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Doris Ann Sharp, 84
Doris Ann Sharp, 84, a longtime resident of the Sparks area, passed away at home on Sunday, March 28, 2021. One year and day after her husband, Wayne Sharp passed away.
Doris was born February 16, 1937, in Colome, S.D., to James and Emma (Devish) Sharkey, the youngest of four children. She attended grade school in Clearfield, S.D., and graduated from high school in 1956 in Winner, S.D.
She met the love of her life, Wayne Sharp, at her sister’s wedding dance. They were married June 2, 1956, and celebrated 63 years together. They raised three children: Duane, Rita and Dwite.
Wayne and Doris moved to the Milan Sharp ranch after Duane was born in 1957. Doris stayed busy caring for her children, along with cooking for hired men, canning produced from her large garden, sewing, cooking for her family and making delicious homemade bread and donuts. In October 1972, they purchased the John Smith place five miles south of Sparks. They moved there on New Year’s Eve. They milked cows, raised hogs and chickens, and dry-land farmed in the early years.
Doris was a great cook and her family loved the delicious fried chicken and turkey that was always a treat.
Doris was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne, who passed away March 27, 2020, the day before his 84th birthday; her son, Dwite Sharp; her parents, James and Emma Sharkey; a brother, Bob Sharkey; her parents-in-law, Rex W. Sr. and Martha (Haley) Sharp; brothers- and sisters-in-law, Lyle and Alma Sharp, Jake and Inez Sharp, Rex W. Sharp Jr., Kenny and Ines Sharp, and Ronald Sharp; and sisters- and brothers-in-law, Gladys and Leland Haas and Lola and Claude Kaplan.
She is survived by one son, Duane Sharp, and a daughter, Rita Rowan; her grandchildren and their spouses, Rob and Melissa Rowan, Anthony and Tischa Sharp, Amanda and Mike Eannarinno, and Tommy Sharp; her great-grandchildren, Jackson, Cassandra, Zoe, Anderson and Ray. Also surviving are two sisters, Maxine Duffy and Jean Docken; two sisters-in-law, Dorothy Sharp and Linda Sharp; two brothers and sisters-in-law: Richard and Martha Wergin and Robert and Rita Sharp; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral service was held at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 1, at Sandoz Chapel of the Pines in Valentine. Burial will follow in the Sparks Cemetery. Sandoz Chapel of the Pines was in charge of service arrangements.
John Forgey, 86
Memorial services for John Forgey, 86, will be held April 10 at 10:30 a.m. at the Methodist Church in Winner. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Lunch will be follow at the Colome American Legion.
John Finley Forgey was born July 10, 1934, in Long Pine, NE, to Findley and Bertha (Forsch) Forgey. He went to school in Nebraska and graduated from Keya Paha High School in 1952.
John married Lucy Painter on Aug. 15, 1954 and to this union they had six children: Steve, Neil, Jan, Dan, Dale, and Lisa. After their marriage John and Lucy moved to Casper, Wyoming, where he worked for his brother Joe.
In 1957 they moved to the ranch in South Dakota. John and his brother Jim worked together raising cattle, shearing sheep, and manufacturing hay rakes. In 1964 he went to AI school in Denver and did a wonderful job of AI’ing for himself and the neighbors. Black Angus were his passion and he was well known for raising top quality cattle.
John took great pride in his children. He coached Little League baseball in Wewela with his boys. He loved baseball. The Dodgers were his favorite team and he also enjoyed listening to the Twins games on WNAX.
One of the highlights of John’s week was the weekly “marble games” with the Steffens and the Graessers. He was always up for a good Cribbage game with the kids and grandkids.
As the kids left the nest, John and Lucy started new adventures. He assisted Lucy with the Sale Barn Cafe in Gregory. He was the taste tester.
In 1993 they started Deer Creek Hunting for bow hunting deer and spring turkey. John met many people through this experience. One special bond grew with Pat Mundy.
John served on the Colome School Board from 1969 – 1983. In 1989 John joined the Board of Directors of the Tripp County Water Users District serving until his retirement in 2014.
In 2000 John, Lucy, and Jan had the trip of a lifetime going to New York to see the mastodon at the Natural History Museum. The mastodon was found in 1932 on land that he later purchased. He enjoyed taking visitors to that site to look for bones.
John and Lucy moved off the ranch and into Colome in 2007. They enjoyed morning coffee at the cafe. Then Dad could usually find an afternoon card game at the Flying D.
As much as Dad loved his children, his grandchildren were the greatest joy of his life. He and Mom would travel to visit them and watch their events. He loved when they would come visit and share ice cream to cool his tummy.John passed away at the Memorial Hospital of Converse County in Douglas, Wyoming on March 29, 2021 at 86 years of age.
