Parents: Melvin and Opal Nelson
He moved to Colorado during his high school years and graduated from Berthoud High School. He entered into the Marine Corps in 1954 and was stationed at Camp Pendleton in California where he met his wife, Patricia Brubaker, at a USO dance. Patricia and Dale were married in 1956 and moved to Colorado after his discharge from the service. In 1959 he started work as a Police Officer and later Dispatcher at Denver Police Department until his retirement in 1987. Dale and Patricia moved to Brush in 1990 where he farmed, raised and showed champion Paint Horses until 2007. Dale also enjoyed attending local farm sales and auctions looking for his next great find and socializing over coffee at the Drover's every morning.
Dale is survived, and will be missed, by his wife, two sons, one daughter, two granddaughters, and five great grandchildren, as well as a brother.
Dale is preceded in death by his parents, siblings Marjorie, Roberta, Darlene and Archie and great grandsons Paden and Coleman Gilma.
age at death 89
He moved to Colorado during his high school years and graduated from Berthoud High School. He entered into the Marine Corps in 1954 and was stationed at Camp Pendleton in California where he met his wife, Patricia Brubaker, at a USO dance. Patricia and Dale were married in 1956 and moved to Colorado after his discharge from the service. In 1959 he started work as a Police Officer and later Dispatcher at Denver Police Department until his retirement in 1987. Dale and Patricia moved to Brush in 1990 where he farmed, raised and showed champion Paint Horses until 2007. Dale also enjoyed attending local farm sales and auctions looking for his next great find and socializing over coffee at the Drover's every morning.
Dale is survived, and will be missed, by his wife, two sons, one daughter, two granddaughters, and five great grandchildren, as well as a brother.
Dale is preceded in death by his parents, siblings Marjorie, Roberta, Darlene and Archie and great grandsons Paden and Coleman Gilma.
age at death 89
Parents: Melvin and Opal Nelson
He moved to Colorado during his high school years and graduated from Berthoud High School. He entered into the Marine Corps in 1954 and was stationed at Camp Pendleton in California where he met his wife, Patricia Brubaker, at a USO dance. Patricia and Dale were married in 1956 and moved to Colorado after his discharge from the service. In 1959 he started work as a Police Officer and later Dispatcher at Denver Police Department until his retirement in 1987. Dale and Patricia moved to Brush in 1990 where he farmed, raised and showed champion Paint Horses until 2007. Dale also enjoyed attending local farm sales and auctions looking for his next great find and socializing over coffee at the Drover's every morning.
Dale is survived, and will be missed, by his wife, two sons, one daughter, two granddaughters, and five great grandchildren, as well as a brother.
Dale is preceded in death by his parents, siblings Marjorie, Roberta, Darlene and Archie and great grandsons Paden and Coleman Gilma.
age at death 89
He moved to Colorado during his high school years and graduated from Berthoud High School. He entered into the Marine Corps in 1954 and was stationed at Camp Pendleton in California where he met his wife, Patricia Brubaker, at a USO dance. Patricia and Dale were married in 1956 and moved to Colorado after his discharge from the service. In 1959 he started work as a Police Officer and later Dispatcher at Denver Police Department until his retirement in 1987. Dale and Patricia moved to Brush in 1990 where he farmed, raised and showed champion Paint Horses until 2007. Dale also enjoyed attending local farm sales and auctions looking for his next great find and socializing over coffee at the Drover's every morning.
Dale is survived, and will be missed, by his wife, two sons, one daughter, two granddaughters, and five great grandchildren, as well as a brother.
Dale is preceded in death by his parents, siblings Marjorie, Roberta, Darlene and Archie and great grandsons Paden and Coleman Gilma.
age at death 89
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