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William "Bill" L. Dobson
Jody Hane2021-01-31T13:08:42-06:00
- 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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