in Herreid under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Mr. Goehring passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020, at the Sanford Hospital in Fargo.

Edward Henry (Eddie) Goehring was born on October 15, 1946 to Karl and Barbara (Klingman) Goehring at Mobridge, SD. Eddie grew up in the Herreid area and attended   Herreid school, graduating in 1964. Following high school, Eddie was drafted into the U.S. Army on Mar 16, 1966 and served in Vietnam he was honorably discharged on March 15, 1968. Following his discharge, he made his home in California living in the communities of Santa Ana, Anaheim and Buena Park. While living in California Eddie worked for AMF-Voit Sporting Goods Company until 1975 when he returned to Herreid. After returning to Herreid he owned and operated Fast Eddie's Bar until 1984. He sold the bar and went to work for Herreid Equity later called North Central Farmers Elevator and currently called Agtegra. He was employed there for over 30 years as an elevator operator.

Eddie loved to garden and was very active in his church, Herreid Baptist. He had served as Deacon and Treasurer. He also was an excellent singer and sang in the church choir, mixed quartet and men's quartet. He also sang solo at many funerals and other special events in the church. Eddie was also a member of the Herreid American Legion Post. Eddie was a very avid bowler and participated in many area leagues and state and national tournaments'. Another favorite pastime of Eddie's was playing Pinochle. He played on a Pinochle League and would often go up to the Super Stop to play cards with the fellas in the morning.

Eddie was married to Mavis Beitelspacher-Seibel on Jan 8, 1994 and gained another family, Melissa (Clint) Habeck, Emmett Seibel, Michael Seibel and Elaine (Doug) Runge along with his step children Brenda (Don) Compaan, Carol (Steve) Fox and Selena (Steve) Aldern. Also sharing Eddie and Mavis' home were 4 grandchildren, whom Eddie and Mavis were guardians for Michaela (Travis) Seibel, Christopher and Richard Seibel and Beverly Seibel, numerous grandchildren and great-great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his brother Lester (Beverly) Goehring and brother in law Arlo Ryckman and sister in laws Isle Goehring, Idella Fey, Eileen and Jim Baus, Violet Dreis, and Audrey Beitelspacher. He was proceeded in death by his parents Karl and Barbara, 9 brothers Art (Erna), Albert (Mary), Edward, Herbert (Gertrude), Elmer, Billy (Roberta), Warren, Roger, and Maynard (Marcene) and 2 sisters Idella (Chuck) Sisk and Lenora Ryckman. and granddaughter Jasmine Habeck and grandson Thomas Fischer.