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Richard Mengenhauser

December 10, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Richard E. Mengenhauser, 73, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Richard was born on April 15, 1941 to Edward and Florence (Schroeder) Mengenhauser in Sioux Falls, SD. The family moved from Mitchell, SD to rural Moody County where he received his education at Bell School and graduated from Egan High School in 1959. Richard joined the National Guard Battery, 2nd Battalion, 147th Artillery and his unit was called up during the Berlin Crises. He married LaVonne Krogmann in September of 1964 in Flandreau, SD. Richard worked for Ahlers, Dale’s Firestone, Dale’s Alignment, Julson Motors and Ramsdell F & M. Richard married Becky Litka on December 3, 1992 in Flandreau. After retiring he worked for several area farmers. Richard was a member of Ss. Simon and Jude Catholic Church, enjoyed restoring his tractor, NASCAR and his grandkids.

Richard is survived by his wife Becky, children, Stephen (Peggy Johnson), Mengenhauser, Brookings, Paula (Willie Turner) Mengenhauser, Sioux Falls, Seth (Katie Gagnon) Litka, Dell Rapids, four grandkids, Kaitlin, Kaden, Brennan, Finleigh, his mother Florence, Flandreau, brother Roger (Glenda) Mengenhauser, Boerne, TX, two sisters Jean (Jerry) Berger, Cedar Rapids, IA, Jayne (Kim) Verhey, Madison, sister-in-law Elena Mengenhauser, Madison and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded by his father and brother Garland.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, December 12, 2014, 11:00 a.m. at Ss. Simon and Jude Catholic Church with burial in Hillside Cemetery, Egan. Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday with a 7:00 p.m. scripture service at Skroch Funeral Chapel. Condolences may be left at www.skrochfc.com

Russell Dring

December 10, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Russell G. Dring, 76, of Redfield died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, at Select Specialty Hospital in Sioux Falls. Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Redfield. Father Christopher Hughes will celebrate the mass. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 1 to 8 p.m., with a rosary at 6 p.m. at Thelen Funeral Home in Redfield. Condolences may be left at www.thelenfuneralhome.com

Russell was born July 30, 1938, in Minneapolis, Minn. to Carroll and Frances (Brula) Dring. The family moved to Rockham when Russ was 5 years old. Russ attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Zell and graduated from Redfield High School in 1956. He worked for the railroad for a few years. On Aug. 29, 1959, Russ married Marion Newman in Zell. He worked for NWPS as a lineman for 39 years.

Russ enjoyed all sports and especially enjoyed watching his grandchildren in Kearney, Neb., participate in soccer, track and football. He was an avid trapper and fisherman and loved to hunt with Jeff, Jay and the Newmans at the Newman Farm. Russ fully enjoyed his retirement, planting a big garden, spending time with his buddies and the dog “Blue” at Redfield Body Shop.

Russ leaves wonderful memories to his wife of 55 years, Marion; his sons: Jeff (Lisa Knoff) Dring of Dell Rapids and Jay (Julie) Dring of Columbus, Neb.; his grandchildren: Kelli (Chad) Fleek, Rustin Dring and Lucas Knoff; his aunt Geraldine Dring; brothers-in-law: Milt (Devonna) Newman, Merlin (Judy) Newman, Maurice Newman, Marvin (Dorinne) Newman; his sisters-in-law: Marlis Freeburg and Melva Olson; and many nieces and nephews.

His son’s dogs, Bella, Harley and Ace will also miss Russ. He was preceded in death by his parents; nephew, Jim Freeburg; and aunts and uncles. Russ’s sense of humor and his love of jokes will be missed.

Quarrier Girls Basketball Opens Season with Win

December 9, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team earned a 61-57 OT victory over the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers in the opening game of the 2014-2015 season on Tuesday, December 9th, in Dell Rapids.

The Quarriers jumped out to an early 6-0 lead through the first half of the first quarter. Dell Rapids was able to maintain that lead through the rest of the first quarter and led 11-6 at the end of the quarter. Dell Rapids was able to push their lead to 23-11 by the 4:00 mark in the second quarter as the offense continued to roll. The Quarriers had a 12-point lead at halftime at 32-20.

Sioux Falls Christian opened up the third quarter scoring the first six points to pull within 32-26. The Chargers were able to cut the lead to 39-34 with 2:20 left in the quarter, but Dell Rapids scored the final four points of the quarter to extend the lead to 43-34 at the end of the third quarter. The Quarriers maintained a cushion throughout much of the fourth quarter, even extending the lead to 53-42 after a three-point basket by Arial Hoffman with 3:34 to go in the game.

