Donald Francis Dahline

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  • Name: Donald Francis Dahline
  • Location of Birth: Remer, Minnesota
  • Date of Birth: November 26, 1927
  • Date of Death: February 17, 2003 (75 years old)
  • Parents: Arnold Dahline and Hazel (Maness) Dahline
  • High School and Class: attended schools in Remer, Minneosta
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  • Branch: Navy
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    World War II

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    In the early 1940's, Donald moved to Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

    He married Betty P. Christensen on May 24, 1946, in Hill City, Minnesota.

    Don worked thirty-three years as a welder for United States Steel, retiring in 1980.

    He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the YMCA in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

    Don is survived by his wife, Betty; three sons, Devin (Janet), Lane (Darlene), and Dean (Julie); three sisters, Marjorie Snyder, Judie Krumheuer, and Kathy VanBuskirk; two brothers, Harvey Dahline and Ron Stoesz; four grandchildren; two great-grandsons; and two life-long friends, Darrell Hegadorn and Merline Kesselring.

    Donald died at his home and is buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot C-D-04-15)

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