Funeral services for Joe Kronberg, age 52, of Bison, SD will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at the Bison School Gymnasium in Bison, SD. Rev. Marjorie Hershey will officiate and burial will follow at the Bison Cemetery.


Visitations will be from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday at the Bison American Lutheran Church and one hour prior to the services at the Gym on Sunday morning. A Private Family service will be at 7:00 p.m. Saturday at the church.


Joseph Jay Kronberg "Joe" was born on December 31, 1958 in Ellendale, ND to Russell and Caroline (Haux) Kronberg. He attended grade school in Monango, ND and graduated high school from Kathryn, ND. Joe married Margo Chapman June 4, 1983 in Bison SD. They made their home on the Chapman ranch east of Bison where they raised their three children: Brody, Kallie and Morgan.


He led a very active life working several jobs at the same time. He sheared sheep for over thirty years covering the Dakotas as well as Minnesota and Montana. Joe was also a skilled rancher and carpenter; the visible marks he left on the community will linger for many years.


Joe was a notable athlete who competed in basketball and rodeo. In his junior year of high school, he scored 48 points in a basketball game setting the ND Class B scoring record for the year. Joe's favorite sport was rodeo and he competed in both the bareback and bull riding events. His rodeo career spanned all levels of competition from junior to professional.


Joe was an active member of the American Lutheran Church and was a past president of the council and was also on the Perkins County Fair Board.


He was a kind and good man and will be remembered for his love and commitment to his family, his love of music and dance, and his big heart.


Joe passed away suddenly in the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 10, 2011 near Williston, ND.


Joe is survived by his wife, Margo and their children, Brody, Kallie and Morgan Kronberg, all of Bison, SD; his mother, Caroline Kronberg, of Forbes, ND; two brothers, Keith (Kay) Kronberg and Carl (Holli) Kronberg, all of Forbes, ND; his sisters, Carol (Craig) Kieson, Watford City and Beth (Gene) Dahl, Keene, ND; his father-in-law, Lenard Chapman, of Bison; brother-in-laws, Kirby (Sylvia) Chapman, of Bison, SD and Joe Gause, Jamestown, ND, sister-in-law, Colette Chapman, Peoria, AZ and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.


He was preceded in death by his father, Russell Kronberg, his sister, Pam Gause and his mother-in-law, Margaret Chapman.


In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.