Obituary
Dale Meidenbauer passed away September 15, 2017 at the Cornerstone Hospice House in The Villages, Florida. Born August 4, 1940, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, to Walter and Alice (Golemgeske) Meidenbauer, he graduated from Waukesha South High School in 1958. He served in the United States Army for four years, one year of which was spent in Korea. Following discharge, Dale earned his Journeymans Electrical License, worked as an electrician and retired to The Villages in 2004. Dale was a loyal Wisconsin Badgers fan, avid Green Bay Packers fan, and enjoyed hunting in northern Wisconsin. Upon his relocation to The Villages, he fell in love with the game of pickle ball which he played and instructed for ten years. He was also anactive member of various Parkinson support groups and a member of American Legion Post 347, proudly telling everyone it was the largest American Legion Post in the world. Dale was preceded in death by his parents, sisters Doris (Stan) Sperl, Jane (Dean) Field, and brother John (Marcy) Meidenbauer. He is survived by his loving wife Lois (Luther) Meidenbauer, his children James (Jean), Donna (Mark) Mueller and Pamela (Keith)Runnells. He is also survived by step-children Dawnetta (David) Jones, Tamarra Hilbig and Matthew (Mary) Hilbig. He had eight grandchildren Lindsay (Brian) Prigge, Lauren Wells, Tyler Jones,Nicholas (Nicole) Runnells, Kathryn Hilbig, Nolan Runnells, Jillian Jones and Julia Hilbig and one great grandchild, Madeline Prigge. He is also survived by two sisters, Lois (George) Ott and Fern (Howard) Seybold. A Celebration of Life service will be held at New Covenant United Methodist Church, 3470 Woodridge Drive, The Villages, on Saturday, November 4 at 1:00 PM. The family will receive friends and relatives starting at noon in the Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Michael J. Fox Parkinson’s Foundation or The Wounded Warrior Project.
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