January 26, 2013 - Dale Dean Dague

I am still including many newspaper articles that were given to me by a variety of family members, especially Charlotte, of Huron, SD.  Though many are obituaries, it is useful to include these in  the blog, as family individuals and those dear to them, become more imprinted in my mind.  There is more clarity in who belongs where, and when. 

Dale Dague was the son of Addie, Grandma Irene's cousin, the daughter of Rosella Wilson Brachvogel.  There is a double relationship with the Daugherty family, of which I won't go to at this time.  You may contact me, if you'd like, and I'll further explain.  

"Dale Dean Dague, 75, of Phoenix, Ariz., and formerly of Huron, died Wed., April 6,2005 at the Veterans Hospital in Phoenix.

A memorial service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Temple Baptist Church in Salida, Colo.  Interment of his cremains will follow at Fairview Cemetery under the direction of the Lewis and Glenn Funeral Home.

Dale Dean Dague was born on Feb. 22, 1930, to John and Adelaide Brachvogel Dague in Spink County (SD).  He served four years in the Navy.  He married Betty Tollefson at Huron on Dec. 24, 1948.  They moved to Salida, Colo. in 1966 and to Phoenix in 1985.

He bred Labradors and was a hunting guide in South Dakota.  He was a volunteer firefighter in Huron for a number of years.

He is survived by his wife; 12 children, Bruce, Gayle and Norma Thomas, all of Phoenix, Shirley (Aubrey) Lambert of Salida,  Doyle (Earlene) of Pueblo West, Colo., Dallas (Nevin)of Owensville, Mo., Boyd (Tanya) of Buena Vista, Colo., Sheila (Kenneth) Kapelke of Thornton, Colo., Dennis of Iola, Wis., Lonnie of Salida, Lori (Dario) Archuleta of Saguche, Colo., and Darold (Beckie) of Fort Morgan, Col; 24 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildre; numerous nieces and nephews; two sisters, Faye Zerfoss of Miller and Helen (Burton) Sargent of Wessington; two sisters-in-law, Delores Dague of Coqulle, Ore., and Agnes Dague of Verndale, Minn.' and two brothers-in-law, Ivan Jacobson of Huron and Clyde Binger of Turlare.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sherry Wilkins; his parents; two sisters, Glee Almond and Fern Zerfoss; and two brothers, Duane and Willard.

My records don't correlated with the above description and number of Dale's siblings.  I need to contact my ever faithful Dague cousin, Dawn and see what she has to say.  Another good reason for obituaries...sometimes it helps make corrections to what you have previously believed. 

Rather than share with you Dale's wife, Betty's obituary (much the same information is included) I'll paraphrase parts of her death notice. 

Betty Jean Dague, 79, of Phoenix, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2007 at home.  Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery. 

Betty Jean Tollefson was born to Ole and Isabel (Ostrom) Tollefson on the family homestead near Hitchcock.  She loved flowers and baking.  She was a member of Miriam Rebeckah Lodge.  She worked as an aide at Salida Hospital and at Fry's Store in Phoenix. 

I don't have a photograph of Dale or Betty...another thing to put on my list.