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“Tony” Dull, 73, a rancher, died Wednesday, November 9, at the
Phillips County Hospital of natural causes.Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. on Monday, Nov. 14 at the Saco Lutheran Church in Saco. The family will receive friends at 7:00 P.M. Sunday, Nov. 13 at the Kirkwood Funeral Home in Malta. Interment will be in the Grandview Cemetery in Saco. Condolences for the family may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com. Kirkwood Funeral Home of Malta is in charge of arrangements.
Tony was born February 2, 1938 in Malta, the son of Charles S. and Ruth C. (Kappel) Dull. He was raised and educated in Saco and graduated from the Saco High School in 1958. He married Diane Bailey in Sept. 1958. In his younger years, Tony worked for the railroad and then went on to fine-tune his mechanical skills at Donaho’s Implement until 1965. During this time, he also served his country for 6 years in the National Guard. In 1966, Tony and Diane bought a ranch near Hinsdale where they raised sheep and took great pride in breeding registered Angus cattle. Through this, Tony developed many life-long friends throughout the area. Ranching meant the world to Tony and only he would drive up the creek to check the few cows he had left on a daily basis. Many meaningful friendships were also formed through his enthusiasm of hunting and fishing. What’s more, Tony spent many hours enjoying the view from the seat of his 150 Cessna airplane. Later in life, Tony met his best friend and partner, Debbie, spending many years side by side, caring for each other. Tony was much loved and will be greatly missed.
He was preceded in death by his parents and Diane.
Survivors include his partner and best friend Debbie Pittman of Saco; his son and daughter-in-law, Paul (Patty) Dull of Hinsdale; Debbie’s daughter, Michelle (Dave Hudson) Hunt of Laurel; sister, Linda (Gordon) Olinger; brother, Chuck (Ronda) Dull both of Saco; granddaughters, Jennifer (James) Kilzer of Lemon, South Dakota, Kristi Dull of Billings; great-granddaughters Allyson Kilzer and Abigail Hudson; nephews Shane and Mike Olinger; niece Kirsten Sisko and families.
Memorials may be made to Benefis Healthcare Foundation for Gift of Life housing. www.benefisfoundation.org.
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