John is preceded in death by his parents Findley and Bertha, six brothers Joe, Glenn, Russ, Sam, Jim, and Charlie Forgey, two sisters Pearl Forgey and Hazel Williams, daughter Jan, and great granddaughter Elsie.
He leaves behind his wife Lucy; four sons Steve (Shirley) of Casper, WY, Neil (Clarice) of Lance Creek, WY, Dan (Lyn) of Dallas, SD, and Dale (Carla) of Alliance, NE; one daughter Lisa of Colome, SD; two sisters Audrey Walker of Arizona and Lona Lou Libolt of Oregon; thirteen grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren, and one great-great grandson.
Krantz retires from McDonald’s after 30 years
By Dan Bechtold
Editor
The Golden Arches of McDonald’s has been a part of Dick Krantz’s life for three decades.
Thursday friends, family, co workers and McDonald management honored Krantz for his 30 years of dedicated service.
Krantz is retiring from the company that has been such a big part of his life and the life of his family.
The city of Winner declared March 25 as Dick Krantz Day in Winner with finance officer Chandra Weidner reading the proclamation at the open house.
Krantz started his career with McDonald’s Oct. 8, 1991 and in 1992 he along with his wife, Sandy, became general managers.
McDonald’s opened in Winner in 1989.
Krantz recalls his first experience with McDonald’s. His wife Sandy was working and called him to say two employees did not show up would he please come and help.
He went to work that day and has been there ever since.
Mike Schulte of Chamberlain was the supervisor of the Winner store and happened to be in Winner the day Dick came to help work. “Before he left Mike took off his tie and handed it to me and said welcome to management,” said Krantz.
It is ironic that now Schulte will the supervisor of the Winner store.
Krantz says McDonald’s was a good fit for his life. “The number of people that I have been associated with is amazing both internal customers and employees.”
The fun part for Dick is when people who have stopped at McDonalds and now years later come back and look up Dick to have a visit. That is one of the memories he enjoys so much.
Krantz is a great people person and that comes out in his dealings with customers.
In 2003 Dick was named the supervisor of the stores in Winner and Valentine, Neb. He has also done some online work for all the stores sharing information on sales volume and good customer service.
Krantz recalls attending Hamburger University in Chicago. He noted the school has changed over the years. It used to be a very detailed operation and now it is more people focused. “We used to have to take tests at Hamburger U if we knew the temperature fries should be cooked.”
Krantz has a board that is filled with 30 years of McDonald pins plus other awards including an outstanding manager pin. One pin he is particularly proud of is one from person from China that attended Hamburger University the same time as Dick.
The board also features Monopoly pins when McDonald’s featured that game. Also, corporate McDonald’s had a money machine in Winner one day to feature the Monopoly game. Persons could stand in a wind tunnel and see how much money they could collect.
Another promotion was a car that was given away and Karla Stout of Winner was the lucky winner of car.
Krantz has been through a couple of store remodeling projects. The first was in 2005 and the most recent was in 2017. It was in 2017 that the dual drive through lane was installed.
Like many businesses, COVID-19 has had an impact on McDonald’s. The lobby closed March 17, 2020, so it has just been over a year that there has been drive through only at the store.
“We are still strong. People trust we are giving them good and safe food,” said Krantz.
With the pandemic that dual lane drive has been great for business. Krantz is so glad the decision was made to install that double lane.
When he first started McDonald’s was owned by Dale and Karol Porter of Mitchell. It is now owned by Leonard Management of Elkhorn, Neb. Krantz said the Leonards and the Porters have been so good to him.
Krantz is so impressed with the current manager Dustin DeSersa and his wife Tia who is currently managing McDonald’s in Chamberlain. Both of them started working for Dick when they were 14.
“Dustin is a great leader. I cannot say enough about him,” said Krantz.
Originally from Howard, Krantz received a degree in animal science from South Dakota State University.
After college, he went to work for a meat procession plant in Howard and worked there for 17 years. He was the ground beef manager. The plant processed 20,000 to 60,000 pounds of hamburger a day and shipped it all over the United States. There were 50 to 60 employees at Howard Beef.
The plant changed names and moved to Pipestone, Minn. Krantz worked in Pipestone for a short while but decided he wanted to do something different. He made contact with the Jorgensens of Ideal and moved to Winner in 1990 to be the manager of Dakota Lean. Dick went to college with Greg Jorgensen .
After a year at Dakota Lean, Krantz started at McDonald’s.
When asked what he enjoyed about his job, Krantz said the people and learning new things.
He has enjoyed watching people who have worked at McDonald’s grow. “Even if they left, you know you had a part in their development.”
In retirement, Dick plans to do more traveling, camping and his favorite hobby working with horses.
Over the years Dick and Sandy have been strong supporters of the community and especially the youth. They have been strong supporters of the 4-H program and Dick served on the horse committee for many years.
