Dale Uran
March 19, 1929-Feb. 22, 2022
Dale Ernest Uran, 92, of
Stanley, formerly of New
Town, passed away
peacefully Tuesday,
February 22, 2022, at the
Mountrail County Bethel
Home.
Dale, the youngest of
eight children, was born
on March 19, 1929, to
Mary (Clauson) and Sam
Uran, at their farm home
north of Sanish. He at-
tended grade school in a
rural school and high
school in Sanish. In 1944,
Dale moved to Washing-
ton with his parents. In
1946, Dale joined the Mer-
chant Marines and was on
a troopship to France and
Italy. After his tour with
the Merchant Marines in
1947, Dale returned to
Sanish. He then worked
for various farmers, one
being the former ND
governor, Art Link, of the
Alexander area.
Dale married Nina
Nissen on February 27,
1950. They settled at
Dale’s folk’s homestead
farm 13 miles north of
New Town and continued
farming and ranching.
They had eight children:
six girls and two boys.
Dale and Nina moved into
New Town in 1999. Dale
entered the Mountrail
County Bethel Home, in
Stanley, in May of 2018.
In the 1950s, Dale
served on the school
board at the Riverview
country school near their
home. He also had served
on the church council and
the county Farmers Union
Board.
Farming and ranching
was Dale’s passion. For
leisure, he loved rodeos,
playing cards, and listen-
ing to country music. He
also enjoyed square danc-
ing and visiting at New
Town’s Lakeside Senior
Center.
Dale is survived by his
wife of 72 years, Nina;
children, Linda (Bob)
Trandum of New Town,
ND; Patsy (Irvin) Andes of
Parshall, ND; Rodney
Uran of Parkers Prairie,
MN; Ellen Maier of West
Fargo, ND; Carol (Wayne)
Johnson of Palermo, ND;
and Daryl Uran of New
Town, ND; 16 grandchil-
dren, 19
great-grandchildren, and
numerous nieces and
nephews.
Dale was preceded in
death by his parents; si-
blings, Ida, Agnes, May-
nard, Leo, Helen, Mildred,
and Robert; infant
daughter, Susan;
daughter, Diana; grand-
daughter, Jodi Trandum;
grandsons, Monte John-
son and Scott Andes;
son-in-law, Bruce Maier;
and daughter-in-law,
Shelley Uran.
Funeral: Saturday,
March 5, 2022, at 11 a.m.,
at Bethel Lutheran
Church, New Town
Family Service: Friday,
March 4, 2022, at 5 p.m.,
at the church
Visitation: Friday from
3-5 p.m. at the church
Interment: Van Hook
Cemetery, rural New
Town
(Langhans Funeral
Home, Parshall
www.langhansfuneral
home.com)