The Chargers however were not about to go away quietly. Sioux Falls Christian went on a 12-0 to take their first lead of the game at 54-53 with :30 after a layup by Kensi Brands. The Chargers added another point from the free throw line to lead 55-53 with just :16 left in the game. Dell Rapids in the final possession of regulation was able to draw up a play that allowed Brittney Siemonsma to hit the game-tying layup to send the game to overtime. The Chargers hit the first basket of overtime to regain the lead at 57-55, but Dell Rapids scored the final six points of the game to pick up the win.

Dell Rapids was led by Averi Pankonen with 19 points. Siemonsma added 14 points, and Emma Paul finished with 10 points. The Chargers were led by Shelby Zomermaand with 19 points.

The Quarriers improve to 1-0 on the year. Dell Rapids will travel to Salem to take on McCook Central/Montrose on Monday, December 15th.

Ice Rink to Get Trial Run

December 8, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

UPDATE: Temperatures for the next few days are expected to be above normal, thus making the flooding/prepping of the ice rink impossible at this time. If temperatures drop low enough to allow for the prepping, the ice rink will be able to happen.

An ice rink in Dell Rapids will get a trial run during the Christmas break. During the city council meeting on Monday, December 1st, the Dell Rapids City Council voted in favor of giving an ice rink in Dell Rapids a trial run during the holiday season. A Dell Rapids resident brought up the idea of an ice rink to the council during their regular meeting on November 17th. The council at that time voted to table a decision about the ice rink until their next meeting to allow city administration to put together a plan.

City Administrator Justin Weiland proposed the idea of getting an ice rink ready for use during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday season. After a trial run during that time, the city would then gather reaction from the public to determine if there was enough interest to justify maintaining the ice rink for the rest of the winter season. The council voted in favor of this plan 6-1.

Dell Rapids School Board Meeting: 12/8/14

December 8, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids School Board will meet in regular session on Monday, December 8th, at 7:00 p.m. in the MS/HS DDN Room. Some of the items on the agenda include the consent agenda, Lunchtime Solutions survey discussion, determine 2015 school board election, and the superintendent’s report. The full agenda can be found by clicking here.

The school board will also have two executive sessions during the evening.

The regular session meeting will be webcast.

“Top of the Rock” Quarrier Wrestling Results

December 7, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Wrestling team hosted their annual “Top of the Rock” tournament on Saturday, December 6th, at the Dell Rapids High School. Eight teams participated in the event: Adrian, Alcester-Hudson, Beresford, Dakota Valley, Dell Rapids, McCook Central/Montrose, Parker, and Tri-Valley. Adrian won the team title with 202.5 points. Beresford was second with 178.0 points, and McCook Central/Montrose was third with 130.0 points. Dell Rapids finished sixth with 89.0 points.

Below are the individual places for each weight class.

106B

1st – Cade Entwisle, McCook Central/Montrose
2nd – Nathan Ewer, Tri-Valley
3rd – Cody Sechser, McCook Central/Montrose
4th – Taelon Jensen, Tri-Valley

106

1st – Caden Lamer, Tri-Valley
2nd – Colin Becker, Dakota Valley
3rd – Blake Gessner, McCook Central/Montrose
4th – Beau Bullerman, Adrian

113

1st – Trevor Stene, Alcester-Hudson
2nd – Alex Fuerstenberg, Adrian
3rd – Grant Plucker, Parker
4th – Trevor Klinnert, Tri-Valley

120

1st – Skylar Hieronimus, Adrian
2nd – Chase Andersen, Parker
3rd – Robert Streeter, Dakota Valley
4th – Hunter Borah, Beresford

126

1st – Dakota Galt, Beresford
2nd – Parker Ramstad, Tri-Valley
3rd – Greg Kern, Adrian
4th – Paul Lauck, McCook Central/Montrose

132

1st – Ryan Elias, Adrian
2nd – Dylan Eldeen, Tri-Valley
3rd – Jordan Scheier, McCook Central/Montrose
4th – Jacob Ottoson, Dell Rapids

138

1st – Ty Haneke, Beresford
2nd – Carl Bruening, McCook Central/Montrose
3rd – James Lueders, Dell Rapids
4th – Jayden Even, Parker

145

1st – Tony Lynn, Adrian
2nd – Jared Lyle, Beresford
3rd – Kaylen Dickau, Alcester-Hudson
4th – Zamuel Centeno, Parker

152

1st – Nick Casperson, Beresford
2nd – Michael Preuss, Adrian
3rd – Caleb Krouse, McCook Central/Montrose
4th – Dylan Nagelstad, Parker

160

1st – Trent Lyle, Beresford
2nd – Austin Eulberg, Dell Rapids
3rd – Carter VanDyke, Adrian
4th – Tanner Grocott, McCook Central/Montrose

