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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 270986
Title: Dale G. Simon
Date: 5/2/1946-8/16/2023
Inscription/Marks: 5/2/1946
Summary: Dale G. Simon, 77, Bottineau, ND, passed away August 16, 2023, at a Grand Forks, ND, care center. His graveside service was held August 22, 2023, at the Oak Creek Cemetery in Bottineau. Dale George Simon was born May 2, 1946, to Peter Ambrose Simon and Myrtle (Ohmart) Simon in Bottineau. Dale attended Bottineau Public Schools until he enlisted in the US Navy in 1965. He was assigned to the USS Yorktown until 1967 and then was reassigned to the USS Hornet until 1969. Dale’s claim to fame was that while on the USS Hornet, his ship recovered the Apollo 11 astronauts and space capsule in July of 1969. He returned to Bottineau after he was honorably discharged where he worked with the Beyer family at Ace Hardware. He met Karen Hagen in March of 1971 and they were married a year later on April 7, 1972. Dale and Karen welcomed their first child, Peter, and then Joanne a year later. They then moved to Westhope, ND, in January of 1974 where Dale started his policing career. In 1976 the family moved back to Bottineau where Dale began working with the Bottineau County Sheriff’s Department until his retirement in 2011. After his retirement, he was an active member of the American Vets, American Legion and VFW. Dale and Karen celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 7, 2022. Dale and Karen were always together. They enjoyed going out for coffee, out to dinner and supper, movies, a drive to the lake or around town to see what was going on. In July of 2021, Dale was diagnosed with dementia and in January of 2022, he was moved to Grand Forks to get the specialized care that he needed. Dale raised his kids to be independent and strong. There was no such thing as a boy or girl task. He taught them to paint, mow, fix our cars, cook, cut wood, start the wood stove, garden, identify tools, you name it, he made sure they knew how to do anything. He always said, if you want it done right, do it yourself. He was also there for a hug or to give advice, even if it was advice that you didn’t want to hear. Throughout Dale’s life, he enjoyed helping everyone and anyone. If you needed your washing machine fixed...call Dale, if your car was broken...call Dale, if you needed a fishing buddy...call Dale. You name it, he would drop everything and come to you. Dale would give you the last shirt off his back. Early on, Dale enjoyed hunting and fishing and then later found a love for woodworking. Dale was blessed with three amazing grandkids, Ellie, Zachary, and Elizabeth. He loved every minute of time that he spent with them. Whether it was playing catch, taking them fishing, coloring, going to Dairy Queen, or going up to the courthouse to show off the grandkids, he cherished those moments. Dale leaves behind his wife, Karen (Hagen) Simon; son, Peter (denise) Simon; daughter, Jeanne (Justin) Karch; three grandchildren, Ellis (Alex) Kiser, Zachary Simon and Elizabeth Simon; his brither, Ralph Simon; and sister, Marilyn Holen. Dale was preceded in death by his parents, Peter and Myrtle; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Clarence and Maryann Hagen.
Red ID: FND_I_78477

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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