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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271125
Title: Dale Wangsness
Date: 1/11/1951-6/27/2023
Inscription/Marks: 1/11/1951
Summary: Dale Wangsness, 72, of rural Powers Lake, ND, passed away June 27, 2023, at the Tioga Medical Center in Tioga, ND. A memorial service was held July 3, 2023, at the Springan Stevenson Funeral Home in Stanley, ND. He was laid to rest in the Fairview Cemetery at Stanley. Dale was born to Donald and Pearl (Haugen) Wangsness on January 11, 1951, in Kenmare, ND. He attended school in Kenmare and graduated with the Class of 1969. Growing up and throughout his school years Dale could usually be found helping his uncles on the farm. After graduation Dale attended the North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton, ND, and graduated in 1971 with a degree in mechanics. Dale then moved to Stanley, and worked for Prairie Ford for a couple years. He joined Alvin Trulson custom combining for one season, and then took a job with Solberg Implement. In 1978 Dale married Cathy Mollet at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Powers Lake. The couple made their home in Palermo, ND, until 1981 when they moved to the family farm. In 1979 Dale accepted a position with the Stanley School system and became the bus mechanic where he worked for many years before retiring in 1986 and becoming a full-time farmer and rancher. Dale and Cathy’s family was complete in 1988 when his pride and joy was born, his daughter Kala. Dale enjoyed the simple pleasures of life. Visiting with friends and family, and dinner around the kitchen table were important to Dale. He enjoyed the outdoors and would love to take rides on the side-by-side around the countryside or his favorite spot, the North Unit. Dale is survived by his beloved wife, Cathy; his daughter, Kala (Rory); sister, Pauline (Ed) Kremer; aunt, Debbie Haugen; nephews, Shannon (Chrissy) Kremer and James (Mindy) Miller; nieces, Tasha (Rob) Altringer and Dawn (Jeremy) Kunce; and many great-nieces and nephews, and cousins. Preceding Dale in death were his parents; in-laws, Henry and Clarice Mollet; sister, Darlene Kremer; brother, Larry Wangsness; and many aunts and uncles.
Red ID: FND_I_78614 Image ID: 577120 Image Notes: FND001 271125

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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