170

1st – Matthew Slater, Adrian
2nd – Dalton Combs, McCook Central/Montrose
3rd – Kordell Buyck, Parker
4th – Trevor Hallman, Tri-Valley

182

1st – Jerry Kappenman, McCook Central/Montrose
2nd – Jesse Slater, Adrian
3rd – Reice Tiernan, Dell Rapids
4th – Kole Nordquist, Beresford

195

1st – Jade Worth, Beresford
2nd – Justin Dolan, Beresford
3rd – Raymundo Oropeza, Dakota Valley
4th – Nick Palmer, Dell Rapids

220

1st – Dylan Gyberg, Adrian
2nd – Trustan Lutter, Beresford
3rd – Willie Heiberger, Tri-Valley
4th – Jacob Eining, Dell Rapids

285

1st – Payton Jensen, Parker
2nd – Trent Rus, Alcester-Hudson
3rd – Connor Hoy, Beresford
4th – Jordan VanHout, McCook Central/Montrose

Jamie Fox

December 4, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

We were blessed to have Jamie Con join our family on January 8, 1987 in Lewisville, TX. This beautiful blonde, bundle of joy was the first of two children born to Judy and Juden Peterson. Early in their childhood, Jamie and her brother Joshua were adopted by Anthony (Tony) Fox as the four of them built a life together.

During Jamie’s youth, she lived in Sioux Falls, SD but she enjoyed trips to Grandma and Grandpa Opland’s farm almost every weekend. Jamie was such a Tomboy! She loved to wrestle with her cousins and enjoyed the great outdoors. Jamie loved sports playing softball and volleyball, soccer with two traveling teams, Dakota Gold and Great Plains, and loved playing basketball on her school team and for SFABA. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 2005. Jamie grew to be an independent fun loving young lady. She had a passion for caring for animals especially dogs and would rescue any that came her way whether it be MinPin or Pit Bull, Chihuahua or English Bull Dog, she would take it in and shower it with love. Jamie met and made a life together with Joseph Sorum. They have a wonderful and much loved son, David. David was the JOY of her life and she always put his care and security first in her thoughts and actions. They loved spending time together as a family outside fishing, boating, or just hanging out.

Jamie brought smiles to a multitude of elderly people and coworkers as she cared for them as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in several nursing homes. She began that career at the age of 16 and continued on for the past 11 years. She always brightened days by sharing her smile, spark for life, caring spirit, and sense of humor with the residents. She also kept the staff on their toes because they never knew when she would pull a prank on them. Never lacking in ambition and drive, Jamie was also only two weeks away from completing her Marketing degree.

Blessed with sharing her life, laughter and love were her mother and father: Judy and Tony, brother: Joshua, significant other: Joseph, much loved son: David, and grandmother: Connie Opland. She will also be lovingly remembered by a multitude of others including aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

At the age of 27, in Pelican Rapids MN, Jamie ended her journey in this life and reached her forever home. She is surrounded by those that preceded her in their journey home, her cousins: Aaron and Heath Opland, beloved Grandpa Bennett Opland, and Grandma Helen Fox.

Funeral services will begin at 2:00 PM Monday, December 8, 2014 at the Willow Creek Lutheran Cemetery, rural Dell Rapids. Visitation with the family present will be from 3-6:00 PM Sunday at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Dell Rapids. Burial will be in the Willow Creek Cemetery. Condolences may be left at www.minnehahafuneralhome.com

Ruth Zweifel

December 3, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Funeral services for Ruth Zweifel, 84, of Scotland, South Dakota passed away on Saturday, November 22 at the Good Samaritan Society of Scotland. Her funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at United Methodist Church in Scotland. Burial will follow in the Rosehill Cemetery, Scotland. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 25 at the Goglin Funeral Home from 3:00 p.m. until a 7:30 p.m. prayer service there, family will be present from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Goglin Funeral Home of Scotland. Online condolences may be sent at www.goglinfh.com.

Ruth Alice Zweifel was born April 15, 1930 to William and Martha (Schneider) Retzer. She graduated from Scotland High School in 1948 and married Don Zweifel in Sioux City, Iowa on June 19, 1948. She worked at the Bon Homme County courthouse for a short time. Ruth and Don worked together in the trucking and corn shelling business. She did the accounting and drove a truck.

Ruth loved to dance to the music of the 40’s and 50’s. She was a competitive bowler on the Scotland Transfer team. Her talents included baking, sewing, and crocheting. She enjoyed playing Scrabble and doing crossword puzzles. Ruth loved her family and always thought of others first.

She was a member of the Scotland United Methodist Church and served as the financial secretary.

