Randy Dahl
Oct. 15, 1963-Feb. 16, 2017
Randy D. Dahl, 53, of
Williston, North Dakota,
passed away Thursday
morning, February 16,
2017, at the CHI St. Alex-
ius Health Williston Med-
ical Center.
His funeral will be cele-
brated Monday morning,
February 20, 2017, at
11:00 AM at First Luth-
eran Church in Williston.
Rev. Martin Mock will of-
ficiate and interment will
follow in the Good Hope
Cemetery in Keene, North
Dakota at 3:00 PM.
A family service open
to family and friends will
be held on Sunday even-
ing, February 19th, at 5:00
PM at the Everson Cough-
lin Funeral Home Chapel.
A very special child
was born on October 15,
1963. God knew that he
would need a very special
family. He chose John and
Mildred (Sorenson) Dahl.
He was welcomed by his
ten older siblings, who
adored him.
On September 6, 1968,
Randy entered Grafton
State School, where he re-
ceived an excellent educa-
tion. While at Grafton,
some of his accomplish-
ments were; becoming a
confirmed member of the
Lutheran Church, and
participating in the 1983
International Special
Olympics in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. He placed fifth
in the nation in gymnas-
tics. As a Special Olympi-
an he traveled to Wash-
ington, DC and did a pan-
tomime for President
Ronald Reagan.
In 1986, he moved to
Williston, ND. While liv-
ing in Williston, he was
employed by Walmart
where he was named Best
of the Best – an award
from the North Dakota As-
sociation for Persons in
Supported Employment
in 1998.
Randy worked at
Trappers Kettle where he
won the same award in
2009. He then worked at
the recycling center. Ran-
dy retired in 2013.
Randy was preceded in
death by: his mom, dad,
brother, Duane, sister,
Darlene Hurt, and beloved
nephews Craig Skaar and
Flint Dahl.
He is survived by: his
sisters, JoAnn Faulkner,
Judy (Cliff) Skaar, Sandy
(Russell) Johnson, Julie
(Harvey) Fliginger, and
Bonnie Belcourt; his
brothers, Dave Dahl, Clif-
ford (Debbie) Dahl, and
Eugene (Beth) Dahl; and
sister-in-law Margaret
Dahl.
Friends may visit
www.everson
coughlin.com to share
remembrances of Randy
or leave condolences for
his family. Friends may
also call at the Everson
Coughlin Funeral Home
on Sunday, February
19th, from 1:00 PM until
5:00 PM and for the hour
preceding the funeral at
the church on Monday,
February 20th.
The Everson Coughlin
Funeral Home of Willis-
ton is caring for the fami-
ly.