Dale Thomas Marsland

Dale Thomas Marsland,

93, Minot, died in Edge-

wood Memory Care.

Dale was born August

2, 1929 in Sherwood, ND,

the son of Thomas Henry

and Carrie (Pierce) Mars-

land.

He graduated from

Sherwood High School in

1949 and attended Minot

State Teacher’s College

where he was a member

of AKD Fraternity and

played coronet in the col-

lege band and the sym-

phony orchestra. After en-

rolling in the ND National

Guard, he fought at the

front line in the Korean

Conflict. Dale took great

pride in serving our na-

tion and was honorably

discharged July, 1952.

After a chance meeting

at the Mouse River Park,

he met his future wife and

life-long partner, Donna

St. Croix, to whom he

gave his full devotion.

Dale and Donna were un-

ited in marriage of 69

years at the time of his

passing. Together they

made their home in Minot

and raised their three

children, Tom, Mike, and

Jean. Dale’s heart

belonged at the family

home in the valley, which

we refer to as “the farm.”

He and Donna lived there

for 45 years.

Dale was a business

owner of multiple en-

deavors spanning each de-

cade of his life. He owned

a service station during

the early years of raising

children, started Marsland

Realty and Construction,

and developed an oil ser-

vices business with his

son Mike in which they

invented the first mud vac

used in the oil fields.

After retirement, Dale en-

joyed his role as one of

the Mall Santa’s and espe-

cially his six years driving

school bus for Nedrose.

His bus was known as

“the fun bus!”

Spending time at “Pop-

pa” Dale’s was a must do

for every grandchild as he

and Grandma Donna host-

ed popcorn ball making

during the holidays and

any day each child knew

he or she could count on

the candy drawer being

well stocked with treats of

every kind, especially

chocolate and of course

there would be plenty of

ice cream available for the

asking! Dale also loved

making fudge to share

with shut-ins from his

church and for multiple

family members.

Dale was a constant

support to Donna in her

pastoral work with Col-

lege Campus Ministries,

which included multiple

Mission trips to Mexico.

He enjoyed volunteering

with various groups in-

cluding the St. Joseph’s

Hospital Hospice Pro-

gram, Hostfest, as an elder

and leading bible study

classes at the Presbyterian

Church. He was a member

of Cornerstone Presbyteri-

an Church, and his faith

was the core of who he

was and was transforma-

tive in his life and in the

lives of his family.

Dale’s loving family in-

cludes his wife of 69

years, Donna;

daughter-in-law Sue

(Tom, deceased) Mars-

land, son Mike (Julie)

Marsland and daughter

Jean (Mark) Frueh; sister

Sharon (Jerry, deceased)

DesLauriers, twin brother

Dean, sister-in-law Linda

(Ron) Terfehr; 7

grandchildren: Allison

(Eric) Creelman, Kerrie

(Steve) Oster, Aaron (Tra-

cey) Marsland, Liz Sa-

gaser, Molly (Andy) Ban-

gasser, Jacque Vasquez

and Jon-Michael (Josie)

Frueh; 17

great-grandchildren:

Ethan, Cali (David) Pel-

lenwessel, Spencer, Arin,

Cameron, Paisley, Truitt,

Evelyn, Brooks, Paxton,

William, Brynlee, Sophia,

Carter, Owen, Olivia, and

Parker;

great-great-grandchild:

Addi, to arrive November,

2022; many nieces and

nephews with special

mention of Scott, Buttons,

and Katie for whom he

provided an “honorary

grandfather” role.

Dale was preceded in

death by his parents Tho-

mas and Carrie; infant sis-

ter Gladys; brother Bob;

son Tom; father- and

mother-in-law Walter and

Florence St. Croix;

brothers-in-law Bud St.

Croix and Charlie Harris;

sister-in-law Connie St.

Croix and infant

great-granddaughter Ava

Marsland.

Celebration of Life Ser-

vice: 10:30 a.m. Sep-

tember 24, 2022 at

Cornerstone Presbyterian

Church, Minot. To view a

livestream of the service

or share memories and

condolences, access his

obituary at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com

Visitation: Friday, Sep-

tember 23, 2022 from 4:00

p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Tho-

mas Family Funeral

Home, Minot.