Laverne "Lee" E. Dahl

Age 82 of Chisago City passed away on December 9, 2017. Preceded in death by parents, Earnest Orda; siblings, Ruby Orly. Survived by wife of 52 years, Karen; son, Doug; granddaughter, Alyssa; sister, Valoris Buboltz of Buffalo Lake; Many nieces, nephews cousins. Lee was born April 2, 1935 in Franklin, MN. He graduated from Franklin High School in 1953, and joined the army in 1955. He was stationed at Fort Hood before reporting for duty in Korea. After Korea, Lee worked in Greenland 1959 to 1960 for two 6 month stretches. He did iron work outside and inside Thule air force base and on the Ice Cap. Lee worked as a heavy equipment operator for Richard Schuh, Barton Sand Gravel, Dresel Contracting and others. He retired at 62 years old with many coworkers as friends. Lee enjoyed the outdoors, and loved to hunt and fish. His favorite was duck hunting, and he hunted in Minnesota and North Dakota for years. Lee looked forward to fishing sunnies and crappies in the spring in School lake, and was unofficially named Mayor of School Lake, and he oversaw from his deck all fish caught. Lee Dahl cherished his wife of 52 years, his family and friends, and loved watching his granddaughter grow up. He was direct but unfiltered and honest. Like his favorite actor John Wayne, he told it like it was. But he always loved to give and take guff, and you knew he loved you when you got it good. Who is going to square us away now? A Celebration of Lees Life 11 AM Saturday, December 16th with visitation beginning one hour prior at Roberts Family Life Celebration Home, 555 SW Centennial Dr., Forest Lake.