Dale E. Fish

Dale E. Fish, age 83, of La Farge, passed away on Sunday, October 4th, 2020, peacefully in his home surrounded by family. He was born in Viroqua on November 30th, 1936, the son of Harvey and Erma (Osborne) Fish. He married the late Mary F. Potter on March 7th, 1959, at La Farge Free Methodist Church. After he graduated from Viroqua High School, his career path took him on many adventures. A few were hauling milk, mechanics, mink ranching, Badger Powder Plant, Wisconsin National Guard, farming, and later in life hauling Amish. Survivors include his loving children: daughters Dawn Parr of La Farge and Julie (Jeff) Gabel of Viola; and son David Fish of La Farge; his grandchildren: Zachary (Penny) Anderson of Sparta, Joe (Olivia) Preuss of Cazenovia, Ashley (Dan) Follendorf of Sparta, Amanda (Jeff) Stumpo of Viola; one great-grandchild James Joseph Preuss of Cazenovia and a god-daughter Louise Bjornstad of Viroqua. He is also survived by many, many nieces; nephews; cousins; in-laws; and many good friends. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Mary; his son Mark; his parents; his parents in law Shine and Babe Potter; his siblings and spouses: Merle (Guy) Primmer, Fern (Martin) Morkrid, Dorothy (Ernie) Ekum, Agnes (Martin) Morkrid, Norman (Geneva) Fish, Clinton Fish, Rae Hope (Bill) Pace. A private funeral service for family only will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 10, at the La Farge Free Methodist Church, 214 S. Cherry Street in La Farge. The service will be streamed live on the Vosseteig Funeral Home's Facebook page for the public. A drive by visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. and an in-door visitation will take place from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 11:00 a.m. Graveside services will follow at Bear Creek Cemetery with full military honors. For the safety of everyone, face masks will be required for the funeral service. Online Condolences may be expressed at www.vossfh.com. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to La Farge Ambulance and/or La Farge Fire Department.