Dale Jorgenson

Dale H. Jorgenson age 76, of Janesville, died on January 6, 2010 at Immanuel St Joseph's-Mayo Health System in Mankato.   Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 12th at 11:00 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Freedom Township, Waseca County with Rev. Glenn Korb officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.   Visitation will be held on Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Arnoldt-McRaith Funeral Home in Janesville, and will continue on Tuesday morning for one hour prior to services, at church.   Dale Henry was born September 4, 1933 to Henry and Mamie (Zipf) Jorgenson in Becker County, Minnesota near Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He attended Richwood Country School in Becker County, and graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1951. On June 20, 1954 Dale was united in marriage to Leatrice J. Yard at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Callaway, Minnesota. They farmed in the Callaway area until 1961. That year they moved to the Delavan area where they farmed until 1964. They moved to the Janesville area, and Dale began working at Nuebert Millwork Co. in Mankato. From 1968 to 1979 he was employed with Brown Printing Co. in Waseca, and then with Crystal Valley Cooperative until his retirement. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Freedom Township, Waseca County. Dale enjoyed hunting and fishing with his family and friends, fixing antique clocks, and woodworking. He especially enjoyed his time farming with his son, Darwin.    He is survived by his three daughters; Twinkle (Robert) Sonday of Northfield, Lisa (Ken) Schnoor of Janesville, and Julie (Kurt) Davis of Lake Crystal; by his three sons; Darwin (Beth) Jorgenson of Janesville, Wade (Lori) Jorgenson of St. Louis, MO, Jeff (Linda) Jorgenson of Grand Rapids; by 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren; by his brother Lowell (Mary) Jorgenson of Detroit Lakes, and his sisters Becky (Bob) Schuenke of Long Prairie, and Bev (Bob) Trafton of Brooklyn Park.   He was preceded in death by his wife Leatrice on March 23, 2002, and his parents.