Long-time resident of Lake Havasu City, Arizona; Dale Finley Wise, passed away on June 16th at the age of ninety-five. Dale was born in Blue Earth, Minnesota on June 8th, 1924 and is survived by his wife of seventy-three years; Corinne Fern Fenske Wise.
Dale was a World War II veteran and served in the U.S. Air Force. He rose to the rank of Master Sergeant and was stationed in Hawaii. After his father's sudden passing; Dale finished out his service and returned home to help his mother and sister and took over the family's auto dealership in Elmore, Minnesota.
On July 16th, 1946; he married his high school sweetheart; Corinne. Dale changed the direction of the family dealership and developed three successful businesses in Elmore with his wife as his partner. They had four children and many family pets. In 1969, Dale and Corrine fell in love with Lake Havasu City after taking one of MuCulloch's original "Havasu Sales Flights." They immediately bought property in Lake Havasu and moved to LHC in 1972. Dale began working on McCulloch's London Bridge Golf Course on Acoma Boulevard; rising to the Maintenance and Grounds Manager.
Dale is survived by his wife and his only sibling; a sister, three daughters, one son, four granddaughters, and twelve great-grandchildren. He is proceeded in death by his parents, and one grandson.