MASON CITY — Dale D. Byre, 62, of Mason City, died Thursday (Dec. 18, 2003) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa. Interment will be in Riverview Cemetery, Chamberlain, SD. Dale was born on March 2, 1941, in Iron Nation, S.D., to John and Emily Byre. He was then united in marriage to Gail Bingen in 1962. His pride and joy were his four sons and the birth of his grandson, Dillon, age 3.He is survived by his wife, Gail Byre, of Mason City; his son, Dale Byre Jr. and wife, Ra’Londa, of Lincoln, Neb.; his son, Brett Byre and wife, Julie, of Green Bay, Wis.; his son, Bryan Byre and wife, Stacy, of Des Moines; and his son, Jesse Byre and Kelly Janssen of Mason City; his grandson, Dillon Byre of Lincoln, Neb.; brothers, Ed Byre of Reliance, S.D., Elton Byre and wife, Jody, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; sisters, JoAnn Porterfield and husband, Art, of Trapper Creek, Alaska, Jean Anderson and husband, Lee, of Reliance, S.D., and many nieces and nephews. Dale was preceded in death by his parents, John and Emily Byre; an infant daughter, Laurel Ann, and a nephew, Wade Byre. Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
MASON CITY Dale D. Byre, 62, of Mason City, died Thursday (Dec. 18, 2003) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services for Dale will be held Tuesday at Zion Lutheran Church in Chamberlain, S.D., with the Rev. Daryl Tompkins officiating. Interment will be in Riverview Cemetery, Chamberlain. Visitation at Major Erickson Funeral Home, Mason City.
Dale was born on March 2, 1941, in Iron Nation, S.D., to John and Emily Byre. He was confirmed in the Zion Lutheran Church in Chamberlain, S.D. He attended Reliance High School and was an enthusiastic basketball and track participant.
After graduating from Reliance High School in 1960, he attended Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, S.D., and the Western College of Auctioneering in Billings, Mont. He is a charter member of the South Dakota Auctioneers Association which started in 1962. He then operated Byre Auction in Kennebec while ranching. He enjoyed riding in the bull riding and saddle bronc rodeos.
He was then united in marriage to Gail Bingen in 1962 and worked as general production manager and announcer of KPLO-TV in Reliance for three years before acquiring his Federal Communications Commission 1st Class engineer license at the Radio Electronic Institute in Sarasota, Fla. He returned to KPLO-TV as an electronics engineer until 1969, when he returned to ranching and auctioneering.
Dale and Gail ranched until 1972 and then started several businesses in the area while living in Gregory, Vermillion and Yankton, S.D. In 1982, he returned to college at the National School of Business in Rapid City, S.D. From there he accepted a position as transmitter engineer at KDUH-TV in Scottsbluff, Neb. In 1985, he moved his family to Mason City and accepted a position as chief engineer of KIMT-TV. He still enjoyed auctioneering at times.
Dale was an accomplished storyteller/writer and had several published articles. He also sculpted wildlife figurines, and enjoyed woodworking and restoring his favorite collector cars. Dale was also an avid gun collector and hunter. His most recent venture was Collector Cars in the Heartland video productions, which have aired in several markets.
His pride and joy were his four sons and the birth of his grandson, Dillon, age 3.
He is survived by his wife, Gail Byre, of Mason City; his son, Dale Byre Jr. and wife, RaLonda, of Lincoln, Neb.; his son, Brett Byre and wife, Julie, of Green Bay, Wis.; his son, Bryan Byre and wife, Stacy, of Des Moines; and his son, Jesse Byre and Kelly Janssen of Mason City; his grandson, Dillon Byre of Lincoln, Neb.; brothers, Ed Byre of Reliance, S.D., Elton Byre and wife, Jody, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; sisters, JoAnn Porterfield and husband, Art, of Trapper Creek, Alaska, Jean Anderson and husband, Lee, of Reliance, S.D., and many nieces and nephews.
Dale was preceded in death by his parents, John and Emily Byre; an infant daughter, Laurel Ann, and a nephew, Wade Byre.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier - Dec/22/2003
MASON CITY Dale D. Byre, 62, of Mason City, died Thursday (Dec. 18, 2003) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services for Dale will be held Tuesday at Zion Lutheran Church in Chamberlain, S.D., with the Rev. Daryl Tompkins officiating. Interment will be in Riverview Cemetery, Chamberlain. Visitation at Major Erickson Funeral Home, Mason City.
Dale was born on March 2, 1941, in Iron Nation, S.D., to John and Emily Byre. He was confirmed in the Zion Lutheran Church in Chamberlain, S.D. He attended Reliance High School and was an enthusiastic basketball and track participant.
