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Dale L. Williams, age 81 of Lindstrom, Minnesota, passed away on November 10, 2025. He was born on October 18, 1944 in Vancouver, Washington to parents Lester and Margaret Williams.

Dale retired from the State of Minnesota Department of Administration where he worked as a machinist. He also worked at General Electric and traveled frequently working in nuclear power plants. Graco Company, Remmelle Engineering, and Northern Ordinance are a few other companies he also worked at. In his free time Dale liked to go hunting and fishing, enjoyed camping and going to the cabin, and maintaining his yard. He was into woodworking making Faith Chests for all his grandchildren.

Dale is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife of 61 ½ years Patricia; children Christine (Gary) Grunwald, Lester (Sheila) Williams, and Marcella Emeott; grandchildren Tyler, Brittany, Cody, Aryanna, Amber, and Cory Grunwald, Annie and Nate Chartrand, and Beau Emeott; great grandchildren Monroe, Carson, Cayden, Hadleigh, Ruby, Aidan, and Arlo; sisters Betty Furstenburg, Carol Newman, and Doreen Elken; brother Brad Williams; and many other relatives and friends.

A Celebration of life will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, November 22, 2025 at Chisago Lake Lutheran Church in Center City, Minnesota. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at church. Interment will be at Hillside Cemetery in Center City, Minnesota.

Arrangements with Grandstrand Funeral Home of Lindstrom, MN. Condolences can be expressed online at www.grandstrandfh.com.

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