SHERRILL, Dale LeRoy

SHERRILL, SCHALLAU, PETERSON, BAILEY, OGREN, HARDER

Posted By: Lynette Edsall (email)
Date: 9/13/2006 at 14:39:12

Dale LeRoy Sherrill

Dale LeRoy Sherrill, 78, of Lead, S.D., formerly of Sioux City and Cherokee, Iowa, died unexpectedly Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005, at his residence. The body was cremated.

Friends and family will gather from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at The Eagles Club, 3320 Line Dr., the Singing Hills area, in Sioux City.

Dale was born Aug. 4, 1927, at Cherokee, Iowa, to Walter and Anne Sherrill.

Dale married Shirley Ann Schallau on Aug. 28, 1948. They made their home in numerous states during his 18-year career as field superintendent for Younglove Construction Co. After starting his own business, D & B Construction in Sioux City for 17 years, the couple moved to the Black Hills, where they lived the past 23 years. Dale started his 20-year career with the Games Fish and Parks Dept. for the State of South Dakota.

Dale loved the outdoors and was in his element in the Black Hills. He was very instrumental in designing, clearing and maintaining the expansive snowmobiling trail system. Dale and Shirley both touched the lives of many people with their dedicated lives. After the sudden death of his wife, Shirley on Nov. 23, 1995, Dale continued his work on the trail system until retiring at age 75.

Survivors include a son, Dennis of Belle Fourche, S.D.; two daughters and their husbands, Joy and Bernie Peterson Jr. and Jeana and Don Bailey of Sioux City; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a brother, Duane and his wife, Berniece Sherrill, of Sun City, Calif.; and two sisters, Colleen Ogren of Lake City, Minn., and Beverly Harder of Quimby, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley; his parents; a brother, Junior Sherrill; and a granddaughter, Misty.

Come join the families in enjoying the great memories of Dale.