Dan Wright Ping, 1935 - 2020

WRIGHT, PING, HANSEN

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 7/21/2020 at 19:12:48

Sioux City Journal
3 June 2020

Dan W. Ping

Yankton, S.D., formerly Sloan, Iowa

Dan Wright Ping, 85, of Yankton, died Monday, March 23, 2020, at Avera Sister James Care Center in Yankton.

Private family memorial services with live streaming will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel in Yankton, with the Rev. Theresa Jacobson officiating. Live stream address is https:/www.facebook.com/opsahlkostelive. Burial will be at approximately 2 p.m. Saturday with continued live streaming in Sloan Cemetery, Sloan, Iowa, with military rites conducted by American Legion Smith-Rhodes Post 295 and U.S. Army National Guard Honor Guard. Drive up window visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent at www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com.

Dan was born on Jan. 26, 1935, in Whiting Iowa, the son of Cleo and Pearl (Wright) Ping. He was raised in Compton Calif. and Whiting and graduated from Whiting High School in 1954. Upon graduation, he volunteered for the military draft and served in Norfolk, Va.

On May 26, 1957, he married Peggy Hansen in Allen Neb. The couple lived in Sloan and Whiting, moving to Yankton in 1969. Upon retirement, they moved back to Sloan until 2013, when they returned to Yankton to be closer to their daughters.

After his military service, he worked with his father in his welding shop in Sloan until he started working for Wilson Trailer in Sioux City. He worked for Wilson Trailer for the next 50 years.

He loved spending time with family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He felt blessed to be able to spend this past summer getting to know his newest great-grandchild. Watching his Iowa Hawkeyes was one of his favorite pastimes, he even put up with the rest of his family cheering for the Nebraska Huskers.

Survivors include two daughters, Kelly (George) Padrnos of Yankton, and Teri (James) Schneider of Yankton; three grandchildren, Christopher (Jess) St. Pierre of Lincoln Neb., Lexy (Jeremy) Plantenberg of Yankton, and Shay St. Pierre of Yankton; two great-granddaughters, Rylee and Trynlee Plantenberg; one great-grandson, Daxton Plantenberg of Yankton; one great-stepgranddaughter, Jane Kean; one great-stepgrandson, Kaleb Oakes both of Lincoln; one sister Lanette Reitz of Correctionville, Iowa; brothers, Bud Ping of Sloan and Cliff (Kay) Ping of Sloan; sister-in-law, Nancy Ellis of Allen, Neb.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Peggy on June 9, 2018; brother-in-law, Lawrence Reitz; and sister-in-law, Ila Ping.