After graduating from Reliance High School in 1960, he attended Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, S.D., and the Western College of Auctioneering in Billings, Mont. He is a charter member of the South Dakota Auctioneers Association which started in 1962. He then operated Byre Auction in Kennebec while ranching. He enjoyed riding in the bull riding and saddle bronc rodeos.
He was then united in marriage to Gail Bingen in 1962 and worked as general production manager and announcer of KPLO-TV in Reliance for three years before acquiring his Federal Communications Commission 1st Class engineer license at the Radio Electronic Institute in Sarasota, Fla. He returned to KPLO-TV as an electronics engineer until 1969, when he returned to ranching and auctioneering.
Dale and Gail ranched until 1972 and then started several businesses in the area while living in Gregory, Vermillion and Yankton, S.D. In 1982, he returned to college at the National School of Business in Rapid City, S.D. From there he accepted a position as transmitter engineer at KDUH-TV in Scottsbluff, Neb. In 1985, he moved his family to Mason City and accepted a position as chief engineer of KIMT-TV. He still enjoyed auctioneering at times.
Dale was an accomplished storyteller/writer and had several published articles. He also sculpted wildlife figurines, and enjoyed woodworking and restoring his favorite collector cars. Dale was also an avid gun collector and hunter. His most recent venture was Collector Cars in the Heartland video productions, which have aired in several markets.
His pride and joy were his four sons and the birth of his grandson, Dillon, age 3.
He is survived by his wife, Gail Byre, of Mason City; his son, Dale Byre Jr. and wife, RaLonda, of Lincoln, Neb.; his son, Brett Byre and wife, Julie, of Green Bay, Wis.; his son, Bryan Byre and wife, Stacy, of Des Moines; and his son, Jesse Byre and Kelly Janssen of Mason City; his grandson, Dillon Byre of Lincoln, Neb.; brothers, Ed Byre of Reliance, S.D., Elton Byre and wife, Jody, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; sisters, JoAnn Porterfield and husband, Art, of Trapper Creek, Alaska, Jean Anderson and husband, Lee, of Reliance, S.D., and many nieces and nephews.
Dale was preceded in death by his parents, John and Emily Byre; an infant daughter, Laurel Ann, and a nephew, Wade Byre.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier - Dec/22/2003
MASON CITY — Dale D. Byre, 62, of Mason City, died Thursday (Dec. 18, 2003) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa. Interment will be in Riverview Cemetery, Chamberlain, SD. Dale was born on March 2, 1941, in Iron Nation, S.D., to John and Emily Byre. He was then united in marriage to Gail Bingen in 1962. His pride and joy were his four sons and the birth of his grandson, Dillon, age 3.He is survived by his wife, Gail Byre, of Mason City; his son, Dale Byre Jr. and wife, Ra’Londa, of Lincoln, Neb.; his son, Brett Byre and wife, Julie, of Green Bay, Wis.; his son, Bryan Byre and wife, Stacy, of Des Moines; and his son, Jesse Byre and Kelly Janssen of Mason City; his grandson, Dillon Byre of Lincoln, Neb.; brothers, Ed Byre of Reliance, S.D., Elton Byre and wife, Jody, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; sisters, JoAnn Porterfield and husband, Art, of Trapper Creek, Alaska, Jean Anderson and husband, Lee, of Reliance, S.D., and many nieces and nephews. Dale was preceded in death by his parents, John and Emily Byre; an infant daughter, Laurel Ann, and a nephew, Wade Byre. Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
MASON CITY Dale D. Byre, 62, of Mason City, died Thursday (Dec. 18, 2003) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services for Dale will be held Tuesday at Zion Lutheran Church in Chamberlain, S.D., with the Rev. Daryl Tompkins officiating. Interment will be in Riverview Cemetery, Chamberlain. Visitation at Major Erickson Funeral Home, Mason City.
Dale was born on March 2, 1941, in Iron Nation, S.D., to John and Emily Byre. He was confirmed in the Zion Lutheran Church in Chamberlain, S.D. He attended Reliance High School and was an enthusiastic basketball and track participant.
After graduating from Reliance High School in 1960, he attended Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, S.D., and the Western College of Auctioneering in Billings, Mont. He is a charter member of the South Dakota Auctioneers Association which started in 1962. He then operated Byre Auction in Kennebec while ranching. He enjoyed riding in the bull riding and saddle bronc rodeos.
He was then united in marriage to Gail Bingen in 1962 and worked as general production manager and announcer of KPLO-TV in Reliance for three years before acquiring his Federal Communications Commission 1st Class engineer license at the Radio Electronic Institute in Sarasota, Fla. He returned to KPLO-TV as an electronics engineer until 1969, when he returned to ranching and auctioneering.
