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Evelyn Schneider

December 26, 2013 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Evelyn Schneider, 81, of Spencer passed away on Monday, December 23, 2013 at Golden Living Home in Madison. Funeral mass will begin at 10:30 am on Friday, December 27 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Mitchell. Burial will follow at the Spencer Cemetery South. Visitation will begin on Thursday at 12 pm with a prayer service to be held at 7 pm and family present from 6 – 8 pm at Kinzley Funeral Home in Salem.

Evelyn June Koepke was born on December 6, 1932 to Arthur and Millie Koepke at Spencer, SD. Evelyn helped her parents farm until she moved to Sioux Falls to work as a waitress.

On March 27, 1951, she married Roland (Kobb) Schneider of Spencer. The couple farmed together for over 40 years until Kobb’s failing health. Evelyn was very active in the Home Builder’s Extension Club, VFW Auxiliary, St. Mary’s & St. John Neuman’s Altar Society, as well as the Red Hatter’s. She also worked and volunteered at the Salem nursing home for many years. Evelyn remained living on the farm until she moved to Assisted Living in Salem. Later in life she moved into Golden Living until her death.

She is survived by: her children, Fr. Michael Schneider of Mitchell, Patty (Mike) Tritz of Pierre, Norma Engum of Sioux Falls, Linda (Jim) Merkwan of Dell Rapids, Steve (Kathy) Schneider of Harrisburg; nine grandchildren; and one sister, Fern (Henry) Kunkel of Mitchell.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Roland (Kobb), one granddaughter, Elizabeth Engum, two sisters and one brother.

Memorials may be directed to AseraCare Hospice, 4101 S Westport Ave., Sioux Falls, SD, 57106. www.kinzleyfh.com – See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/argusleader/obituary.aspx?n=evelyn-schneider&pid=168728330&fhid=23185#sthash.nHgLgETd.dpuf

Dorothy Dickerson

December 23, 2013 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dorothy Marie Dickerson, age 97, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Colton, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2013, at Dow Rummel Village in Sioux Falls. A Celebration of Life will begin at 11 am Friday, December 27, 2013, at the Colton United Methodist Church. Visitation with the family present will be from 6-8 pm Thursday, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Colton.

Dorothy was born on March 9, 1916, near Franklin, South Dakota to Henry and Margaret Wessel. She graduated from Franklin Consolidated School in 1933, and married Clem Dickerson on March 9, 1937.

Grateful for having shared her life are her children: Don (Mary) Dickerson, of Brandon, SD, and Lois (Ron) Qualseth, of Sioux Falls; daughter-in-law, Mary Dickerson, Dell Rapids, SD; eleven grandchildren: Alan (Donna) Dickerson, Casper, WY, Cindy Dickerson, Sioux Falls, Cristy (Mike) Appel, Pipestone, MN, Scott (Susan) Dickerson, Coarsegold, CA, Dean Dickerson, Gillette, WY, Trina (Tom) Kirkvold, Des Moines, IA, Delana (Scott) Ihrke, LeMars, IA, Darrin (Christi) Dickserson, Ellston, IA, Sheila (Scott) Finch, Brandon, Shon (Mollie) Qualseth, Lawrence, KS, and Ryan (Elizabeth) Qualseth, Tea; 20 great grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren and one on the way; and a sister, Beverly Emmett, White, SD. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clem; son, Lyle; grandson, Kelly; 5 sisters and 2 brothers.

Memorials may be directed to the Colton United Methodist Church.

Patrick Middagh

December 23, 2013 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Patrick G. Middagh, 66, of Sioux Falls passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2013 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls. A memorial service will be held at a later date. To leave condolences please visit www.kahlerfh.com.

Patrick G. Middagh was born on March 30, 1947 in Baker, MT, the son of Gerald and Ruth (White) Middagh. He moved to South Dakota where he worked in the farming and roofing industries in and around the Sioux Falls area.

He is survived by his wife, Sharon Middagh of Sioux Falls and his brothers and sisters. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Castlewood Turns Back St Mary

December 21, 2013 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Castlewood Warriors defeated the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals 73-39 at the girls Entringer Classic in Flandreau on Saturday, December 21st. The Warriors outscored the Cardinals 46-14 combined in the 2nd and 3rd quarters on their way to the win. Castlewood lead 13-7 after the first quarter and 41-17 at halftime. Castlewood extended the lead to 59-21 after the 3rd quarter.

St Mary shot just 9-54 (17%) from the field, and 2-16 (13%) from three-point area. The Cardinals were 19-28 (68%) from the free-throw line. St Mary pulled down 33 total rebounds, had seven steals, and turned the ball over 11 times.

Lindsey Wolles had 10 points and three rebounds in the game. Ally Mullaney added eight points and five rebounds. Kelly Michel added six points and four rebounds. Sierra Johnson had a game-high 20 points along with eight rebounds and five assists to lead the Warriors.

