Dale Bradford Stites
July 5, 1943 — October 28, 2020
Dale Bradford Stites was born on July 5, 1943 in Sacramento, California Dale grew up in Klamath Falls. He graduated from Klamath Union High School in 1961. He met M. Diane Brazil through friends and they married on June 11, 1965 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England while Dale served in the United States Army. Upon completing is service he attended Oregon Institute of Technology in 1968 with an AAS and BS in business administration from Linfield College. He spend his career working as school business administrator. Dale would eventually retire after 30 years and move to Stayton, Oregon. Besides work, Dale was a member of the Lions Club, The Association of School Business Officials and Willamette Model ‘A’ Club. He loved classic cars, woodworking, arts and crafts. Dale passed away on October 28, 2020 at age 77. He is survived by his wife, M. Diane Stites; children, Derrick, Dustin and DeNae Stites; grandchildren, Megan, Brianna and Lily Stites; brother, Dean Stites. A mass will be held on Friday, November 6, 2020 at 2pm in St. Mary Catholic Church- Shaw. Due to COVID 19 please RSVP to Kathy at 503-362-6159. Please visit the online guest book at weddle-funeral.com
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