A memorial service for Dale H. Heitritter was held Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, at the American Lutheran Church in Melvin. Sheri and Rick Blevins officiated.

Honorary pallbearers were Dale’s beloved grandchildren. Interment will be at a later date in St. John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery at Boyden, with military graveside rites conducted by Melvin American Legion, Reed Guthrie Post #470. Sanborn Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements.

Dale Hugo Heitritter was born Jan. 14, 1939, to William Heitritter and Meta (Stegeman) Heitritter at Boyden. In 1942, he moved with his parents to Melvin wh...