The Cardinals fall to 2-3 on the year. St Mary will travel to Chester to take on the Flyers on Monday, December 30th. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Castlewood	13	28	18	14	73
Dell Rapids St Mary	7	10	4	18	39

Hamlin Hands Quarriers First Loss

December 21, 2013 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Hamlin Chargers defeated the Dell Rapids Quarriers 50-29 at the Girls Entringer Classic in Flandreau on Saturday, December 21st. Dell Rapids was only able to hit one field goal in the first half as Hamlin led after the first quarter 12-6. The Chargers held Dell Rapids to just one point in the second quarter and took a halftime lead of 24-7. Hamlin extended the lead to 37-17 after the third quarter.

Dell Rapids shot 9-35 from the field for 26% in the game. They were 10-22 from the free throw line for 45%. The Quarriers had 20 rebounds as a team, five assists, five steals, and 22 turnovers. Hamlin, meanwhile, shot 20-45 from the field for 44%. They were 9-16 from the free throw line for 56%. The Chargers had 26 team rebounds, 11 assists as a team, 11 steals, and turned the ball over 19 times.

Dell Rapids was led by Mikaela Stofferahn with 10 points. Jordan Stone had seven points and five rebounds in the game. Hannah Welbig finished with four points for the Quarriers. Molly Koisti of Hamlin was named the game MVP. She finished with 16 points, five rebounds and one assist.

Head coach Jeff Dvorak said, “Today’s game was lost before we even stepped on the court. Mentally we just did not show up until the 2nd half – and that is too late versus a good team. I believe that we started so well in our first two games and that led to a false sense that we just had to show up and it would happen – obviously, it didn’t ‘happen’ today. Hamlin has an aggressive team, and we were not ready for that speed. Young teams such as ours need to face this type of adversity to learn and grow. We certainly had our confidence rocked today, but in the end we will become tougher and better for it.”

Dell Rapids falls to 2-1 on the year. The Quarriers next game will be Saturday, December 28th, at the Parkston Classic. Dell Rapids will take on Aberdeen Roncalli at 2:30 p.m.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Hamlin	12	12	13	13	50
Dell Rapids	6	1	10	12	29

Highlights

Quarrier Boys Win Exciting Game Against Tea

December 21, 2013 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team picked up a win over the Tea Area Titans 65-57 on Friday, December 20th, in Dell Rapids. Dell Rapids jumped out to a quick early lead and led 17-11 after the first quarter. Tea was able to close the gap by two points by halftime at 32-27. The Titans chipped away at the lead, before taking a 38-36 lead late in the third quarter, but the Quarriers regained the lead at 43-41 after the third quarter. The Quarriers were able to pull away at the end by hitting free throws late in the game for the win.

Dell Rapids was led by Ben Hammer with 14 points, 12 rebounds, and seven blocked shots. Cody Nielsen finished with 13 points, and Riley Schmidt and Ty Hoglund each had 12 points in the game. Hoglund also finished with seven assists, and Zane Schumaker had six assists. Shumaker also had 10 steals in the game. Tea was led by Tarin Smallfield with a game-high 22 points.

Head coach Jason Fersdahl said, “This was a total team victory! Tea is a good team that plays very aggressive defense, and I thought we did a good job of moving the ball to find good scoring opportunities. We were able to work the ball inside to our post players who were able to finish strong at the basket. We knew that Tea would make a strong run at us, and I am proud that our guys responded with a strong 4th quarter; we were able to hit clutch shots down the stretch. We didn’t shoot free throws very well for the night, but Zane hit 5 -6 down the stretch to finish the game.”

The Quarriers improved to 2-0 on the year. Dell Rapids will take on Sioux Valley at the Entringer Classic in Brookings on Saturday, December 28th, in their next game. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Tea Area	11	16	14	16	57
Dell Rapids	17	15	11	22	65

Highlights

Quarrier Girls Win Home Opener

December 21, 2013 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team picked up a Dakota 12 Conference win over the Tea Area Titans 45-24 on Friday, December 20th, in Dell Rapids. Dell Rapids scored the first 12 points of the game on their way to a 17-2 lead after the first quarter. The Quarriers extended the lead to 31-10 at halftime. Dell Rapids had a 40-20 lead after the third quarter.

Dell Rapids was led by Brittany Kludt with a game-high 13 points. Mikaela Stofferahn finished the game with 10 points and five rebounds. Arial Hoffman added six points off the bench for Dell Rapids. Sarah Haak had six steals in the game. Dell Rapids was 16-43 (37%) from the field, 11-15 (73%) from the free throw line, and had a total of 23 team rebounds.

