Dale Acklie

BLOOMFIELD — Funeral services for Dale Acklie, 74, Bloomfield, were Aug. 21, at Evangelical Covenant Church, Wausa. Pastor Jeff Mueller officiated, with burial in Thabor Lutheran Cemetery, Wausa.

Military Honors were provided by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4996, American Legion Post 249, and United States Navy Honor Guard.

Visitation was Friday at the church.

Brockhaus Funeral Home, Bloomfield, was in charge of arrangements.

Dale died Aug. 17, 2021, at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, S.D.

Dale Dean Acklie was born in Osmond, March 30, 1947, to Melvin and Laverne (Rosberg) Acklie. He died Aug. 17, 2021.

Dale grew up on a farm near Wausa, and attended school until his junior year, when at 17, he began driving truck and working as a carpenter.

Two years later, Dale joined the Navy, at which time he met the love of his life, Leana Twombly, and they were married in 1968. They had three daughters, and during his service they lived in Puerto Rico, Florida, California, and Texas. Dale was a jet mechanic and helped develop and pilot the first Naval Hovercraft. He served in the Navy for 22 years. He retired from the Navy as a Senior Chief Petty Officer, after which he worked for a civilian branch of the military in quality control for four years and went back to school to get his GED. Dale went to college to receive a degree in business administration with a 4.0 average. He then moved to Bloomfield and farmed and raised cattle for 19 years.

Dale is survived by his wife, Leana Acklie; three daughters, Lorie (Bradley) Shimer, Kim (Joseph) Neuhalfen and Misty (Kenneth) Gillilan; four siblings, Ralph Acklie, Sharron Winterringer, Patricia Roth and Melva Peterson; as well as, 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.