William "Bill" L. Dobson

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  • Name: William "Bill" L. Dobson
  • Location of Birth: Grand Rapids, Minnesota
  • Date of Birth: July 31, 1938
  • Date of Death: July 13, 1998 (59 years old)
  • Parents: Leslie Dobson and Clara (Spike) Dobson
  • High School and Class: Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
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    Bill lived most of his life in Marble, Minnesota. He had also lived in Alaska and Forest Lake, Minnesota.


    Bill was a surveyor and had worked on the Alaska Pipeline and in the local mines.


    His parents and a brother, James, preceded him in death.


    Survivors include two sons, Jason Williams and William Jensen; two grandchildren; a brother, Donald; a sister, Joy; and nieces and nephews.


    Bill died in Itasca Medical Center in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery at Coleraine, Minnesota. (Block 62)

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