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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271337
Title: Roland V. "Rollie" Dahl
Date: 7/10/1932-11/5/2024
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Inscription/Marks: 7/10/1932
Summary: Roland V. Dahl, 92, passed away at McKenzie County hospital in Watford City, ND, with his family by his side on November 5, 2024. He had a short struggle with Covid and pneumonia. A memorial service was held November 15, 2024, at the First Lutheran Church in Watford City. Burial was at Schaffer Cemetery. Rollie was born on July 10, 1932, in Fargo, ND, to George (Ted) Dahl and Olga Lunstead. He graduated high school in Lignite, ND, in 1950. He worked in the coal mines for 13 years in Columbus, then started his career in the oil industry working for Texaco from 1963-1979. He was offered a job at Tenneco from 1979-1989. He then went to Northern States Fishing for the next 20 years. During that time Rollie, Judy and Todd bought a pizza business (Pizzaville) and named it TJ’s Pizza and Suds. They operated it for 28 years. He married Jean Bywater after high school and had four sons, Craig, Patrick, Michael, and Todd. He raised his sons on his own for six years and then met the love of his life, Judy Johnson Brenno. Judy had two children from a marriage with Shannon Brenno, a daughter, Glennae, and a son, Steven. Together they had a son, Kristopher, so they had yours, mine and ours. They moved from Columbus to Watford City and bought a ranch out by Johnson Corners, lived and worked on the ranch while working in the Blue Buttes oil field. He enjoyed golfing with the Old Farts League, regular golf league, and playing pinochle at the Eagles Club with the guys. He had a love for trees and planted hundreds of trees throughout his life on the land he owned. Yard work was his pride and joy; he loved every minute of it. Over the years he enjoyed camping at Tobacco Gardens, bowling, and coaching basketball in Columbus. He served on the school board in Columbus, served on the church council at Clear Creek. Rollie is survived by his wife of 55 years, Judy, of Watford City; sons, Craig (Shirley) Dahl, Steve (Tammy) Brenno, Kris (girlfriend Joselyn) Dahl; 9 grandchildren, Cragar (Erin) Dahl, Brett (Adrian) Dahl, Shawna (Torrie) Carter, Justyse Dahl, Aria Dahl, Shannon Brenno, Skyler Rogness, Eric (Mayra) Lane, Elizabeth (Luke) Adams; 18 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and one sister, Joan (Kenny) Sorum. Rollie was preceded in death by his parents, Ted and Olga Dahl; Judy’s parents, Harold and Minne Johnson; three sons, Pat, Mike, and Todd; daughter, Glennae Brenno; and grandson, Brice Brenno.
Red ID: FND_I_78828 Image ID: 516010 Image Notes: FND001 271337.jpg

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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