Delores M. Dahl
Oct. 21, 1928-Jan. 28, 2017
Delores Muriel Dahl,
88, Minot, died Saturday,
January 28, 2017 in a
Minot Hospital.
Delores was born Oc-
tober 21, 1928 in Eddy-
side, Saskatchewan, Cana-
da, the daughter of Her-
bert and Ada (Summerlet)
Anderson.
Delores was united in
marriage to Elvin Dahl on
January 11, 1948, at
Scobey. They made their
home at various places in
North Dakota until set-
tling in Minot in 1963. In
addition to raising their
four children, Delores was
employed as program
director for the YWCA
from 1975-1985. They
spent the winter months
in Apache Junction, Ar-
izona, from 1990-2006.
Delores was a member
of St. Mark’s Lutheran
Church, Minot, and the
Minot American Legion
Auxiliary. She enjoyed
doing crossword puzzles,
reading, traveling and
spending time with her
grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Her loving family in-
cludes: husband of 69
years, Elvin; children, Jan-
ice (Joel) Wood, Hazen,
ND, Ronald Dahl, Kearns,
UT, Darla Swanson,
Minot, and Laurie (Ken)
Paisley, West Fargo, ND; 7
grandchildren; 1
step-grandson, Jack Davis;
3 great-grandchildren;
several nieces, nephews,
and cousins.
Delores was preceded
in death by: her parents;
son-in-law, Kent Swan-
son; daughter-in-law, Kel-
lie Davis-Dahl; sisters,
Beulah Edland, Lorene
Stannebein, and Lois
Manternach; brothers,
Harlen, Eugene, and Or-
val.
Celebration of Life Ser-
vice: Tuesday, May 30,
2017 at 1:30 p.m. in St.
Mark’s Lutheran Church,
Minot.
Interment: Later at the
ND Veterans Cemetery,
rural Mandan.
In lieu of flowers or
plants, memorials are pre-
ferred to St. Mark’s Luth-
eran Church, Minot or the
ND Veterans Cemetery,
Mandan.
Those wishing to sign
the online memorial regis-
ter or share memories are
invited to use the expres-
sions of sympathy section
at (www.thomas
familyfuneralhome.com).