Rev. Dale Battleson, 78, of Mitchell, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Funeral services were Tuesday, April 4, at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Corsica, with burial following in St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery, rural Armour. Visitation, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, was Monday, April 3, at the church.
Rev. Dale Battleson was born April 24, 1938, to Leonard and Amanda (Estness) Battleson in Duluth, Minn. He was baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith at Zion Lutheran Church in Duluth.
He was united in marriage to Kay Reynolds on Jan. 23, 1965, at Zion Lutheran Church in Anoka, Minn. Dale served his country as a reservist in the United States Coast Guard.
He attended the Lutheran Bible Institute in Golden Valley, Minn., and was ordained in 1968. During his ministry, Dale served many parishes, as well as being a chaplain in several nursing homes. Communities he served include Bagley, Minn., Pukwana, Bradley Crocker, Rapid City, Roslyn, Moorestown, N.D., Woonsocket and Stickney.
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Kay of Mitchell; two children, Lisa Renne of Rapid City, and Christopher (Krystal) Battleson of Carteret, N.C.; two grandchildren; and a sister, Geraldine (Larry) Sjoberg of Corrales, N.M.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Bonnie.
Arrangements were with Koehn Brothers Funeral Home in Stickney.