October 17, 1925 - January 17, 2017
Omund R. "Dick" Dahle, age 91 of Richfield.
Age 91, of Richfield, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on January 17, 2017. Preceded in death by his beloved wife of 59 years, Alice, his parents Rev. Anker and Clara Dahle, and great-grandson Dane. Survived by siblings, Rev. Norman(Eleanor), Rolf (Joyce), Clara, and Byron(Theo) Dahle; sons Rev. Richard(Gloria), John(Cynthia), and daughters Diane (Rev. Richard) Dahle-Koch and Jeanne(Dr. Brad) Kallenberg, 14 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Born Oct 17, 1925 in Minneapolis. Graduated from Aitkin MN HS (1943) followed by a three year US Navy enlistment, graduated from the U of Minn. Institute of Technology in Electrical Engineering (1950). During the Korean War 1950-52 he served as a Lieutenant in an Army Signal Corp Radio Relay Company. In 1952 Dick was employed by Honeywell, Inc., in their Patent Law Department. He received his law degree of Juris Doctor from William Mitchell College of Law in 1956 and continued in his career of Patent Law with Honeywell until his retirement in 1989.
An active member of the Gideons International for more than forty years. Dick enjoyed the days of New Testament distribution to receptive students at schools and college campuses. Dick and Alice were Charter Members of Emmaus Lutheran Church since 1952. He often remarked that his most cherished memories were spread across some 40 years when he was requested to teach in an Adult Bible Class at his church.
Memorials to:
Emmaus Lutheran Church
Gideons International
Donor's Choice
Funeral Service
Monday, January 23, 2017
11:00 AM
Emmaus Lutheran Church
8443 2nd Avenue South
Bloomington, MN
Visitation
Sunday, January 22, 2017
5-7 PM
Morris Nilsen Chapel
6527 Portland Ave.
Richfield, MN 55423
To the Dahle family:
First off, I would like to express my sympathies for the loss of a GREAT man. No matter, how many times I saw your dad I could never call him by his first name….he will always be Mr. Dahle. This name is a sign of respect for my elders taught to me by our parents. Our family was so lucky to have the Dahle family our next door neighbors. Your father ALWAYS said ‘hi’ to us. Either he would come over to greet us or we would go over to greet him. Your father would ALWAYS greet us with a smile. As we were growing up, your father showed us how strong of a Christian he was, as did your mother. What a great example for all of his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren to follow. I recall so many stories about your father and his interactions with our family. So many times, both of our parents would be sitting outside their homes visiting with one another. Many times I’ve told the story of Cleo throwing up on me while we were headed to your cabin. Your parents felt so bad but it wasn’t that bad….it was Cleo. Once when I was working on my mother’s upstairs bathroom, replacing the sink, I ran into a problem. I went over to your dad’s home and asked him what he thought about a pipe which I couldn’t loosen up. He mentioned the following…do you know a number to a plumber? Yes, I replied. Then, go and work on it and if it breaks, call the plumber. I went back and pushed, turned, cranked on the pipe, not worrying if it would break or not. If it did, time to call the plumber. Anyway, I had success. I returned to Mr. Dahle and thanked him for his suggestion and told him I was successful. He just smiled. Your father was an INSPIRATION for others! When I think of your father, many descriptive words come to my mind. He was a christian, great neighbor, great role model, great friend to the 13th avenue crowd, friendly, outgoing, a very active person and so many more things which are too numerous to mention at this time.
Hearing your father had died in his sleep, I know our Lord and his wife were right there to greet him. Mr. Dahle has a body totally healed, he is singing with the angels, he has become your guardian angels and he will, along with your mother, be greeting you when you join the heavenly angels. His faith, which has been instilled in all of you, has given you the pass into heaven because you are following in his footsteps. God Bless all of you! Please know our thoughts and prayers are with the Dahle family. Even though, the thought of losing a great person, you all know he is in an awesome place. Lynn and Gesche Petersen
Dick will be sorely missed! He has been my neighbor the entire time that I have lived in Minnesota. He and his wife, Alice, and children Dick, Diane, John, and Jeanne were a big part of my childhood memories. The Dahle children were all younger than my siblings and myself, but they took part in outdoor activities with us. Dick and Alice would sit outside with my parents and help to “supervise” the children. I will miss Dick’s smile and wave when he saw me outside. There will be an empty spot in my heart.
I worked with Dick at Honeywell many years ago. I still have the “Norwegian” thermometer that he gave me with a laugh when he retired, where it’s always “tree below zero. ” He was a great mentor and friend. He always had a kind word for everyone, and was a wonderful Christian example. I am sorry to hear of his passing. He will be greatly missed.