A memorial service for Daniel “Dan” Dahl will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Bonnerup Funeral Chapel. Deacon Michael Ellis will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.

Daniel passed away quietly at his home on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, after being diagnosed with ALS two and a half years ago. He was 54 years old.

Daniel Lee Dahl was born on April 25, 1960, to Robert and Marilyn (Christenson) Dahl in Albert Lea. He was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Albert Lea. Dan graduated from Albert Lea High School and was a resident of this community his entire life. Dan married his high school sweetheart, Paula (Stapleton), on Aug. 15, 1981, at St. Theodore Catholic Church. The couple was blessed with two children.

Dan began his career working for Queens Products for three years until he settled in at Streater, where he worked for 30 years. Aside from work, Dan enjoyed going to the lake lot, fishing, pheasant hunting, camping, motorcycle rides and trips to South Dakota to the Buffalo Roundup and the Black Hills. Dan was a sports fan, playing hockey in high school and early adulthood. Dan was always a caring person. Throughout his adult life, he could always be counted on by those he loved. When anyone needed him, he was always there. He enjoyed helping his parents out, no matter how great or small the task at hand. He was a wonderful provider and protector for his wife and children, as well as a steady and calming force in the lives he touched. His greatest joy in life was spending time with his Popsicle Buddy: his granddaughter, Jayla. She would come to “Grandpa Dan’s Daycare” where they had endless playtime together. He was a loving grandfather to her.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Marilyn Dahl.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 33 years, Paula, of Albert Lea; children Daniel (special friend Mia Shurden) of Santa Cruz, California, and Erin (Justin) Dahle of Goodyear, Arizona; his granddaughter, Jayla Dahle; siblings Bob (Cathy) Dahl of Heartwell, Nebraska, and Deb (Jay) Hample of Lynn Haven, Florida; a close cousin, Teri Bertrand, of Colorado Springs; mother and father in-law William and Donna Stapleton of Albert Lea; brothers- and sisters in-law Mark (Barb) Stapleton of Albert Lea, Ann (Gordy) Olson of Grand Forks, North Dakota, Loretta Hanegraaf of Faribault, Tim (Mary) Stapleton of Albert Lea and Theresa (Todd) Braget of Albert Lea; caring aunts and uncles, as well as loving nieces, nephews and relatives.