Alvin “Al” Fogelman
Alvin Fogelman, Sioux Falls, SD, died June 12, 2014. He was 89.
Alvin “Al” F. Fogelman was born in Parker, SD on January 30, 1925, to Amos and Alice (Dannen) Fogelman. He entered the US Army Air Force in December 1943, and served during WWII in the South Pacific. Following his honorable discharge from service in March 1946, he returned to Parker where he owned a milk plant. In 1953, Al moved to Sioux Falls.
He was united in marriage to Adella Schmidt on June 28, 1953, in Parker, SD. Al had a life-long career with the US Post Office. Starting as a mail carrier, he became supervisor and then after 35 years of service, retired as a Post Master at Dell Rapids, SD. After his retirement from the US Postal Service, Al worked as a valet with Sanford / USD Medical Center, retiring again after 10 years.
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Adella J. Fogelman, Sioux Falls, SD; son, Bryan (Karen) Fogelman, British Columbia, Canada; daughters, Ava Fogelman, Ashland, OR, Carrie (Mark) Bills, Sioux Falls, SD, Delana (Bob) Reeves, Buckeye, AZ, Erica (Evan) Boyd, Phoenix, AZ; 13 grandchildren; two brothers, Charles (Kay) Fogelman, Lyle (JoAnn) Fogelman; sister, Darlene (Carrol) Lund; and half-sisters, Karen (Franklin) Olson and Kay (Dean) Rallis. He was preceded in death by his parents; step-father, Carsten Knudsen; and sister, Edna Buthe.
Funeral Services will be held 10:00 am Monday June 16, 2014, at Linwood Wesleyan Church, 1101 E. 57th Street. Visitation with the family present begins 1:00 and will continue to 3:00 Sunday afternoon at Miller Funeral Home, 50 S. Main Avenue.
John Scholten
John C. Scholten, 74, of Dell Rapids passed away Monday, June 9, 2014. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 AM Thursday, June 12, 2014 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Dell Rapids. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will begin at 3:00 PM with the family present at 5:00 PM and a Wake Service at 7:00 PM Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at Minnehaha Funeral Home in Dell Rapids.
John was born July 13, 1939 to John and Alieda (Lens) Scholten at Alvord, Iowa. As an infant he moved with his family to a farm near Larchwood, Iowa. He attended country school for a few years and then attended St. Mary Grade School where he graduated from the 8th grade. John then worked for farmers in the area. On November 9, 1960 he was united in marriage to Dorothy Koerlin at St. Joseph Cathedral in Sioux Falls. They lived on a farm near Larchwood where he worked until moving to Dell Rapids in 1964.
In 1969 John had a debilitating stroke and nine years later had heart surgery. In 2004 he had more serious heart surgery. He volunteered at St. Mary lunch room for fourteen years. John and Dorothy took many bus trips and enjoyed camping with their girls when they were younger.
John is survived by his wife, Dorothy, Dell Rapids; daughters, Lori (Mark) Waltz, Gaylord, MN and Joan (Jerry) McIlvenna, Sioux Falls; four grandchildren, Christopher (Andy) Waltz, Jonathon Waltz and special friend, Erin, Brianna Wuestewald and special friend, Austin and Abigayl McIlvenna; two great-grandchildren, Grace and Oliver Waltz; brothers, George (Donna) Scholten, Luverne, MN and Cletus (Shirley) Scholten, Sioux Falls; sisters, Mary Lou Kearney, Sioux City, IA and Rose (Dale) Carman, Sioux Falls; sisters-in-law, Arliss Scholten, Sandy Scholten, Sharon Scholten and Carol Olson; brothers-in-law, Ray Burkard and Richard Tuschen; as well as many nieces; nephews and friends.
John was preceded in death by his parents; two infant brothers; brothers, Paul, Ray, Joe and Larry; sisters, Betty (Louie) Wall, Theresa (Martin) Schettler, Dorothy (Francis) Schettler, Ann Burkard, Irene (Joe) Soldatke and Veronica Tuschen; brothers-in-law, Joe Soldatke, Chuck Kearney and Merlin Olson.
To leave condolences, visit www.minnehahafuneralhome.com.
Gas Explosion in Dell Rapids
A punctured gas line and a vehicle backfire caused a gas explosion in Dell Rapids around 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10th. A contractor was drilling near State Ave and 10th Street when they punctured a gas line causing a leak.
According to Dell Rapids Fire Chief Mike Steen, a driver was attempting to start a car in the area, and the gas leak caused the car to erupt in flames.
By the mid afternoon hours, MidAmerican Energy crews arrived on the scene to dig under the street and clamp the gas line to stop the leak. There were no shut off valves because the leak was on a main line. Emergency crews spent hours pouring water on the gas leak burn until the clamps were put into place.
No injuries occurred during the day. There was also no other structural damage other than the car that was part of the explosion. Some homes in the area along with Dell Rapids St Mary School were evacuated until things were under control.
The Dell Rapids Fire Department, Baltic Fire Department, Colman Fire Department, MidAmerican Energy, Minnehaha County Emergency Management, as well as Dell Rapids City employees all assisted to control the fire.
