Obituary for Edward Dahl
Edward Dahl was born on the side of Highway 99 near Auburn, Washington on December 13, 1938 in the back seat of a Model-A Ford with his 17-year-old brother as his midwife, son of John and Ethel Dahl. He was received by Jesus May 21st 2021.
His father, John, died when Ed was very young and Bennett Ellingson became a strong and influential father figure to Ed. Being on Bennett’s ranch is where Ed grew to love working with heavy equipment, building things, and engineering. He graduated from Washington State University in May of 1963 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He then joined the United States Air Force as a mechanical engineer retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. He was stationed at Edwards Air Force base and managed many projects including wind tunnels, aerospace, and missile defense systems.
He was also a businessman owning and running a construction company in Swink, Oklahoma and a Convenience Store in Valliant, Oklahoma. He would say his real home here on Earth was in Swink, Oklahoma with his wife where they built there home and life together.
He married the love of his life, Avis Blair, on August 22, 1970 at the Little Church of the West in Las Vegas, Nevada. He spent the next 50 years devoted to her and created a family who love’s each other deeply and God even more.
Ed is survived by his wife Avis Dahl; sons, Lonny Wayne Dahl and his wife Amanda, Tim Dahl and his wife Audra; grandchildren, Aron Edward Dahl, Kelsey Lyn Mathes and Husband Noah; great grandchildren, Adeline Madison Mathes and a baby boy on the way.
A Memorial Service for Edward Dahl, 82, of Waxahachie, Texas, will be held at Brown Street Church of Christ located at 2471 Brown Street, Waxahachie, Texas on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 11:00 AM.
His father, John, died when Ed was very young and Bennett Ellingson became a strong and influential father figure to Ed. Being on Bennett’s ranch is where Ed grew to love working with heavy equipment, building things, and engineering. He graduated from Washington State University in May of 1963 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He then joined the United States Air Force as a mechanical engineer retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. He was stationed at Edwards Air Force base and managed many projects including wind tunnels, aerospace, and missile defense systems.
He was also a businessman owning and running a construction company in Swink, Oklahoma and a Convenience Store in Valliant, Oklahoma. He would say his real home here on Earth was in Swink, Oklahoma with his wife where they built there home and life together.
He married the love of his life, Avis Blair, on August 22, 1970 at the Little Church of the West in Las Vegas, Nevada. He spent the next 50 years devoted to her and created a family who love’s each other deeply and God even more.
Ed is survived by his wife Avis Dahl; sons, Lonny Wayne Dahl and his wife Amanda, Tim Dahl and his wife Audra; grandchildren, Aron Edward Dahl, Kelsey Lyn Mathes and Husband Noah; great grandchildren, Adeline Madison Mathes and a baby boy on the way.
A Memorial Service for Edward Dahl, 82, of Waxahachie, Texas, will be held at Brown Street Church of Christ located at 2471 Brown Street, Waxahachie, Texas on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 11:00 AM.