Dale Meldaus

Dale L. Meldaus, age 61, of Brooklyn Center, formerly of Grey Eagle, died peacefully on Monday, August 10, 2009 at his home in Brooklyn Center.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 15 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Grey Eagle. Interment will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Grey Eagle with military honors provided by the Melrose Veterans Honor Guard.

Friends may call one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the funeral home in Grey Eagle.Dale was born December 23, 1947 in Melrose, Minnesota to Clarence and Loretta (Nagler) Meldaus. He was a 1965 graduate of Grey Eagle High School. He served in the U.S. Navy for three years. After the service, he attended St. Cloud State University and Southwest University in Marshall, MN. Dale enjoyed reading, bowling, and visiting family and friends at Big Birch Lake.

Survivors include his mother, Loretta Meldaus of Grey Eagle; sister, Sharon (Jerry) Spoo of Grey Eagle and brother, Bob Meldaus of Grey Eagle; nieces, Tammy Spoo of St. Francis and Heather Spoo of Elk River; and nephew, Shawn Spoo of Milaca.

Dale was preceded in death by his father, Clarence Meldaus in 1972.