Dale and Gail ranched until 1972 and then started several businesses in the area while living in Gregory, Vermillion and Yankton, S.D. In 1982, he returned to college at the National School of Business in Rapid City, S.D. From there he accepted a position as transmitter engineer at KDUH-TV in Scottsbluff, Neb. In 1985, he moved his family to Mason City and accepted a position as chief engineer of KIMT-TV. He still enjoyed auctioneering at times.
Dale was an accomplished storyteller/writer and had several published articles. He also sculpted wildlife figurines, and enjoyed woodworking and restoring his favorite collector cars. Dale was also an avid gun collector and hunter. His most recent venture was Collector Cars in the Heartland video productions, which have aired in several markets.
His pride and joy were his four sons and the birth of his grandson, Dillon, age 3.
He is survived by his wife, Gail Byre, of Mason City; his son, Dale Byre Jr. and wife, RaLonda, of Lincoln, Neb.; his son, Brett Byre and wife, Julie, of Green Bay, Wis.; his son, Bryan Byre and wife, Stacy, of Des Moines; and his son, Jesse Byre and Kelly Janssen of Mason City; his grandson, Dillon Byre of Lincoln, Neb.; brothers, Ed Byre of Reliance, S.D., Elton Byre and wife, Jody, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; sisters, JoAnn Porterfield and husband, Art, of Trapper Creek, Alaska, Jean Anderson and husband, Lee, of Reliance, S.D., and many nieces and nephews.
Dale was preceded in death by his parents, John and Emily Byre; an infant daughter, Laurel Ann, and a nephew, Wade Byre.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier - Dec/22/2003
MASON CITY Dale D. Byre, 62, of Mason City, died Thursday (Dec. 18, 2003) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services for Dale will be held Tuesday at Zion Lutheran Church in Chamberlain, S.D., with the Rev. Daryl Tompkins officiating. Interment will be in Riverview Cemetery, Chamberlain. Visitation at Major Erickson Funeral Home, Mason City.
Dale was born on March 2, 1941, in Iron Nation, S.D., to John and Emily Byre. He was confirmed in the Zion Lutheran Church in Chamberlain, S.D. He attended Reliance High School and was an enthusiastic basketball and track participant.
After graduating from Reliance High School in 1960, he attended Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, S.D., and the Western College of Auctioneering in Billings, Mont. He is a charter member of the South Dakota Auctioneers Association which started in 1962. He then operated Byre Auction in Kennebec while ranching. He enjoyed riding in the bull riding and saddle bronc rodeos.
He was then united in marriage to Gail Bingen in 1962 and worked as general production manager and announcer of KPLO-TV in Reliance for three years before acquiring his Federal Communications Commission 1st Class engineer license at the Radio Electronic Institute in Sarasota, Fla. He returned to KPLO-TV as an electronics engineer until 1969, when he returned to ranching and auctioneering.
Dale and Gail ranched until 1972 and then started several businesses in the area while living in Gregory, Vermillion and Yankton, S.D. In 1982, he returned to college at the National School of Business in Rapid City, S.D. From there he accepted a position as transmitter engineer at KDUH-TV in Scottsbluff, Neb. In 1985, he moved his family to Mason City and accepted a position as chief engineer of KIMT-TV. He still enjoyed auctioneering at times.
Dale was an accomplished storyteller/writer and had several published articles. He also sculpted wildlife figurines, and enjoyed woodworking and restoring his favorite collector cars. Dale was also an avid gun collector and hunter. His most recent venture was Collector Cars in the Heartland video productions, which have aired in several markets.
His pride and joy were his four sons and the birth of his grandson, Dillon, age 3.
He is survived by his wife, Gail Byre, of Mason City; his son, Dale Byre Jr. and wife, RaLonda, of Lincoln, Neb.; his son, Brett Byre and wife, Julie, of Green Bay, Wis.; his son, Bryan Byre and wife, Stacy, of Des Moines; and his son, Jesse Byre and Kelly Janssen of Mason City; his grandson, Dillon Byre of Lincoln, Neb.; brothers, Ed Byre of Reliance, S.D., Elton Byre and wife, Jody, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; sisters, JoAnn Porterfield and husband, Art, of Trapper Creek, Alaska, Jean Anderson and husband, Lee, of Reliance, S.D., and many nieces and nephews.
Dale was preceded in death by his parents, John and Emily Byre; an infant daughter, Laurel Ann, and a nephew, Wade Byre.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier - Dec/22/2003
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