Dale
Dunning, 69
Thief
River Falls - Dale Dunning, 69, died Saturday,
April 7, 2001 at his home in Thief River
Falls.
Services
will be held at 10 a.m. 
today
(Wednesday, April 11) at the United Metho-dist
Church in Thief River Falls with Rev. Robert Dahlen
officiating. Judy Hogberg will be the organist, and
Mia Zutz will be the soloist.
Dale
John Dunning was born on February 15, 1932 in
Dayton, the son of Millard and Evelyn (Gonyea)
Dunning. He was baptized in the Catholic faith. He
attended Dunning School through the eighth grade
and graduated from Edison Minnetonka High School in
1950. After high school, he worked on the ore boats
on Lake Superior.
On
April 4, 1951, Dale enlisted in the U.S. Navy in
Minneapolis. He served as a mechanic in the Seebees
for two years in North Africa and for 16 months in
the Caribbean before his honorable
discharge.
Dale
then attended St. Cloud State University,
graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree and
earning his teaching certificate in 1959. He moved
to Thief River Falls where he taught at Lincoln
High School and Franklin Middle School for 32
years. He also coached wrestling. in 1960, he was
united in marriage to Patricia Ledin.
He
was a member of the Eagles, American Legion,
Pennington County Historical Society and
Elks.
Dale
was an avid trapper, fisherman, hunter and enjoyed
spending his time at his cabin near Fourtown. He
also enjoyed collecting golf balls, making wine and
was an amateur butcher and furrier.
Survivors
include three daughters, Laura Dunning of Middle
River, Kara Dunning of International Falls and
Alice (Kelly) Dahl of Newfolden; special friend,
Lois Hoaas of Thief River Falls; six grandsons; a
sister, Nola (Rev. Don) Martin of Hutchinson; a
brother, Myrle (Marvel) Dunning of Champlin; and
several nieces and nephews.
Dale
was preceded in death by his parents.
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