Grateful for having shared her life are a daughter, Theresa (Terry) and her husband LaVerne (Joe) Hoff of Olivet; a son Greg and his wife Cindy (Cannon) Zweifel of Scotland; five grandchildren and their families: Troy and Teresa (Green) Hoff and their children Tiana and Tyler of Covington, Georgia; David and Kristin (Wynia) Hoff and their daughters Audrey and Madeline of Sioux Falls; Stacie (Zweifel) and Seth Peterson and their children Cohen and Vivien of Sioux Falls; Paul and Alyssa (Slykhuis) Zweifel and their children Parker, Aspen, and Raegan of Dell Rapids; and Jared and Jenny (Hamberger) Zweifel and their son Henry of Scotland; a sister Alvera Weinke of Yankton and a brother Ron Retzer of Santa Maria, California. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Don, and brother-in-law Robert Weinke.

Matilda Fritza

December 3, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Matilda Bertha Fritza, 88, died Sunday, November 23 at Avera St. Benedict Hospital in Parkston. Funeral mass will be Wednesday, November 26 at 10:30 am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Parkston. Visitation will be Tuesday, November 25 from 5 to 7 pm with a 7:00 pm prayer service at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Parkston. Arrangements by Koehn Bros. Funeral Home in Parkston. Condolences may be left at www.koehnbrosfuneralhome.com

Tillie was born October 7th, 1926 to Henry and Margaret (Kimber) Oster in Ethan, SD. She attended and graduated from Ethan High school and then received her teaching certificate from Springfield Normal School. She began her teaching career in a Country School in Davison County. Tillie was united in marriage to Leo Fritza on June 11th, 1946 in Ethan. They moved to a farm west of Parkston, SD where they raised their family and resided for 64 years. While raising her family, she resumed her more than 30 year teaching career. During this time, she graduated with a bachelors degree in Elementary Education from Dakota Wesleyn University. Tillie was a long time member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church where she was involved in Catholic Daughters for over 60 years, Altar Society, study club, bible study and was a RENEW leader. She was also a member of the Parkston American Legion auxiliary.

She is survived by five children: Patricia (Justin) Foss of Minneapolis, MN; Diane (Bob) Gordon of Montrose, SD; Kathy (David) Talsma of Spearfish, SD; Dan (Carol) Fritza of South Sioux City, NE; and Janet (Perry) Herrboldt of Tea, SD; 10 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters, Mary Barnes of Portland, OR and Phyllis (Clair) Lambert of Artesian, SD; 3 sisters-in-law, Devonia Oster of Mitchell, SD; Vi Fritza of Mt Vernon, SD; and Marie Roemen of Dell Rapids, SD; and a brother-in-law, Norb (Joan) Fritza of Parkston.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leo; a son, David; an infant daughter, Carol; 3 brothers, Francis, Tony and John; and 3 sisters, Sr. Margaret Mary, June and Ruth.

Edna Wall

December 3, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

On December 2, 2014, Edna Wall passed on to join her husband, Ted and the rest of her family and friends. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Dell Rapids. Interment will be in the St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation on Friday, December 5, 2014 will begin at 5:00 p.m. The Christian Wake service will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Kahler Funeral Home. Condolences may be left at www.kahlerfh.com

Edna was born in Dell Rapids on September 4, 1916 to Louis and Mary LeBrun. She was the youngest and last survivor of ten children. Edna married Theodore Wall in 1938. They lived on the family farm near Dell Rapids, where Edna grew up, until 1972 when she and Ted retired and moved to their home in Dell Rapids. Edna moved to Wisconsin in 2009 to be closer to her daughter, Sonja.

Edna was a lifetime member of Saint Mary Parish. She was one of the nine proud members of St. Mary High School Class of 1934. Edna was an active member of the altar society and the Dell Rapids Auxiliary. For many years she enjoyed selling “Avon” and being a member of the Red Hat Society as well as hosting many a card party. Cooking was also one of her pleasurers. Her cinnamon rolls were unsurpassed and still have her children wondering how she made them.

She loved her family, her church, and her many friends. She is preceded in death by parents, nine brothers and sisters, her husband, Ted; her son, Louie and his wife, Betty; her daughter, Nancy and her husband, Rex; her son-in-law, Chuck Monner and granddaughter, Allie Thanig.

She is survived by her son, Conrad “Brick” (Martha) Wall of Tucson, AZ; her daughter, Sonja Monner of Somerset, WI; her five grandchildren, Shannon Wall Calden, Ellen Wall Tucker, Ted Wall, Sarah Monner Thanig and Kate Monner Waskul and nine great grandchildren.

Memorials should be directed to St. Mary School.

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