Sorensen, Dale Andrew (1928 – 2011)

SORENSEN, MADSON, HARRIS, LONG, PARKER, MCMICHAEL

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/4/2013 at 17:33:13

Name of deceased: Dale Andrew Sorensen

Aged: 82 yrs, 6 mo, 1 day

Residence: Little Flower Haven Nursing Home; Earling, IA

Born: July 30, 1928, rural Guthrie Center, IA

Died: Jan. 31, 2011, Earling, IA

Funeral services: Graveside, Friday, February 4, 2011, Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA; Rev. Roy North of the Harlan Church of Christ officiated

Survived by: wife of 58 years, Wilma Sorensen of Harlan, IA; son, Donald (spouse, Dee) Sorensen of Harlan, IA; sister, Norma (spouse, Thomas) McMichael of Audubon, IA; brother, Arnold Sorensen of Manson, IA; grandchildren, Sterling Sorensen, Shantelle Sorensen, Andrew Sorensen, and Jacob Sorensen, all of Harlan, IA; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Hans and Edith (nee Madson) Sorensen; step-father, Gailord Long; brothers, Merlin Sorensen and Jerry Sorensen; sister, Donna Parker

Education: Guthrie Center High School, Class of 1946

Marriage: Wilma Mae Harris, Aug. 7, 1952, Redline Church of Christ, rural Shelby County, IA

Employment: upon high school graduation, employed as a hired hand for several years; 1954 – 1975, sexton of the Harlan (IA) Cemetery; 1975 – contract digging for Harlan (IA) Monument Co. Moved to Shirley, AR, in 1989; moved back to Harlan in 2010.

Hobbies/Interests: Travel; old cars, including his 1939 Chevy Coupe pickup; member of the Vintage Chevrolet Club of North America

Source: burmeisterjohannsen.com