Dale Francis Balster

   DALE F. BALSTER, age 65, of Bingham Lake, died Monday, February 6, 2023. He was born April 26, 1957, in Worthington, to Leo and Inez (Bruns) Balster. He graduated from Adrian High School in 1975.

   Dale married Karen Rogers on February 14, 1987, at Nativity Lutheran Church in Gilbert, AZ. The couple farmed south of Wilmont. They later divorced.

   Dale lived in various communities before he moved to Bingham Lake in 2019. He worked as a carpenter for Balster Construction, B & L Construction, McCorrmick Company, building silos for ethanol plants; and most recently for Country Pride Services Coop, in Bingham Lake.

   He was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Wilmont, He enjoyed spear fishing, carpentry work and helping friends with their harvest.

   Dale is survived by his daughter, Emily (Nick) Rahfaldt, Elkhorn, NE; two grandchildren, Collin & Griffin Rahfaldt; three siblings, Marian (Joe) Hibma, Harris, IA; Jane Eldal, Pella, IA; and Carol (Vernon) Bell, Big Stone City, SD; sister-in-law, Marcie Balster, Mosier, OR; many nieces & nephews; and a special friend, Karen Horkey, Sherburne.

   He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Vivian Balster; and a brother, Jim Balster.

   Funeral service will be 10:30 am Saturday, February 11, at the Dingmann Funeral Home, in Worthington, officiated by Pastor Scott Peterson. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Saturday. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery in Wilmont.

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