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Dale Kankovsky

Aug. 1, 1953-Feb. 18, 2017

Dale Mark Kankovsky,

63, Fargo, formerly of

Butte and Minot, passed

away on February 18,

2017 at Methodist Hospi-

tal in Rochester, Minneso-ta. Dale was born to Philip

and Pearl Kankovsky on

August 1, 1953. He was

raised on a farm near

Butte. He graduated from

Butte High School in 1971

and attended college for a

time.

On his first train trip at

the age of 12, he

discovered his passion for

trains and worked for the

Burlington Northern San-

ta Fe Railroad for almost

40 years, retiring in 2015.

Dale traveled to many

parts of the world includ-

ing Turkey, China, Israel,

Mexico, Italy, France,

England, Denmark, Portu-

gal, Spain, Russia, Ger-

many, Poland, Czech

Republic, and Luxem-

bourg.

Dale went with an As-

semblies of God Missions

Team to Nicaragua to help

build a church. His desire

when he retired was to

travel across the country

with a tool trailer to assist

small churches in need of

repair. Dale was a

self-taught carpenter and

handyman.

He was active in square

dancing and ballroom

dancing.

Dale was a thoughtful

and helpful friend to his

stepmother, Lois. He was

a good big brother to his

sister and fun uncle to his

niece. He loved to

surprise his great-nieces

and nephews with many

gifts.

Dale exhibited tremen-

dous strength, especially

during the last months of

his life battling cancer.

His presence, especially at

holidays, will be greatly

missed.

Dale is survived by: his

sister, Doreen (Terry)

Krzebetkowski, his niece,

Jessica (Tim) Seavey,

great-nieces,

Anita,Alice,Ayda,Azella,

Aliviah, and Addalee,

great-nephews, Timmy,

Teagan, and Toren; and

stepmother Lois Kankov-

sky.

Dale had requested no

funeral services. Crema-

tion has taken place.

(Rochester Cremation

Services)