Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media, Author at Big Sioux Media Sports Network

Dell Rapids 15/16 Teeners Bring Home Second

August 7, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids 15/16 Teeners finished their year with a second place finish at the 2016 State A VFW Teener Tournament in Lennox. Beresford scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh for a 5-4 win over Dell Rapids.

Neither team even had a hit through the first two innings of the game. Beresford struck first for two runs in the bottom of the third inning. Beresford was able to string together three hits to score the two runs.

Dell Rapids took the lead in the top of the fourth scoring three times. Austin Ellingson, Carter Gullickson, and Matt Gillogly all scored runs, and Jeffrey Schuch had an RBI. Beresford tied the game in the bottom of the fourth at 3-3. The game remained tied at 3-3 heading to the seventh.

Tate Kolbeck led off the seventh with a single. Three batters later, Gullickson drove home Kolbeck with an RBI triple to take a 4-3 lead. Beresford started the bottom of the seventh off with a single followed by a hit batter. After a sacrifice bunt, Beresford was able to score two runs on a hit batter, single, and a walk.

Ellingson pitched the entire game for Dell Rapids. He gave up five runs on seven hits, three walks, two hit batters, and four strikeouts.

Gullickson finished 2-4 with a triple, single, and an RBI. Gillogly was 1-4. Logan Ruesink had a double. Kolbeck finished with a single.

Dell Rapids 15/16 Teeners to Play for Championship

August 6, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids 15/16 Teeners punched their ticket to the championship game of the 2016 15/16 State A VFW Teener Tournament with an 8-2 win over Winner on Saturday, August 6th, in Lennox.

After three scoreless innings, Dell Rapids took the lead with three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Keegan Miller, Eddie Price, and Seth Spielmann each hit RBI doubles in the three-run fourth. Dell Rapids then added three more runs in the fifth inning. Miller, Price and Logan Ruesink all had RBI singles.

Price pitched all seven innings, not allowing a hit through five innings. Winner strung together three hits in a row to plate two runs in the top of the sixth inning, but Price shut down Winner the rest of the game. Dell Rapids also scored two runs in the sixth inning.

Austin Ellingson, Carter Gullickson, Jeffrey Schuch, and Cameron Bruhn also had hits in the game. Price gave up two runs on three hits while striking out six.

The championship game in Lennox will start at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Dell Rapids 15/16 Teeners Head to Semis

August 6, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids 15/16 Teeners advanced to the semifinals of the 2016 State A 15/16 VFW Teener Tournament in Lennox with a 4-2 opening round win over Milbank.

Dell Rapids scored four times in the third winning on three straight hits. The inning started with a lead-off walk. Then Matt Gillogly, Jeffrey Schuch, and Keegan Miller followed with back-to-back-to-back singles. Milbank scored two times in the fourth inning to cut the lead in half, but neither team scored the rest of the game.

Carter Gullickson pitched the first four innings for Dell Rapids. Gullickson gave up two runs on three hits. He walked two and struck out five. Austin Ellingson pitched the final three innings giving up no runs while allowing one hit and striking out three.

Dell Rapids will play Winner at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday in Lennox.

Dell Rapids Mudcats and PBR Advance in State Tournament

August 6, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Both the Dell Rapids Mudcats and Dell Rapids PBR baseball teams advanced to the second round of the 2016 State B Amateur baseball tournament in Mitchell by scoring enough runs in the first winning for their wins.

The Dell Rapids Mudcats played the second game of the tournament on Wednesday, August 3rd, against Menno. The Mudcats earned a 2-0 win. The Mudcats scored a run in the bottom of the first inning when Jimmy Bauer scored on a wild pitch. The second run for Dell Rapids didn’t come until the sixth inning when Nate Henry drove home Travis Peters on a two-out RBI single. Mudcat starting pitcher Drew Sweeter pitched 8 1/3 innings of shutout baseball scattering four hits while striking out seven to earn the win. The Mudcats will play Dimock-Emery on Sunday at 6:00 p.m.

Dell Rapids PBR picked up a 4-2 win over Larchwood in their opening round game on Thursday, August 4th. The first inning saw the majority of the scoring. Larchwood started off the game scoring two runs in the top of the first. PBR, however, answered with three runs in the bottom half of the first inning. Dell Rapids would pick up an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth when Cody Collier singled to center to score Weston Hansen. Brett Mogen earned the win for PBR pitching six innings giving up two runs while striking out four. Garrison Collier pitched the final three innings for the save. PBR will play Garretson on Monday at 6:00 p.m.