The couple have three children: Jennifer Showalter, Norfolk, Neb., who has two children; Scott, Brookings and Jessica in Sioux Falls.
The Golden Arches of McDonald’s have provided a solid career for Krantz. It is one that he has truly enjoyed.
Easter Holiday Closings
Offices closed for Easter holiday
Some government offices in Winner will be closed Friday and Monday for the Easter holiday.
The Tripp County Courthouse will be closed on Friday and on Monday.
All state offices in Winner will be closed Friday and Monday.
The Winner city office will be open regular hours.
BankWest of Winner will be closed all day on Friday.
All other financial institutions will be open regular hours on Friday.
There will be no senior meals for pickup on Good Friday.
Southern Plains Behavioral Health Services will be closed on Good Friday, April 2.
Easter Church Services
Winner area churches will be celebrating Holy Week and Easter Sunday services.
Winner United Methodist Church
Rev. John Price
April 1–Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m.
April 2—Good Friday service at 7 p.m.
April 4—Easter service at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Calvary Chapel
Rev. Keith Moody
April 2—Good Friday service with communion at 7 p.m.
April 4—Easter brunch at 9:15 a.m. followed by special Easter service
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Fr. Kevin Achbach
April 1—Holy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper, 7 p.m.
April 2—Good Friday of the passion of the Lord, 7 p.m.
April 3—Easter vigil, 9 p.m.
April 4—Easter Sunday, Resurrection of the Lord, 7 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
St. Isidore Catholic Church of Colome
Fr. Kevin Achbach
April 2—Good Friday, 5 p.m.
April 4—Easter Sunday, 8:30 a.m.
Colome United Methodist Church
Rev. Ron Snethen
April 1—Holy Thursday, 6 p.m.
April 2—Good Friday, noon
April 4—Easter service, 9 a.m.
Church of the Nazarene
Rev. Ron Snethen
April 4—Easter service at 11 a.m.
First Baptist Church of Winner
Rev. Justin Wheadon
April 2—Good Friday service, 7 p.m.
April 4—Easter service, 10 a.m.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Pastor Don Windspurger
April 2—Good Friday service, 6 p.m.
April 4—Easter service at 9 a.m. with Easter breakfast from 7:45 to 8:45 a.m.
Zion Lutheran of Colome
Pastor Don Windspurger
April 2—Good Friday, 7:30 p.m.
April 4—Easter service, 10:30 a.m.
First Christian Church
Pastor Maurice Gustafson
April 4—Easter Service at 9 a.m.
Carter Gospel Fellowship
Pastor Tyler Greathouse
April 2—Good Friday service, 7:30 p.m.
April 4—Easter service, 11 a.m.
Ideal Presbyterian Church
April 4—Easter sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. followed by breakfast, all are welcome
Christ Lutheran Church
Pastor Wade Harr
April 2—Good Friday service, 7 p.m.
April 4—Easter service with communion, 8:30 a.m.
Zion Lutheran of Hamill
Pastor Wade Harr
April 1—Holy Thursday service at 8 p.m.
April 4—Easter service with communion at 10 a.m.
Winner Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Pastor Nick Barnes
April 2—Good Friday service, 7 p.m.
April 4—Easter service, 9:30 a.m.
Hamill Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Pastor Nick Barnes
April 4—Easter service at 11 a.m.
Winner Assembly of God
Pastor David Jahn
April 2—Good Friday service at 7 p.m.
April 4—Easter service at 10:30 a.m.
FFA competes in Lennox
Winner FFA competed in a competition in Lennox on March 22.
Results include:
Floriculture—5th; Teresa Taylor, 7th; Justin Hausmann, 10th; Keyleigh Stands, 52nd and Clay Sell, 64th
Ag Mechanics—11th; Adam Bohnet, 26th; Chase Boerner, 34th; Aaron Gilchrist, 51st and James Gregg, 55th.
Horse evaluation—11th; Bailey Fairbanks, 15th; Tyler Brockman, 44th; Emily Sachtjen, 50t and Sierra McCall, 51st
Vet science3—13th; Meagan Blare, 21st; Maggie DeMers, 26th; Trista Kierstead, 58th and Madaline Watzel, 69th
COVID-19
There are 11 active cases and one new death in Tripp County due to COVID-19.
The total deaths in the county is now at 17.
There are no new cases in Tripp County as of Monday, March 29.
The total confirmed cases in the county since the pandemic started is 616.
Statewide, there were 74 new cases on March 29. The new probable cases is 18 and the active cases are 2,393.
In South Dakota, 113,010 persons have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 91 persons hospitalized.
The deaths in South Dakota is at 1,933.
According to the department of health, 392,186 doses of the vaccine have been administered. Out of all the people who received the vaccine, 157,124 have completed their respective series of dosages.