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Monday, October 01, 2007
Story last updated at 12:46 am on 10/1/2007
Dale Russell
Press & Dakotan
SCOTLAND -- Dale Russell of Scotland died on Saturday, September 29, 2007, at the Good Samaritan Society in Scotland at the age of 83 years, 1 month, 20 days.
Visitation is 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with the family present from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Monday, October 1, 2007, at the Goglin Funeral Home, Scotland, South Dakota.
Private services and burial will be held later with family present. Clergy is Pastor Del Neumeister.
Casketbearers are Jeffrey Russell, David Russell, Jonathan Sedlacek, Patrick Wilka, Joseph MacCLure, Tyler MacClure and Michael MacClure.
Interment will be in Rosehill Cemetery, Scotland, South Dakota.
Dale Odeen Russell was born on Saturday, August 9, 1924, in St. Louis, Missouri to Neuman and Emma (Kadlec) Russell. He graduated from Scotland High School in 1941. He served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of both WWII and the Korean Conflict. He worked for Kraft Foods and was also an auctioneer. Later, he manufactured and sold bull banks and whips. He married Arleen Handel on May 25, 1952, at Sioux City, Iowa.
Dale was an avid reader. He was keenly interested in politics and enjoyed discussing them. He loved fishing and gardening, especially growing tomatoes.? This year was the first year that there were no marigolds in Dale's garden. A common sight in Scotland was that of Dale getting around town in his golf cart.
Grateful for having shared Dale's life are his son, John (Susan) Russell of Minneapolis, Minnesota; three daughters: Kay MacClure of Whiting, Iowa; Susan (George) Sedlacek of Tabor; and Joan (Thomas) Wilka of Sioux Falls; 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; a brother, Don (Ruth) Russell of Burton, Michigan; a brother-in-law, Arthur Handel Jr. of Rapid City; and five nieces.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Arleen Russell on July 24, 2001; a granddaughter, Anne Marie Russell in 1987; his parents, Neuman and Emma Russell; and a brother, Dalton Russell in 1936.
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