Dale Dunn

August 5, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dale Dunn, 90, of Redfield, formerly of Dell Rapids, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2016 at the Eastern Star Home in Redfield. His funeral service will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 8, 2016 in the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids. Interment will be in the Trent Cemetery. A Masonic Service will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 7, 2016 in the chapel at the Eastern Star Home in Redfield. On-line condolences may be left at the Kahler Funeral Home website.

Dale Rodney Dunn was born to Dr. Leonard L. and Effie A. (Peterson) Dunn in Harrisburg, SD on January 29, 1926. At the age of 2, his family moved to Dell Rapids, SD where the family was engaged in farming and his father was the local veterinarian. Dale attended Dell Rapids Public School and graduated in 1944.

During high school Dale was actively involved in music and sports and played in the 1943 State B High School Basketball Championship game. In 1944 he received an appointment to the US Naval Academy. He attended prep school at the University of South Dakota where he played basketball. He enlisted in the US Navy in the spring of 1945 during World War II and was stationed in the Pacific until 1947.

Following Dale’s military service he returned to South Dakota and was united in marriage to Alice M. Lee on June 27, 1948 at the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids. He farmed with his family and attended South Dakota State College during the winter quarters until he graduated with a degree in Poultry Science in 1952.

In 1956 Dale received an appointment as Postmaster in Dell Rapids, South Dakota. Dale retired in 1988 after serving as Postmaster in Dell Rapids and Trent for 32 years. After retirement, he worked part time at the Eastern Star Home in Redfield from 1989 until 1993. Dale also served as caretaker of the Trent Cemetery for many years.

As an adult Dale enjoyed hunting, playing golf, bowling and participated in a horse shoe league. During retirement he enjoyed doing laundry, baking, yard work and spending time with his standard Poodle “Doc”. Dale was a member of the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids where he taught Sunday School, served on Church Council and was head usher for many years. He was a 70 year member of the Dell Rapids American Legion, 69 year member of the Masonic Lodge and served as Worthy Patron of his Eastern Star Chapter for over 30 years. He was a charter member and served on the Board of Directors of the Dell Rapids Historical Society, served on the Dell Rapids City Planning & Zoning Board and was a member of the Dell Rapids Lions Club.

During the 1980s and 90s Dale and Alice enjoyed wintering in Mesa, Arizona during February and March following the spring practice of the Chicago Cubs. In recent years they became active fans of the Minnesota Twins and Vikings.

Following a lifetime of living in and loving the Dell Rapids community, Dale and Alice moved to the Eastern Star Home & Star Court Suites in Redfield in 2011. During the past five years Dale has aged with dignity and enjoyed life to the fullest.

Dale is survived by his wife of 68 years, sons Mark (Darlene) Dunn and Rodney Dunn of Sioux Falls and Raymond Dunn of Redfield and daughters Mary (Gail) O’Donnell and Karen (Jon) Jacobs of Redfield; sister Barbara Christopher of Rapid City; 15 grandchildren, 8 step grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren and 9 great great grandchildren. Dale was preceded in death by his parents, 3 sisters, 2 brothers, 2 son-in-laws, one daughter-in-law and one step-grandson.

John Rasmusson

August 4, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

John Rasmusson, 83 of Sioux Falls, formerly of Dell Rapids passed away suddenly on Wednesday, August 3, 2016. His funeral service will be held on Monday, August 8, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. in the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids. Visitation on Sunday, August 7, 2016 will begin at 2:00 p.m. The family will be present to greet friends from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Kahler Funeral Home. On-line condolences may be left at the Kahler Funeral Home website.

John Rasmusson was born on December 16, 1932 at Edgar, NE, the youngest son of Sander and Ruth Rasmusson. The family moved several times in John’s youth as his father was a Pastor. John graduated from high school in DeWitt, NE and then went to the University of Nebraska on a Navy ROTC scholarship. He majored in civil engineering.

After graduation, he served three years on the USS Mathews, home ported in Long Beach, CA. While in the Navy, he met and married Joan Ollig who was teaching in Long Beach. Their wedding was on March 23, 1957 at Belmon Shore Methodist Church. John’s father officiated. He was separated from the Navy in 1959 and the rank of LTJG. He became employed as an Engineer in Training at the firm of Black & Veatch Consulting Engineers in Kansas City, MO. While there, he became a registered professional engineer in the state of Missouri. He was active in the American Society of Engineers, Kansas City Chapter.

