MALTA-Margaret
F. Dale, 84, a homemaker, died Friday, July 17, at a local nursing home
of natural causes.
Memorial services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, July 21 at the Kirkwood
Memorial Chapel in
Malta
. Condolences for the family may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com.
Kirkwood Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include her son, Richard and his wife Doreene Dale of
Malta
, daughter, Geri and her husband Lee Bach of
Wolf
Point
; sister, Alice Swanson of
Amery
,
Wisconsin
; two grandsons, Edward and his wife Julie Bach of
Wolf
Point
and John Bach of
Billings
, two great grandchildren Whitney and Lee Bach. She was preceded in
death by her husband Orville Dale on February 23, 2002, her parents,
brothers Lawrence and Louie, and great grandson Joseph Bach.
Margaret Florence Perish was born May 23, 1925 at
Browerville
,
Minnesota
, the daughter of Michael and Blanche (Lenk) Persih. She was raised and
educated on the family farm and rural school near Browerville. She
helped her parents on the family farm. She married Orville Dale on May
15, 1944 in Browerville. They moved to
Malta
in January of 1946 where Orville worked for the
Henderson
’s Dairy for several years. They purchased the Conoco station in
Dodson. For 25 years, they owned and operated Dale’s Conoco until
retirement in 1975. They then lived in Long Prairie and
Browerville
,
Minnesota
and returned to
Malta
in 1997 where she has resided.
Margaret enjoyed playing cards, traveling, and visiting family and
friends. She was very active in the senior citizens in
Minnesota
and
Malta
.
