Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, via Zoom for Dale G. Olson, age 74, who passed away Dec. 27, 2021 at his home in St. Cloud. Arrangements have been entrusted to Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home, Sauk Rapids.
Dale Gornel Olson was born Oct. 25, 1947 in St. Cloud to Roger and Olivia (Long) Olson. He graduated class of 1965 from Sauk Rapids High School and later studied business at St. Cloud Technical and Community College. Dale married his treasured wife, Phyllis Behrend June 22, 1968 in St. Cloud and enjoyed 53 years of marriage. Together they owned Olson’s House of Oldies Antique shop in Waite Park. Dale serviced his community by helping people restore family heirlooms to be enjoyed for generations. He prided himself in his art of restoration to bring his pieces back to their full glory. He especially enjoyed repairing antique clocks. He was also a firefighter for the St. Cloud Fire Department for 24 years and retired in 1999. Dale was known for being gentle, kind, adventurous, and having a good sense of humor. Anyone who knew Dale knew he was the most loving father and husband a family could ask for. Dale had a spirit of self-sacrifice and helped friends and strangers alike. He loved camping, traveling, and vacationing to Florida and Mexico. Dale also loved his God Jehovah and was a very spiritual person, who devoted his life to his faith as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. People always came to him for advice knowing he had a listening ear and was a voice of compassion. His hope is to enjoy life in paradise on Earth once again through the Resurrection (John 5:28,29). Until then he will be missed.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis of St. Cloud, son, Jeremy (Angela) Olson of Sartell; brother Paul Olson of Sauk Rapids; and granddaughter, Ellaina Olson. Dale was preceded in death by his parents and son, Cortney “Cory” Olson on Nov. 9, 1996.
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