In 1962, the family moved to Ada, MN to work in the Ollig family owned telephone business. After two years in Ada, they relocated to Dell Rapids, SD where John became General Manager of Sioux Valley Telephone Company and Vice President of Ollig Utilities Company. In addition to Sioux Valley, Ollig owned Norman County Telephone Company in Ada, MN, Sleepy Eye Telephone Company in Sleepy Eye, MN, G.O. Miller Telephone Company in Goodhue, MN, Hills Telephone Company in Hills, MN, and Valley Cablevision in Dell Rapids. John was president of the South Dakota Telephone Association and served on the board of the South Dakota Network. He was actively involved in the cellular side of the telephone business when it first came on the scene in SD, MN, and Iowa.

John loved taking photos, and in later years became the proud owner of a Canon EOS Rebel XT digital camera. His favorite subjects were people … friends and family, as well as places they traveled. After the children left home, he resumed his lifelong ambition to play tennis. He joined Woodlake Athletic Club, took lessons from Marty Johnson, and played in a weekly league supervised by Don Grebin. It was during that time that he fell one night and suffered a concussion requiring surgery to relieve the hematoma that resulted.

John is survived by his wife, Joan of Sioux Falls; his son, Peter (Joan) Rasmusson of Sioux Falls; his two daughters, Pam Carroll of Chicago, IL, and Laurie (Oliver) Wolfert of Washington, DC; his grandchildren, Christian, Wesley, Evan, and Ryan Rasmusson, Megan Carroll-Kulick (Aaron), Matthew Carroll, Clair and Eliot Wolfert; his sister-in-law, Gail Ollig – Lillard of Phoenix, AZ; and many nieces and nephews.

Dell Rapids Quarrier Football Team Serves at The Banquet

August 3, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier football team served a little over 400 people at The Banquet on the evening of Tuesday, August 2nd. About 35 players, some of the coaches, their wives, and a few Quarrier football fans were on hand to serve the meal.

The money that was raised during the annual fall fundraiser, the discount card sold by the football players, was used to fund this wonderful opportunity.

Minerva Morris

August 3, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Minerva Morris, 86 of Parker, died Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. Funeral mass will be at 10:30am Saturday, August 6, 2016 at St. Christina Catholic Church, Parker with burial at the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 1-5:00pm Friday at the Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home. Visitation with family present will begin at 6:00pm Friday at the church with a Scripture Service to be said at 7:30pm. On-line condolences may be left at the Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home website.

Minerva Mary Petersen was born on October 31, 1929 in Turner County, SD to Fred and Gladys (Nowstrup) Petersen. As a child she moved with her family to the Parker area where she graduated from Parker High School in 1947. On May 24, 1952 she was united in marriage to Francis Morris at Parker. They lived in Parker where over the years she helped her husband with bookwork and was employed at the Turner County Courthouse. She was a member of St. Christina Catholic Church, enjoyed reading and playing bridge.

Grateful for having shared her life are her 4 children, Thomas (Lori), Dell Rapids, Wanda (Doug) Steward, Lennox, Paula (Marvin) Miller and Renee Jans, all of Parker; 10 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren; and a brother Paul Petersen, Santa Barbara, CA. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Francis in 2012, a grandson Aaron, a sister Joanne, and 4 brothers, Pete, Frisco, Gilbert, and Micky.

Jeanette and Henry De Lange

August 2, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

After nearly 63 years of marriage, Jeanette Katherine De Lange, 87, and Henry De Lange, Jr., 86, of Platte, SD, passed away peacefully within an hour of each other on Sunday, July 31, 2016 at Platte Care Center Avera. Funeral Services are 10:00 A.M. Monday, August 8, 2016 at the Platte Christian Reformed Church. A Committal Service with Military Honors will follow at Platte City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. Sunday, August 7, 2016 at Mount Funeral Home in Platte with a 4:00 P.M. Prayer Service.

Jeanette Katherine (Mast) De Lange was born on January 17, 1929 to Nick and Mary (Meyer) Mast in Volga, SD. She graduated from Volga High School in 1947 and was united in marriage to Henry De Lange, Jr. on October 23, 1953 at the Christian Reformed Church in Volga. After their marriage, Henry and Jeanette lived one year in Sioux Falls, SD and their remaining years in Platte. In addition to caring for her home and family, Jeanette worked for 15 years at the Platte Hospital. Jeanette was a member of the Platte Christian Reformed Church where she served as organist/pianist and was active in Ladies Aid. She loved attending her children’s and grandchildren’s events.

