- Date Of Birth: October 30, 1949
- Date Of Death: August 2, 2018
- State: Illinois
Dale Robert Munson, 68, of Oglesby, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by family, on Thursday night, August 2, 2018 after a short battle with cancer. Dale was born October 30, 1949 in Ottawa to Clarence and Wanda (DeMoss) Munson. He married Lorene Hamilton on October, 26th, 1974 at Holy Family Church in Oglesby. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a computer programmer from 1968-1972. Dale retired as a Teamster truck driver after a lifetime of driving. Throughout Dale’s life, he was very active in the community serving with the Oglesby Ambulance Service for several years as an EMT. Dale coached softball and little league baseball teams in Oglesby.
He was an active member of the American Legion Post 237, member of the Devil Dogs, the Illinois Valley Marine Corps League Detachment 78 and a long time member of the LaSalle-Oglesby Veterans Memorial group. Dale was presently serving as State Commandant for the Marine Corps League. Dale enjoyed hitting the open road whenever he could (no matter the weather!) on his Harley-Davidson. Over the last decade, Dale and his wife found a new love of setting sail on several cruises on the open sea. In his retirement, he also found time to take his beloved boxer, Chopper for a daily walk. Dale will be remembered for his great work ethic, sense of humor and overall fun-loving attitude. Most importantly, he will be remembered as an amazing husband, father, and grandfather. Survivors include his wife, Lorene; three children, Gwen (Craig) Couch of Spring Hill, FL and Kari (Steve) George and David (Victoria) Munson both of Peru; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; his mother, Wanda Grotti of Ottawa; his sister, Deb (Tony) Dixon of Ottawa; his brother, Dan (Lori) Munson of Oglesby and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, James Grotti and an uncle, David Raub. Pallbearers will be Bill Jones, Russell Hamilton, Heather Johnson, Matt Hamilton, Kris Hamilton and Nikki Hamilton.
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