Clarice Dale

Clarice Maude Dale, 83, died Dec. 1, 2007, at the Heritage Place in Soldotna. Formerly of Palmer, Dale was a longtime Kenai resident and grandmother of Wasilla resident Curry Freeman.

Private family services will be held and her ashes will be buried at the Kenai City Cemetery at a later date.

Dale was born Oct. 1, 1924, to Dolfa and Ruby (Olsen) Lobdell in Grenora, N.D.

In 1953, Dale traveled the Alcan with a new husband and baby, settling in Palmer, where her contagious smile and great dinner parties quickly established many friendships.

Dale will be remembered for her generous spirit and that there were no strangers at her table. She was a gifted storyteller who enjoyed her Alaska life — camping, crocheting, gardening, hobby farming, crossword puzzles and especially her grandchildren. Her final years were spent at Heritage Place, where caregivers provided her the same loving affection she freely gave when she was able.

Dale was preceded in death by a son, Douglas Isaacson; and husband, Harold Dale. She is survived by daughter, Kimi (Craig) Lofstedt of Kenai; son, Paul Dale, and daughter-in-law, Brenda Stoops of Kenai; son, Terry Dale and daughter-in-law, Lynn Bohlmann of Seattle, Wash.; son, Mike (Sylvia) Dale of Kenai; son, Greg (Sandy) Dale of Fortuna, Calif.; son, Luke (Tiffney) Dale of Gilbert, Ariz.; son, Greg Isaacson; daughters, Kathleen Hergistad of Pennsylvania and Cindy Klaers of Minneapolis, Minn.; granddaughters, Curry (Troy) Freeman of Wasilla, April Lofstedt of Anchorage, Anya Dale of Seattle, Megon Coon of Anchorage, Audrey Coon of Bellingham, Wash., Stephanie Schmeizer of Seattle, Kristen and Amy Dale of Kenai, Jenna Anastay and Sarah Taylor of Kenai, Emily and Marybeth Dale of Fortuna, Calif., and Mary Isaacson and Makenna Dale of Gilbert; grandsons, Isaac Dale and Quinn Stoops of Kenai, Ethan Dale of San Francisco, Elliott Dale of Seattle, Nicholas Dale of Seattle, Landon Taylor of Seldovia, Cameron and Theron Dale of Fortuna, Gavin Dale of Gilbert and Haakon Isaacson; great-granddaughters, Haley and Abby Dale of Kenai; and great-grandson, Silas Freeman.

Arrangements were by Peninsula Memorial Chapel.