Victor E. Dahl

Dahl Victor E. Dahl, formerly of Minneapolis and recently of Eau Claire, WI, passed away on Friday, June 4. He was 98. Victor was born in Wisconsin, with early years in North Dakota and South Dakota, and then 40 years in Minneapolis before retiring to Arizona in 1972. He and his wife Edith moved back to Minneapolis in 1995. Edith died in 2001, and Victor moved to Eau Claire in 2003. For 32 years, he was Minnesota state sales representative for the Webster Division of McGraw-Hill Book Company and enjoyed his work selling school textbooks. An active leader in promoting professionalism in that field, he was national president of the Professional Bookmen of America. He was a graduate of St. Olaf College and a Navy veteran of World War II. In retirement, he was heavily involved in the United Nations Association and served as president of the Arizona division. He and his wife were also activists with Habitat for Humanity, UNICEF, the League of Women Voters, and their church. Victor was preceded in death b his wife, Edith; three brothers and a sister, and a grandchild, Kristin (Mandel) Roy of Minnetonka. He is survived by a sister, Esther Bonnicksen of Seattle; sons, Mark (Arlene) Dahl of Scottsdale, AZ, Charles Dahl of Minnetonka, MN and Kirk (Cindy) Dahl of Eau Claire, WI; grandchildren, Kristian (Julie) Dahl of Virginia, Jon (Beth) Dahl, Bryan Dahl and Stephen Dahl of Minnetonka and Emily (Kevin) Willems, Jefferson Dahl and Alexander Dahl of Eau Claire, WI; great-grandchildren, Ryan, Marissa, Michaela and Sarah Dahl of Virginia, and Nicole Dahl, Shawn Roy and Cullen Dahl of Minneapolis. A gathering of friends and family will be held at 10 AM Wednesday, June 16 at Werness Brothers Funeral Home, 3500 West 50th Street, Minneapolis, with a funeral service to follow at 11 AM. Burial will be at Acacia Cemetery in Mendota Heights. Memorials may be sent to a charity of choice. WERNESS BROTHERS 612-927-8641 www.dignitymemorial.com