Allen Ringen

Allen Ringen, 65, of Chancellor, SD, died Saturday evening, November 16, 2019 at the Centerville Care and Rehab Center, Centerville, SD, following a lengthy illness. Allen Ronald Ringen was born on August 21, 1954, at Tyler, MN, the son of Ira and Eleanor (Anderson) Ringen. He grew up and attended school in Slayton, MN and graduated from Slayton High School in 1972. He went on to earn degrees in economics, sociology and geology from the University of Minnesota, Morris. Allen then enlisted in the US Navy in 1983, where he served in radio communications at sea, aboard a naval submarine, until his honorable discharge in 1991. Allen returned to school where he earned a degree in computer assisted drafting, at the Hennepen Technical College, Eden Prairie, MN, where he graduated number one in his class. Allen worked various jobs, in addition to his naval service, including several drafting jobs. He later became a route driver for the Sioux Falls Argus Leader and then a self employed Star Route Driver for the US Postal Service from 2002 until health issues forced his retirement in 2011. Allen was raised in the Lutheran faith. He enjoyed carpentry, computer drafting projects and car restoration. His prized completed automotive restoration project was a 1972 Oldsmobile Cutless S. Allen also enjoyed model railroading and had created several large and elaborate model railroad layouts. He was an animal lover whose most recent pet was his beloved cat, Boris, who was able to stay with Allen at the Centerville Care Center. The family is especially grateful for the wonderful care Allen and Boris received at the Centerville Care and Rehab Center. Besides his parents, Allen was preceded in death by an infant sister, Kathleen. Grateful for having shared his life are his two brothers: Tim Ringen, Aberdeen, NC ad Arthur (Tonya) Ringen, Lennox, nieces and their husbands: Diana (Dustin) Randall and family, Freeman and Ronna (Nick) Poppens, Sioux Falls, as well as other relatives and friends. Memorial services will be held at the Dindot-Klusmann Fuenral Home, Lennox, SD at a later date. Information will be posted here when those details become available.

Allen Ringen

August 21, 1954 - November 16, 2019

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