Worthington, Minnesota Dale Walter Wiese, 74, was born on July 8, 1932, in Aetna Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. He was the son of Walter and Elsie Gaudian Wiese. Dale moved to Holland, Minnesota, with his family at an early age and attended grade school. He graduated from Pipestone High School in 1950. Dale married Carole Thomsen on April 2, 1958, at the Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler, Minnesota. He worked for Pipestone County Highway Engineering Department until the spring of 1960. He then worked for William P. Mohr, a private engineer, until November of 1960, when he went to work for DGR, a private engineering firm in Rock Rapids, Iowa. In 1984, he began working for the Osceola County Highway Engineering Department, where he worked until his retirement in 1995. He was a member of the American Lutheran Church in Worthington. Dale enjoyed traveling, spending several winters in Texas. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, bowling, and gardening. Dale died on Saturday, May 19, 2007, at the Worthington Regional Hospital. Dale is survived by his wife, Carole, of Worthington; one daughter, Denise (Larry) Schmitz, of Brewster, Minnesota, and their children, Bryan, Darrin, and Megan; one son, Richard “Rick” (Tina) Wiese, of Rapid City, South Dakota, and their children, Tara and Tana, and his mother, Elsie Wiese, of Pipestone, Minnesota. He was preceded in death by a son, Edward, a granddaughter, Rylee Wiese, his father, and a brother, LeRoy. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 24, 2007, at 11:00 a.m., at the American Lutheran Church in Worthington, Minnesota, with the Rev. Mike Zaske officiating. Casket bearers will be Mark Wiese, Jeff Wiese, Zachary Wiese, Lowell Thomsen, Leon Thomsen, and Larry Schmitz. Burial will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Pipestone, Minnesota. Visitation will be from 5-8 pm on Wednesday May 23, 2007, at the Benson Funeral Home in Worthington.
