Dale "Bud" DeVries, 88, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at St. Francis Nursing Home, Breckenridge, on Thursday, January 16, 2020.
Dale Allen Devries was born February 12, 1931 in Fargo, ND, the son of Ed and Millie (Brownell) DeVries.
He grew up on a farm near Galchutt, ND and attended rural school. Dale was united in marriage to Vernice (Vernie) Berg on October 5, 1952. Dale was drafted into the Army in 1954 and served for 2 years. The couple lived in several places until they made their home in Wahpeton in 1964. Dale had several jobs and worked at NDSCS for 26 years until retiring in 1994. He and his wife entered St. Francis Nursing Home, Breckenridge in 2015.
Dale is survived by a son and a daughter, Dean DeVries, Burnsville, MN; Sherri (Marston) Metcalf, Breckenridge, MN; five grandchildren, Dean (Jenny Anderson) Johnson, Breckenridge, MN, Ryan (Kari Oslowski) Johnson, Moorhead, MN, Cody (Rachel) Metcalf, Warren, MN, Aly (Aaron) Stone, Wahpeton, ND and Isaac DeVries, Burnsville, MN; four great-grandchildren, Ashlyn Johnson, Colten Johnson, Elliott Stone and Audrey Stone; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Vernie of 65 years; his parents, Ed and Millie; and his twin sister, Donna Salquist.
Obituary and Photograph source: Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton, ND.
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Dale Allen Devries was born February 12, 1931 in Fargo, ND, the son of Ed and Millie (Brownell) DeVries.
He grew up on a farm near Galchutt, ND and attended rural school. Dale was united in marriage to Vernice (Vernie) Berg on October 5, 1952. Dale was drafted into the Army in 1954 and served for 2 years. The couple lived in several places until they made their home in Wahpeton in 1964. Dale had several jobs and worked at NDSCS for 26 years until retiring in 1994. He and his wife entered St. Francis Nursing Home, Breckenridge in 2015.
Dale is survived by a son and a daughter, Dean DeVries, Burnsville, MN; Sherri (Marston) Metcalf, Breckenridge, MN; five grandchildren, Dean (Jenny Anderson) Johnson, Breckenridge, MN, Ryan (Kari Oslowski) Johnson, Moorhead, MN, Cody (Rachel) Metcalf, Warren, MN, Aly (Aaron) Stone, Wahpeton, ND and Isaac DeVries, Burnsville, MN; four great-grandchildren, Ashlyn Johnson, Colten Johnson, Elliott Stone and Audrey Stone; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Vernie of 65 years; his parents, Ed and Millie; and his twin sister, Donna Salquist.
Obituary and Photograph source: Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton, ND.
Obituary has been edited.
Dale "Bud" DeVries, 88, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at St. Francis Nursing Home, Breckenridge, on Thursday, January 16, 2020.
Dale Allen Devries was born February 12, 1931 in Fargo, ND, the son of Ed and Millie (Brownell) DeVries.
He grew up on a farm near Galchutt, ND and attended rural school. Dale was united in marriage to Vernice (Vernie) Berg on October 5, 1952. Dale was drafted into the Army in 1954 and served for 2 years. The couple lived in several places until they made their home in Wahpeton in 1964. Dale had several jobs and worked at NDSCS for 26 years until retiring in 1994. He and his wife entered St. Francis Nursing Home, Breckenridge in 2015.
Dale is survived by a son and a daughter, Dean DeVries, Burnsville, MN; Sherri (Marston) Metcalf, Breckenridge, MN; five grandchildren, Dean (Jenny Anderson) Johnson, Breckenridge, MN, Ryan (Kari Oslowski) Johnson, Moorhead, MN, Cody (Rachel) Metcalf, Warren, MN, Aly (Aaron) Stone, Wahpeton, ND and Isaac DeVries, Burnsville, MN; four great-grandchildren, Ashlyn Johnson, Colten Johnson, Elliott Stone and Audrey Stone; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Vernie of 65 years; his parents, Ed and Millie; and his twin sister, Donna Salquist.
Obituary and Photograph source: Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton, ND.
Obituary has been edited.
Dale Allen Devries was born February 12, 1931 in Fargo, ND, the son of Ed and Millie (Brownell) DeVries.
He grew up on a farm near Galchutt, ND and attended rural school. Dale was united in marriage to Vernice (Vernie) Berg on October 5, 1952. Dale was drafted into the Army in 1954 and served for 2 years. The couple lived in several places until they made their home in Wahpeton in 1964. Dale had several jobs and worked at NDSCS for 26 years until retiring in 1994. He and his wife entered St. Francis Nursing Home, Breckenridge in 2015.
Dale is survived by a son and a daughter, Dean DeVries, Burnsville, MN; Sherri (Marston) Metcalf, Breckenridge, MN; five grandchildren, Dean (Jenny Anderson) Johnson, Breckenridge, MN, Ryan (Kari Oslowski) Johnson, Moorhead, MN, Cody (Rachel) Metcalf, Warren, MN, Aly (Aaron) Stone, Wahpeton, ND and Isaac DeVries, Burnsville, MN; four great-grandchildren, Ashlyn Johnson, Colten Johnson, Elliott Stone and Audrey Stone; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Vernie of 65 years; his parents, Ed and Millie; and his twin sister, Donna Salquist.
Obituary and Photograph source: Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton, ND.
Obituary has been edited.
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