Dale Martin Runge (1935-2006)

RUNGE, PUHRMANN, BEERMANN, HALSTROM, SHILLING, STRILKA

Posted By: jane austin (email)
Date: 6/12/2021 at 21:05:24

Dale Martin Runge, the son of Fritz and Ella (Puhrmann) Runge was born November 19, 1935 on the family farm near Calumet in O'Brien County, Iowa. He attended school in Larrabee, Iowa and after his education; he was employed as a farm hand in the Larrabee area. Dale had made his home in Larrabee and had served on the Larrabee Fire Department.

He passed away at the Cherokee Villa Nursing and Rehab Center on Monday, February 13, 2006, reaching the age of 70 years, 2 months and 24 days. He was a member of the Zion United Church of Christ in Calumet, Iowa.

Funeral services for Dale M. Runge, age 70, were held Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at 10:30 A.M. at the Gaudian-Eldridge Funeral Home in Paullina, Iowa with the Rev. Anthony Stoik, officiating. Burial was in the Liberty Township Cemetery in Calumet, Iowa. The Gaudian-Eldridge Funeral Home in Paullina, Iowa, was in charge of arrangements.

Dale is survived by five sisters, Dorothy Beermann and Alice Halstrom both of Paullina, Iowa; Delores and her husband, Earl Shilling of Sutherland, Iowa; Shirley Runge of Cherokee, Iowa; Betty Strilka of Omaha, Nebraska; a brother, David Runge of Sutherland, Iowa; many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Roger.

Paullina (Iowa) Times, Feb 23, 2006, p3