- Date Of Death: July 21, 2013
- State: Colorado
DALE ROSS FERGUSON
November 15, 1926 – July 21, 2013
Dale Ross Ferguson went to be with his Lord and family in heaven on July 21, 2013. He passed away peacefully at Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado with his family present. He was 86 years old.
Dale was born November 15, 1926 at the family home in Riley County, Kansas. He was the middle of three children born to Harold Ross Ferguson and Nellie Gray Fields Ferguson Ryan. He grew up in Eastern Kansas. His father died when he was 9 years old and he took over the family farm at that tender age. On March 15, 1947, he married Betty Lucile Kraus in Topeka, Kansas. They first met when she was in 1st grade and he was in 3rd grade in a one room rural school house. They were married six weeks short of 66 years. They had four children.
Dale and Betty moved to Palisade, Colorado in 1949. They farmed fruit in the Palisade area from 1950 until their retirement in 2007, most of the time under their company known as Sunset Orchards Inc. and the Colorado Gold trademark.
Dale enjoyed all types of farming and ranching activities as well as hunting, fishing and sporting events. He particularly enjoyed times spent with his family. His grandchildren and great-grandchildren were a source of great pride to him. They could always count on him for love and sound advice.
Dale was preceded in death by his wife, Betty, in January of this year. He was also preceded in death by his parents, his stepfather Bill Ryan, his sister and his brother. He is survived by daughter Glenda (Duane) Brinkman of Bloomington, Minnesota, daughter Vicki Sea (Jim Hill) of Grand Junction, son Doug (Debbie) Ferguson of Denver, son Scott (Connie) Ferguson of Collbran, 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild due in early 2014.
