Spenst, Dale Norman (1945-1960)

'Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1960 Nov 10 p. 5

Birth date: 1945 Jun 25

text of obituary:

Double Funeral Held At Dresden, N. D.

Dresden, N. D. — Double funeral services were held at the Bethel Mennonite church on Oct. 11 for Mrs. Jacob Spenst and her grandson, Dale Norman Spenst, who died a few hours apart.

Mrs. Spenst died in St. Mary's hospital in Langdon, following an illness of one day. She suffered a stroke after being admitted to the hospital. Her husband died in 1942.

Dale Norman Spenst, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jake A. Spenst, passed away Oct. 7 in St. Michael's hospital in Grand Forks, following nine days of hospitalization as a result of an accidental gunshot wound.

The mishap occurred at the Spenst farm home on Sept. 27 when the youth was attempting to load a shotgun for target practice. The gun accidentally discharged, causing a severe leg injury. The boy went into a coma shortly after arriving at the hospital and was placed in an iron lung the next day.

Rev. Frank Ewert, pastor of the Bethel church, was in charge of the two services.

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'Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1960 Nov 10 p. 8

text of obituary:

DALE NORMAN SPENST

Dale Norman Spenst was born in Mercy hospital in Langdon, N. D., June 25, 1945, to Mr. and Mrs. Jake A. Spenst and lived his entire life on the family farm in Oxford township. He was a sophomore in high school at the time of his death. Interested in sports, Dale played basketball at Alsen and during the summer played baseball. He attended the Bethel Mennonite church.

Surviving the youth are his parents and sister, Janet Elaine, 18, attending junior business college at Devils Lake; and two brothers, Jay Elroy, 16, a senior at Alsen high school, and Bennet Lee, 13, in the eighth grade at Alsen.

Double funeral services were held for the youth and his grandmother, Mrs. Anna Spenst, at the Bethel Mennonite church, Dresden, N. D., on Oct. 11.

Relatives and friends coming from a distance to attend the funeral for the grandmother and her grandson were Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Spenst, Dallas, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Schmidt, Mrs. Albertina Wilson and Bena Schmidt, Wolf Point, Mont.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Albrecht and family, Jackson, Mont.; Mr. and Mrs. Danny Hutton, Kansas City, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Julius Toews and Mrs. Henry Friesen, Homewood, Man.; Mr. and Mrs. Jake Hendricks, Gretna, Man.; Mr. and Mrs. Pete Spenst and family, Cavalier, Mrs. Elmer Hill, Edmore, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Feltman, Grafton; and Mr. J. Schrader and George Schrader, Lowfarm, Man.