09/09/2019 - Dale Christoffersen

A Celebration of Life for Dale Christoffersen, age 91, of Chadon, NE will be at 10:30 AM on Monday, September 9, 2019 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Chadron, NE.

A memorial has been established for the Immanuel Lutheran Church and Chadron Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department.

Condolences and donations may be sent to Lorna Christoffersen, 900 W. 7th, Apt. 407, Chadron, NE 69337.

Dale was born on April 2, 1928 to Edgar and Emma Christoffersen and passed September 2, 2019. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peters Lutheran Church on Mirage Flats south of Hay Springs, NE. He graduated from Hay Springs High School in 1945. He married his childhood sweetheart Lorna Johnson on May 5, 1948. Together they farmed with Dale’s father, later establishing a Grade A Dairy. During the big blizzard in 1949, Dale spent some of the long days in the house learning to crochet from his mother. One year when the crops were completely hailed out, Dale took up shingling roofs. He always had a project in the shop, making toys and gifts, and in later years, he made crafts for selling at craft shows. He often created games and projects for his children and grandchildren to do, took them camping, and loved to fish. Each spring he would make a huge box kite. Dale and Lorna retired in 1992 and moved to Chadron then moved in 2010 to Prairie Pines Lodge. Dale kept busy with volunteer jobs, traveling to many states, fishing, and making wood crafts

Dale was preceded in death by his parents, an infant daughter, brother Gerald Christoffersen, son-in-law Richard Frase, and great-granddaughter Abigail DaMoude.

He is survived in death by wife Lorna; brother Kenneth (Mary Helen) Christoffersen of Golden, CO; sons Allan (Pat) Christoffersen of Abingdon, IL and Ron (Traci) Christoffersen of Azle, TX; daughters Janet (Dennis) DaMoude of Holdrege NE and Linda Frase of Chadron NE; 9 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.