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- Dale Joseph Van Donsel, Captain, United States Public Health Service, Retired, 77, died on Dec. 27, 2011, in Bremerton, of cancer. He was born in Green Bay, on June 24, 1934, to Clarence and Myrtle (Orde) Van Donsel. He married Darlene Le Sage in Green Bay, on May 3, 1958.
He attended Central Catholic High School in Green Bay, obtained a BS degree from St. Norbert College in De Pere, and a MS in Public Health from the University of Minnesota. He served in the U.S. Army and worked for the FDA in Chicago. He later became a commissioned officer in the U.S. Public Health Service, stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska and Cincinnati, Ohio. After retiring to Silverdale, Dale worked for the WA Dept. of Ecology. He enjoyed fishing, gardening and genealogy.
He is survived by his wife, Darlene; son, James Van Donsel (Barbara), Massachusetts; daughter, Terese Van Donsel (Carlos), Illinois; daughter, Susan Bartlett (Alan), Washington; brother, Peter Van Donsel (Kathie), Wisconsin; sister, Linda Numan, Wisconsin; sister-in-law, Marilyn Frosch (Ron), Wisconsin; sister-in-law, Norma Le Sage, Wisconsin; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his sister Carol Gruetzmacher.
Dale's sense of humor, great laugh, intellect, willingness to help others and love of family will be dearly missed.
Services to be held in Green Bay at a later date. Online guest book is at www.rill.com
Published in Green Bay Press-Gazette on January 8, 2012
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1934 - 2011 (77 years)
