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In Memoriam
Dale Siegler
February 8, 1935 – September 19, 2012
Dale I. Siegler of Hardwood died on
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at his home
in Hardwood, Mich. A memorial service for
Dale was held on September 22 at Zion
Evangelical Lutheran in Felch, Mich.
He was born on February 8, 1935 in
Kingsford, Mich., the son of the late Louis and
Laura (Morse) Siegler. He has been a lifelong
resident of Hardwood and was a 1953
graduate of Felch High School. He married
Rose Marie Blomquist on June 13, 1953 in
Metropolitan.
Dale worked for the Hanna Mining Company
for more than twenty years, retiring when the
mine closed. He was a member of Zion
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Metropolitan
and had served on the church council. Dale
was an avid outdoorsman and loved spending
time in the woods and on the water, hunting,
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trapping, and fishing. He also enjoyed
building bird houses, making wine, and spent
many hours in his beautiful garden, sharing
the results with friends and family. Dale
especially enjoyed following his children and
grandchildren in their activities and sporting
events.
Dale is survived by his wife, Rose Marie; his
children, David (Jennifer) Siegler of Breitung
Township, Lynn (Brian) Becker of Huntington
Beach, Calif., Dorn (Carrie) Siegler of Felch,
and Dan (Lori) Siegler of Prior Lake, Minn.;
his brothers, Howard (Ceil) Siegler of Norway
and Delbert (Shirley) Siegler of Felch; his
sister, Nancy (Steward) Sundholm of Felch;
his sister-in-law, Bernice Siegler of Norway;
his grandchildren, Casey Siegler, Christopher
Siegler, Nicole Palmer, Elizabeth (Chris)
Rundgren, Demi Becker, Jordan Siegler, and
Grant (Ashley) Siegler; and his great
granddaughter, Hailee Siegler.