Lyle Robert DAHLGREN

DAHLGREN, FAULKNER, MOSHER, REDING, HANSON

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 11/25/2014 at 18:29:22

March 30, 1931 --- September 21, 2013

Lyle Dahlgren, age 89, of Algona, died on Saturday, September 21, 2013, at the Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona. Funeral services were held Tuesday, September 24, at the First United Methodist Church in Algona, with Rev. Steven McElroy officiating. Burial was in East Lawn Cemetery, with military rites conducted by the VFW Post #2541 and the Hagg-Turner American Legion Post #90 of Algona.

Lyle Robert Dahlgren, the son of Harold and Mildred (Mosher) Dahlgren, was born on March 30, 1931 in Clarion, Iowa. He graduated from Clarion High School in 1949. Lyle served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany during the Korean War. On February 18, 1956 Lyle was united in marriage with Dorothy Faulkner in Vincent, Iowa. He had worked as a truck driver for 20 years, he also drove the school bus, delivered motor homes, helped with farm work, sprayed lawns, tilled gardens, cement work and many other handyman jobs.

Lyle was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Golden K Kiwanis, the Hagg-Turner American Legion Post #90 and many card clubs. He enjoyed playing cribbage, 500, bowling, softball, baseball and horseshoes. Lyle loved his grandchildren and spending time with them. Left to cherish

Lyle’s memory is his wife of 57 years, Dorothy; his children, Joel Dahlgren and his wife Cathy of Alamogordo, NM, Tami Reding and her husband Jeff of Bode and Ty Dahlgren and his wife Lynn of Scottsdale, AZ; nine grandchildren; one great grandchild; a sister, Yvonne Hanson of Wichita, KS; and two brothers, Gary Dahlgren and his wife Diane of Fort Dodge and Lonney Dahlgren and his wife Chris of Milwaukee, WI. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Daryl and Lee Dahlgren. The Lentz Funeral Home in Algona is serving the family.