Head coach Jeff Dvorak said, “It was exciting to start out as strong as we did. I felt our defense really set the tone as we had a lot of energy and limited Tea’s looks at open shots. We need to improve our offensive consistency, which was evident at the close of the game where we really stalled out rather than finishing things up. ”

Dell Rapids improves to 2-0 on the year. The Quarriers will play Hamlin in the Entringer Classic in Flandreau on Saturday, December 21st, at 2:45 p.m. The game will be on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids JV team also picked up a win over Tea by a score of 44-22.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Tea Area	2	8	10	4	24
Dell Rapids	17	14	9	5	45

Highlights

Jerry Wickre

December 19, 2013 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Jerry Wickre, 70, of Colton, SD, died at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona on December 17, 2013.

Jerry was born July 1, 1943 in Chester, SD, the second child of Hjalmer and Wilhelmina Wickre. He graduated from Colton High School in 1961 and went on to electrical school. He spent most of his career in various electrical jobs and retired from Dakota Supply Co in 2005. On February 27, 1965 he married Carolyn “Carol” Mergen at St. Peter’s Church in Colman, SD. Carol and Jerry were blessed with two children, Debra Boyle from Lone Tree, CO and Steven Wickre, from Colton, SD.

Jerry is survived by his daughter Debra Boyle and husband John and their three children: Chase, Grant and Sydney, all of Lone Tree, CO. He is also survived by his son Steven of Colton, and Steven’s son Jacob, of Sioux Falls, his mother Wilhelmina Wickre of Colton; a brother, David Wickre, Sioux Falls; and three sisters: Marcene Woldt (Dan) Sioux Falls, Nancy Torgusen (Pete) Dell Rapids and Darla Jelken (Dick) Sloan, IA. He also leaves his mother-in- law Cecilia Baumberger Mergen of Dell Rapids, his three sister in laws: Mary Ellen (Roger) Scholz, Stuart, NE, Alice (Jack) Majeres, Dell Rapids, Teresa (Jon) Brooks, Yankton; three brother in laws Del (Carol) Mergen, Rochester, MN, James (Cheri) Mergen, Sioux Falls, Mark (Cheri) Mergen, Dell Rapids and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Hjalmer Wickre in 1982 and his wife, Carol Wickre in 2004.

He was an avid antique tractor collector and loved the restoration process of it all. He not only enjoyed doing it for himself but also loved doing it for others in the community. In addition, he was a board member of Prairie Village Madison for 30 years and honored for his service by being named Grand Marshall this past August during Jamboree Days. He was incredibly talented and passionate about music playing by ear and had never had a lesson. He played several instruments including guitar, piano and accordion.

Mass will be Monday, December 23, 2013 at 10:30am at St. Joseph the Workman Church in Huntimer. Visitation will be from 3-5:00 PM Sunday at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Colton.

Christmas Cheer Finds Dells Nursing and Rehab Center

December 18, 2013 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The residents at Dells Nursing and Rehab Center received lots of Christmas cheer this year at their Christmas party. Dells Nursing and Rehab Center teamed up with County Fair Foods and placed a wish tree at County Fair Foods. The response from the community was amazing. Not only was the wish tree fulfilled, but St. Mary Catholic Church donated a shirt for every resident, and the center received many other donations. With all of the donations received, every resident received two gifts each from under the tree, and the Christmas party was a huge success.

Everyone at Dells Nursing and Rehab Center would like to thank the community for truly making the holidays special!

Iva Alice Erickson

December 17, 2013 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Iva Alice Erickson, 97, passed away Monday, December 16, 2013 at Riverview Health Services, Flandreau. Iva was born on October 29, 1916 in rural Flandreau to Henry and Jesse (Randerson) Sorensen. She grew up on a farm southeast of Flandreau and attended the Juve Country School. Because there was no bus service, she stayed with her grandparents in town while attending high school graduating from Flandreau High School in 1934. Iva married William C. Erickson on August 17, 1937 at Canton, SD. They farmed southeast of Flandreau for many years. Bill passed away on May 25, 1982. Iva purchased the home in town where she had lived with her grandparents while attending high school. Iva sponsored a foreign exchange student, Becky, from Norway in 1986-87 who she has visited twice in Norway and Becky has been to Flandreau 3 times to visit Iva. Iva loved to travel and has been to Norway, Mexico, the Caribbean, Hawaii and all throughout the United States. She was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church where she was a Sunday school teacher, WELCA, Mothers Club, Birthday Club, Moody County Rustlers Club, Senior Citizens, Hospital Auxiliary, Sons of Norway and a former volunteer at Riverview Manor. Iva enjoyed music, was an avid Twins fan, and took care of the manor cat, Tommy. She is survived by 4 children, Gary (Alice), Pipestone, MN, Virginia (Andy) Corrinet, Downers Grove, IL, Glenda (Ken) Erickson-Bunkers, Dell Rapids, Trudy Erickson, Sioux Falls, 15 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, 10 great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill, parents, 1 sister, Edith and 2 brothers, Donald and Raymond. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Thursday, December 19, 2013 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church with burial in Union Cemetery, Flandreau. Visitation is from 5:00 – 7:00 pm Wednesday at Skroch Funeral Chapel. www.skrochfc.com.

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