Henry De Lange, Jr. was born on April 9, 1930 to Henry and Alyce (Vis) De Lange in Harrison, SD. He graduated from Corsica High School in 1948 and went on to earn an AS degree from Nettleton Business College. Henry served his country in the US Army during the Korean War from November 1951 to September 1953. On October 23, 1953 Henry was united in marriage to Jeanette Mast at the Christian Reformed Church in Volga, SD. Henry was employed as a Hog Buyer for John Morrell for over 40 years and also was a Golden Sun Feed Salesman. Henry was a member of the Platte Christian Reformed Church where he served as an Elder and Deacon. He was also a member of the Platte Volunteer Fire Department. Henry enjoyed bowling and being outdoors while hunting, fishing and golfing. He loved to attend his children’s and grandchildren’s events.

Grateful for having shared in Henry and Jeanette’s lives are their five children and nine grandchildren: James (Ellen) De Lange of Taipei, Taiwan and their daughter, Katherine De Lange; Jan Hanks of Denver, CO and her daughter, Sara Hanks; Keith (Pam) De Lange of Dell Rapids, SD and their sons, Josiah and Theodore De Lange; Kevin (Sara) De Lange of Montvale, NJ and their daughters, Emma and Meg De Lange; Lee (Karen) De Lange of Sioux Falls, SD and their sons, Alex, Adam and Spencer De Lange; along with many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Henry and Jeanette were preceded in death by their parents; siblings; and a grandson, Henry James De Lange.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in Henry and Jeanette’s honor may be directed to: Platte Care Center Avera, PO Box 200, Platte, SD 57369 or Dakota Christian School, 37614 SD Hwy 44, Corsica, SD 57328.

Edith (Raines) Forsch

August 1, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Edith Mary Ann Raines was born on April 25, 1927 to Homer and Margaret (Grav) Raines. She grew up on the family farm east of Dell Rapids an only child, until her brother, Tom, was born when she was almost eleven. Despite their age difference, they remained close for life.

Edith attended country school in Logan Township to eighth grade, and high school in Dell Rapids. She maintained friendships with the class of 1945, and hosted many informal reunions, even past their 50 year reunion. After high school, Edith completed the cadet RN program at Anchor Hospital, Saint Paul, MN. She and best friend, classmate Layne Peterson, had many adventures as young nurses, working at summer camp, blood bank, polio units, among other assignments.

On June 21, 1952, Edith married William (Bill) Forsch in Selma, AL, where Bill was stationed in the U.S. Air Force. When his tour of duty ended, they returned to Dell Rapids to raise their family. Edith worked at home as a wife and mother, and part-time at the Dell Rapids Hospital and clinic. After providing end-of –life care for Bill, she was widowed in 1971.

Edith’s nursing career took her to McKennan Hospital, and later to the Veterans Administration Hospital, both in Sioux Falls. She retired as evening house supervisor. Edith was a well-liked co-worker, a life-long learner and a quiet, capable nurse. For several years in addition to her work, she coordinated care and support for her parents allowing them to age in place as long as possible.

Edith enjoyed a happy, full retirement including involvement in library board at First United Methodist church, Doll center, sewing, gardening, and playing mah jong and bridge.

She always made sure her children and grandchildren knew they were the most important and fun part of her life. She especially enjoyed granddaughter Kate’s college years at Augustana, when she also became “grandma” to many of Kate’s friends.

Leaving a piece of her heart in South Dakota, Edith relocated to Kansas City to live near her daughter and family.

Edith died on July 29, 2016 in Kansas City from Lymphoma. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, an infant granddaughter, several brothers and sisters in law and many close friends,. Survivors include son, Bill Forsch (Noel DeSota), Lake Forest, CA, daughter, Ann Timmons (Bob), grandchildren Laynie Timmons, Kate Meyer (Jared), Jenny Witt (Ben), Nick Timmons (Megan), great grandchildren Harper, Bobby and Erin Timmons, all of the Kansas City area. Brother Tom Raines (Lee), Sioux Falls; sister-in-law Celia (Forsch) Orth, Ontario, Canada, several cousins, nieces, nephews and many dear friends, including Verla Sturdevant.

Edith’s wishes were for a family memorial service and cremation. Graveside service at the time of burial for friends and family at a later date to be announced. Memorials may be sent to the Children’s Home Society or McCrossan Boys Ranch, Sioux Falls, SD, the Danish Museum of America, Elkhorn, IA or a charity of your choice.

On-line condolences may be left at the Kahler Funeral Home website.

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