Rev. Dale Emery, 84, died peacefully at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021.
Dale was born on Dec. 2, 1936, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri to Arthur and Reba (Robinson) Emery. He graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 1962 with a BSEd degree and from the Saint Paul School of Theology in 1975. He pastored churches in Missouri, Kansas, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He retired from ministry in 2004, but continued part-time parish ministry until his final retirement on June 30, 2019, marking 59 years in ministry.
In 1956, Dale married Rebecca Hall. The couple divorced in 1979. On Sept. 24, 1988, Dale married Helen Wiegandt Ertman in Drayton, North Dakota.
Rev. Dale is survived by his wife, Helen of Grand Forks; daughter, Robin (Dan) Holsteen of Colorado Springs, Colorado; sons, Joe (Ricki) Emery of Bel Aire, Kansas, and John (Tom) Emery of Kansas City, Missouri; seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren; brothers, Don (Bev) Emery of Rio Vista, California, and David “Butch” (Johanna) Emery of Colorado.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Reba Emery and one grandson, Devin Emery.