Dells-M Teeners Start Season 0-2
The Dells-M Teeners (ages 15/16) lost two close games to start the 2014 season. Dells-M is one of two 15/16 year-old teams in Dell Rapids.
Madison 16 Gold 3, Dell Rapids 1
Madison grouped four of its six hits into two innings around two Dell Rapids errors to pull out a 3-1 win at Volunteer Field June 2.
Dell Rapids collected four hits. Brett Mogen hit two singles and Nick Hoffman and Hunter Hansen both hit singles. Nate McKee drove in Casey Hansen with a sacrifice fly.
Madison 000 200 1 – 3 6 0
Dell Rapids 001 000 0 – 1 4 3
Hunter Jamison and Mitch Hansen.
Brett Mogen, Josh Roemen (5) and Casey Hansen.
Volga 5, Dell Rapids 1
Volga jumped out with two runs in the first inning and never looked back for a 5-1 win June 5 in Volga.
Volga outhit Dell Rapids 5-4. For Dell Rapids, Mogen doubled while Hansen, Eric Klein and Elijah Story each had one single.
Dell Rapids 000 100 0 – 1 4 2
Volga 202 100 X – 5 5 0
Elijah Story, Casey Hansen (4), Eric Klein (6) and Nick Hoffman.
Collin Kramer, Trevor Olson (5) and Brock Swartos.
Congratulations to Lindsay Merry & Tanner Munk!
The spring semester dean’s list at Dakota Wesleyan University includes Lindsay Merry and Tanner Munk from Dell Rapids. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must have a semester grade point average of at least 3.5 on a four-point scale. Students also have to complete at least 12 hours of academic work during the semester.
13-14 Dells-M Team takes 2nd at I-29 Tournament
The Dell Rapids 13-14 Dells-M team took second place out of 23 teams at the I-29 League Tournament Friday, June 6th through Sunday, June 8th. Dells-M opened up the tournament with a 4-1 win over Dells-E. They then defeated Madison-13s by a score of 8-0. Dells-M beat Watertown 13-3 in the semifinal round. Harrisburg Black did defeat Dells-M 9-3 in the championship game.
Team Photo – Back row from left to right: Carter Gullickson, Danny Miller, Cameron Bruhn, Eddie Price, Mason Schmidt, Keegan Miller, Nick Boever, Greg Gullickson.
Front row from left to right: Lealand Randall, Logan Ruesink, Gabe Skonseng, Jason Cook, Casey Machmiller.
School Board Meeting: 6/9/14
The Dell Rapids School Board will meet in regular session on Monday, June 9th, at 7:00 p.m. at the HS/MS DDN Room. Some of the items on the agenda include the consent agenda, consideration of budget requests, approve extension of bus routes, discuss and approve Haven recommendations, and other committee reports. The full agenda can be found by clicking here.
Dorothy Frantzen
Dorothy H. Frantzen, 84, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center. Her Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Dell Rapids. Interment will be in the St. Mary Cemetery, Dell Rapids. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. with the family present from 5:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. and the Christian Wake Service beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Kahler Funeral Home on Monday, June 9, 2014. To leave condolences, please visit www.kahlerfh.com.
Dorothy was born on May 8, 1930 in Garretson, SD to Arthur and Henrietta (DeRue) Heinemann. During her childhood she could be found helping her father on the family farm.
Before marrying, Dorothy worked in Sioux Falls for several years as a nanny and housekeeper and always spoke fondly of that period of time in her life. She married Bernard “Benny” Frantzen on May 19, 1959 and they farmed near Dell Rapids until their retirement in 1986. Dorothy was a homemaker and most comfortable in service to others. A woman of few words, she showed her love to her family and friends in different ways. A few of those ways were by making herself available to babysit or baking everyone’s favorite treats. Anyone that was fortunate enough to receive a baked treat could tell the love that went into making it.
After Benny passed in 2000, Dorothy loved working at the Dells Bowling Alley and then later at a Daycare in Dell Rapids where she would spend her afternoons “rocking the babies” until she retired at the age of 80.
Due to ailing health, she moved to Prairie Crossings in Sioux Falls in 2013. There she made good friends and loved reminiscing with the ladies about her younger days going to the dances at the Arkota Ballroom. She recently returned to Dell Rapids.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Benny Frantzen, daughter, Sarah, son, James, her parents, and her sister, Mary Schmidt.
Grateful for having shared her life are her daughters, Catherine Frantzen (Gary Ellefson) of Dell Rapids and Susan (Tim) Peterson of Sioux Falls; grandchildren, Tyler (Paige) and Ryan Frantzen, Eric (Louise) Halbleib, Jack and Tate Peterson; her siblings, Floyd “Bud” Heinemann, Joyce Lerdahl, Virginia Mergen, and Ruby Nelson; three great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Garfield Ave Bridge Work Starts
Work on the Garfield Ave bridge by City Park is underway. The construction started on Tuesday, May 27th. Cramer and Associates, Inc., an Iowa-based company, is doing the construction work on the new bridge. Construction of the new bridge is expected to be completed in 2014. Cramer and Associates has 180 days from the start of the project to have the project completed. During the construction the road is closed and traffic is being routed to Highway 115.
The bid by Cramer and Associates for the project came in at just over $2.3 million, and the project is being overseen by the South Dakota Department of Transportation.