Share Daniel Lee Ruppelt's obituary with others.
Invite friends and family to read the obituary and add memories.
Stay updated
We'll notify you when service details or new memories are added.
You're now following this obituary
We'll email you when there are updates.
Please select what you would like included for printing:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Daniel Lee
Ruppelt
November 28, 1962 – April 11, 2012
Obituary
Daniel L. Ruppelt, 49 of Springfield
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the Emmanuel Reformed Church in Springfield. Dan's body will be donated to the USD School of Medicine following the service. Visitation will be at the church with the family present, Friday from 5 to 7 PM, followed by a 7 PM Prayer Service. Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of arrangements.
Daniel Lee Ruppelt, son of Thomas William and Violet Esther (Boese) Ruppelt, was born November 28, 1962 at Tyndall. He passed away quietly at his home Wednesday, April 11, 2012, after a valiant year long battle with cancer.
Dan attended Equal Rights Country School, Quinn Country School, Springfield Elementary and was a 1981 graduate of Springfield High School. He received three associate degrees from the University of South Dakota at Springfield in 1984.
Dan married Nancy Joan Boersma on July 12, 1985 at the Emmanuel Reformed Church in Springfield. Two sons were blessed to their union.
Dan became a Christian at a young age and became a member of the Emmanuel Reformed Church as a young adult.
Dan was a farmer, gunsmith and a correctional officer at the Mike Durfee State Prison, where he was a member of several specialty teams. He also was a hunter safety instructor. Dan was a lifetime member of the NRA, Pheasants Forever, Dakota Territory Gun Collectors Association and Isaak Walton League. He was proud of the many awards he earned at shooting competitions.
Dan was an avid hunter, fisherman, and restored vintage vehicles. He also earned his Advanced Open Water Scuba Diving Certification.
Thankful for having shared his life are his wife Nancy, Springfield; sons: Alexander Thomas Ruppelt, Rapid City and Peter Casey Ruppelt, Sioux Falls; three sisters: Shirley (Dennis) Miles, Sioux Falls; Catherine (Keith) Mercer, Blunt; and Ruth (Pat) Hemen, Huron; 21 nieces and nephews; mother-in-law, Jessie Boersma, Springfield; his in-laws: Drs. David (Jan Marie Hardwick) Boersma, Baltimore, MD; Carl (Amy) Boersma, Brookings; Jerry (Betty) Boersma, Eagan, MN; Arden (Mary) Boersma, Lindenhurst, IL; and Donna (Cal) Ratzlaff, Avon; and many friends.
Dan was preceded in death by his father; his mother; father-in-law, Cornelius Boersma; and brother-in-law, Barry Boersma.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the Emmanuel Reformed Church in Springfield. Dan's body will be donated to the USD School of Medicine following the service. Visitation will be at the church with the family present, Friday from 5 to 7 PM, followed by a 7 PM Prayer Service. Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of arrangements.
Daniel Lee Ruppelt, son of Thomas William and Violet Esther (Boese) Ruppelt, was born November 28, 1962 at Tyndall. He passed away quietly at his home Wednesday, April 11, 2012, after a valiant year long battle with cancer.
Dan attended Equal Rights Country School, Quinn Country School, Springfield Elementary and was a 1981 graduate of Springfield High School. He received three associate degrees from the University of South Dakota at Springfield in 1984.
Dan married Nancy Joan Boersma on July 12, 1985 at the Emmanuel Reformed Church in Springfield. Two sons were blessed to their union.
Dan became a Christian at a young age and became a member of the Emmanuel Reformed Church as a young adult.
Dan was a farmer, gunsmith and a correctional officer at the Mike Durfee State Prison, where he was a member of several specialty teams. He also was a hunter safety instructor. Dan was a lifetime member of the NRA, Pheasants Forever, Dakota Territory Gun Collectors Association and Isaak Walton League. He was proud of the many awards he earned at shooting competitions.
Dan was an avid hunter, fisherman, and restored vintage vehicles. He also earned his Advanced Open Water Scuba Diving Certification.
Thankful for having shared his life are his wife Nancy, Springfield; sons: Alexander Thomas Ruppelt, Rapid City and Peter Casey Ruppelt, Sioux Falls; three sisters: Shirley (Dennis) Miles, Sioux Falls; Catherine (Keith) Mercer, Blunt; and Ruth (Pat) Hemen, Huron; 21 nieces and nephews; mother-in-law, Jessie Boersma, Springfield; his in-laws: Drs. David (Jan Marie Hardwick) Boersma, Baltimore, MD; Carl (Amy) Boersma, Brookings; Jerry (Betty) Boersma, Eagan, MN; Arden (Mary) Boersma, Lindenhurst, IL; and Donna (Cal) Ratzlaff, Avon; and many friends.
Dan was preceded in death by his father; his mother; father-in-law, Cornelius Boersma; and brother-in-law, Barry Boersma.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Daniel Lee Ruppelt, please visit our flower store.
Daniel Lee Ruppelt's Guestbook
Visits: 0
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors