Funeral services for Ralph E. Dannenfelzer, age 68, of Bismarck, formerly of Hettinger, will be held at 11:00am Wednesday, July 6, at the Hettinger Lutheran Church. Pastor Kathleen Dettmann will officiate with burial in the Hettinger Cemetery with full military honors by the Bismarck VFW Post #1326.


A family service will be held at 7:30pm on Tuesday evening at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger.


Special music will be provided by Jill Sailer, and Gina Joyce. Serving as casketbearers are Wesley Edwards, John Campbell, Don Perri, Tom Braaten, Mike Jacobson, and Tom Tysver. All friends and family are considered honorary bearers.


RALPH EDWIN DANNENFELZER was born March 5, 1937 at Bucyrus, ND to Elmer and Alma (Olson) Dannenfelzer. He attended schools in Bucyrus, Lemmon and graduated from Regent High School in 1955. Ralph joined the U.S. Navy in the fall of 1955 where he served until he was discharged in September of 1959. He was united in marriage to Ruby Komm on March 5, 1960 in Miles City, MT. They began their life together in Hettinger where Ralph was employed as a semi-truck driver for Muck Transfer/Edwards Oil. An accident on August 15, 1970 left him disabled. He was forced to change careers and became an Electronic Technician. For many years, he owned and operated Ralph's Radio & TV in Hettinger. Ralph and Ruby were blessed with four children. In 1991, Ralph and Ruby moved to Bismarck where he worked at Rosenbaum's until 1992. He then began working at Egger's Audio & Video where he was currently employed.


Ralph was a member of the John Bird VFW Post #6300 and the Eagle's, both in Hettinger and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Bismarck.


He enjoyed flying model airplanes, gardening, bird watching, playing cards, and spending time with his family and friends, and the family pet, Misty.


Ralph passed from this life on Wednesday evening June 29, while being transferred to Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis.


Surviving family members include his wife, Ruby, Bismarck; 3 daughters and 1 son-in-law, Debbie of West Palm Beach, FL; Wendy and John Schumacher, Eagan, MN; Marsha of Grand Haven, MI; 1 son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Michelle Dannenfelzer, Mandan, ND; his father, Elmer Dannenfelzer, Hettinger; 1 sister, Lorraine Nieder, Billings, MT; 2 brothers, Marvin Dannenfelzer, and Sheldon Dannenfelzer, both of Hettinger.


He was preceded in death by his mother, Alma Dannenfelzer, 1 sister, Sophie Nieder, and an infant brother, Ernest Dannenfelzer.


A memorial has been established.