Michael ‘Mick’ Krantz - Dell Rapids

April 20, 1946 – June 8, 2017

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Michael “Mick” Krantz, 71, Dell Rapids, died Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls after a courageous battle with ALS disease since April  2014.
Visitation is 4:30 – 7 p.m Monday with a 7 p.m, prayer service at Skroch Funeral Chapel, Flandreau. Burial is in Oslo Cemetery in Trent.
Mick was born on April 20, 1946, in Sioux Falls son of Andy and Alice (Ingemann) Krantz. He received his education at Juve Country School and graduated from Trent High School in 1964. He started working at Amdahl Motors in Pipestone, Minn. He was married on July 2, 1965, at Dell Rapids to Mary Ryan.
They started farming east of Trent and continued to farm even after they moved to Dell Rapids in 2011. He was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church and he served on the church council, the Cenex Board and the Flandreau School Board.
Mick loved to work on the farm, motorcycling, attending grandchildren’s events, socializing with people and traveling.
He is survived by his wife, Mary; three children: Todd (Jennifer) of Flandreau, Michelle (Jerry) Bunkers of Dell Rapids and Kevin (AliceAnn) of Dell Rapids; nine grandchildren; a great-grandson; three siblings, Jim (Linda) Nelson of Watertown,  Billy (Joann) Nelson of Garden City, Kan., and Barb (Rodney) Hoffman of Lenexa, Kan., and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Roger Hersrud and his wife, Lynette.
Memorials  may be directed to the ALS Association.
For online condolences, visit www.skrochfc.com.