Alana Niquole Ranfranz
September 18, 1997 ~ January 28, 2023
Alana N. Ranfranz, 25, of Sioux Falls, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2023, at her home.
Visitation will be 5pm-7pm on Friday, February 3, 2023, at Heartland Funeral Home, with a Celebration of Life at 7pm. A GoFundMe has been established in her name Alana’sGoFundMe
Alana was born in Rochester, MN, on September 18, 1997, to Thomas Ranfranz and Elizabeth Kavula, and attended grade school there. Her family moved to Hills, MN in 2005, where she graduated. She moved to Rock Rapids, IA, and eventually married Laurence Broesder in 2018. Alana was a mother to a beautiful girl named Remi, who is 3 years old. She most recently worked for Arrow and previously, as an auto mechanic at Vander Lee Motors in Rock Rapids.
Alana loved to play hockey, beginning at the age of 3. She was a goaltender for the Luverne Cardinals, and the Sioux Falls Flyers, and her nickname was “The Wall.” Many college teams recruited her. Unfortunately, after a concussion, she was no longer allowed to play. She loved fishing, target shooting, and riding motorcycles – a true adrenaline seeker. Alana’s passion and greatest joy was her daughter, and their adventures, like visiting the Washington Pavilion and fishing. She was loved by everyone and was a protector for her entire family. Alana had an amazing soul and was the most beautiful woman.
Alana will be deeply missed by her daughter, Remi; mother, Elizabeth Kavula; three siblings, Anthony Ranfranz, Sioux Falls, Maria Ranfranz, Sioux Falls, and Olivia Ranfranz, Sioux Falls; grandparents, Peter Kavula, Georgia, and Thomas and Patricia Ranfranz, Wisconsin; and one niece Gianna.
Alana is preceded in death by her father, Thomas J. Ranfranz, and her grandmother, Nancy Kakula.
My sincere thoughts and prayers are with your entire family during this very sad time!!