DALE B. KECK

Dale B. Keck

February 21, 1930-November 18, 2022

Dale Keck, age 92, of Welcome, MN was called to eternal rest on Friday, November 18, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Health Services in Fairmont, MN.

Private Family Services for Dale B. Keck will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at the Kramer Family Funeral Home Chapel in Welcome with burial in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Welcome, MN. A Public Visitation will be Saturday, December 3, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Kramer Family Funeral Home in Welcome, MN. Messages of Sympathy may be sent to the family online at www.kramerfuneralhome.com

Dale Benjamin Keck was born on February 21, 1930 to Benjamin and Amanda (Hansen) Keck in Welcome, MN. He received his education in Welcome Public Schools later graduating with the class of 1948. He then attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN. Dale was employed at Stokley Van-Camp Canning Company in Fairmont, MN.

On July 30, 1952 he was united in marriage to Shirley Bicknell at Trinity Lutheran Church in Welcome. After his marriage they lived in Minneapolis where Dave received his Masters. They later moved to Gibbon, MN where Dale was a principal, school teacher and coach. They made their home in Gibbon until his retirement and then returned to Welcome in the family home there.

Dale was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Welcome. He enjoyed gardening, watching the Green Bay Packers and going hunting.

Dale is survived by his wife, Shirley Keck of Welcome, MN; daughter, Karen Keck and Jim Slater of Fairmont, MN; sons, Gary (Gail) Keck of rural Blue Earth, MN, Lynn (Betty) Keck of New Ulm, MN, Brian Keck of Lamberton, MN and Neal (Cissy) Keck of Moscow, TN; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin and Amanda Keck and other relatives.

 

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