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Grant Joel Kringen

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Birth	:	10 Apr 1940 Garretson, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	28 Nov 2020 Brandon, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Norway Lutheran Cemetery, Garretson, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.7313995, -96.5903015
Description	:	Grant Joel Kringen, 80, of rural Garretson passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Bethany Meadows in Brandon. Private family funeral services were held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Zion Lutheran Church, Garretson. The service was livestreamed on the Minnehaha Funeral Home & Cremation Services Facebook Page. Visitation was from 4-7:00 PM Wednesday with no family present at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Garretson. Burial was in the Norway Lutheran Cemetery, rural Garretson. Masks were required at the visitation and the funeral service. Grant was born to Gilbert and Myrtle (Bokker) Kringen... Read More	Grant Joel Kringen, 80, of rural Garretson passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Bethany Meadows in Brandon. Private family funeral services were held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Zion Lutheran Church, Garretson. The service was livestreamed on the Minnehaha Funeral Home & Cremation Services Facebook Page. Visitation was from 4-7:00 PM Wednesday with no family present at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Garretson. Burial was in the Norway Lutheran Cemetery, rural Garretson. Masks were required at the visitation and the funeral service. Grant was born to Gilbert and Myrtle (Bokker) Kringen on the family farm in Logan Township near Garretson on Wednesday, April 10, 1940. He attended Norway Lutheran Church for Sunday School and Confirmation. Grant attended country school (perhaps riding his horse to get there) and graduated from Dell Rapids High School in 1958. He was active in school playing football, singing in the chorus, FFA President, Student Body President, Homecoming attendant. Upon graduating he attended SDSU for two years. He organized the first rodeo at SDSU. He rode bulls and clowned with his brother Ben. After his education he returned home to help his dad and got a job with the SD Highway Department. Horses were a part of daily living at the Kringen’s, going to horse shows was their weekend entertainment. Grant belonged to the Logan Patrol 4-H Club, showing sheep, pigs, horses, and cattle along with judging the Empire Fair. The family was yearly attenders of the SD State Fair. When Grant was in the middle teens, he won top horse, top fitting, top showman with a horse called Sunflower Prince. Grant married Sharon Plahn at the Norway Lutheran Church on August 4, 1962. They lived in Sioux Falls until he got a job as a hired man for Leo Evenson in 1963. Farming was in his blood, he rented a farm near Dell Rapids and later moved to farm in Edison Township owned by Mable Belau. In 1972 they bought the farm and made many improvements, expanding the milking into a 5-stall unit parlor in 1980. They milked for 45 years. To this union three sons, were born, Gregg, Todd, and Randy. With the help of his sons, and local schoolboys, he farmed 600 acres and milked 70 to 80 cows. Grants faith was very important to him. He was Vice President, President, Deacon, mentor teacher at First Lutheran Church in Sherman. He served on the Norway Cemetery Board, Minnehaha Funeral Home Board, Baltic Elevator Board, ASC Board and FFA Advisory Board. Grant was a man on the go with his Belgian Team, Tom and Jake and his Percheron team Rex and Rowdy with his wagon, gave rides for birthdays, class reunions, family reunions, town parades, weddings, funerals, Christmas days in Garretson, Dell Rapids, Brandon. In the summers he enjoyed giving rides to Lifescape (Achieve) and deaf children. Due to his help with FFA, he received honorary membership from Garretson, Madison and Harrisburg. One honor he never forgot was being Grand Marshall along with Sharon at Garretson’s 125th anniversary in 2014. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Sharon (Plahn), sons, Gregg (Angie) Kringen, Todd Kringen, and Randy (Kristina) Kringen; grandchildren, Gary Kringen, Casey (Kelsey) Kringen, Alaina (Andy) Scholtz, Maggie Kringen, Aubrey Sikkink, and Brody Kennedy; great grandchildren, Chase, Grant, Kyle, Kaylee Kringen; his brothers and sisters, Eleanor (Martin) Morse, Ben (Elaine) Kringen, Marie (LeRoy) Koopman, Ada (Larry) Jorgenson, Rose Ann (Roger) Lance, Harry (Linda) Kringen and Lynne (David) Antoine and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Gilbert and Myrtle and a sister Karen Bufkin.

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Grant Joel Kringen's memorial is located at: Norway Lutheran Cemetery, Garretson, Minnehaha County, USA.
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Grant Joel Kringen death on 28 Nov 2020 in Brandon, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 43.7313995
Longitude: -96.5903015

Family Members:

Parent

Gilbert J. Kringen

(1915 - 1994)

Myrtle Helen Bokker Kringen

(1915 - 1997)

Siblings

Karen Sue Kringen Bufkin

(1943 - 2010)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Norway Lutheran Cemetery
Garretson, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7313995, -96.5903015

2. Saint Pauls Cemetery
Garretson, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7318200, -96.6297480

3. Summit Hill Cemetery
Garretson, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7066994, -96.5317001

4. Highland Cemetery
Sherman, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7764015, -96.5250015

5. Saint Rose Cemetery
Garretson, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7202988, -96.4899979

6. Sherman Cemetery
Sherman, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7475014, -96.4897003

7. Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
Garretson, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7144012, -96.4899979

8. East Nidaros Lutheran Cemetery
Baltic, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7321500, -96.6994100

9. Split Rock Lutheran Church Cemetery
Garretson, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6460500, -96.5519000

10. Logan Reformed Cemetery
Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8252983, -96.5905991

11. Swedona Covenant Cemetery
Brandon, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6394100, -96.6311500

12. Old Highland Cemetery
Garretson, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8072630, -96.4977260

13. Rosendahl Cemetery
Sherman, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7900009, -96.4728012

14. North Highland Cemetery
Sherman, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8201770, -96.5135190

15. Saint Olaf Cemetery
Baltic, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7689018, -96.7296982

16. Stordahl Cemetery
Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7927440, -96.7195240

17. Pioneer Cemetery
Sverdrup Township, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7050018, -96.7406006

18. West Palisade Cemetery
Beaver Creek, Rock County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6608009, -96.4503021

19. South Dakota Veterans Cemetery
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6228800, -96.6776300

20. Nelson Cemetery
Trent, Moody County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8628006, -96.6264038

21. East Palisades Cemetery
Rock County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6606100, -96.4309500

22. Dell Rapids Cemetery
Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8334900, -96.7140000

23. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8334700, -96.7152800

24. Brandon Cemetery
Brandon, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.5877991, -96.5919037