Eunice Marie Dale
Formerly of Arlington Heights

Eunice Marie Dale was born on April 13, 1918 in Marshall, Minnesota to Peter and Gertrude (nee Cherp) Juba. She married Victor William Dale on October 14, 1940 in Marshall, Minnesota. She died November 18, 2009 at Sunny Acres Home in Petersburg, Illinois.

Mrs. Dale was a newspaper reporter in Minnesota in her early years and then worked at an insurance company in Chicago during WWII while her husband served in the Navy. She returned to the workforce after raising her family as an employee of Sears Roebuck, Inc. at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, working until she was in her 70’s. Eunice was an active member of the St. James Catholic Church in Arlington Heights for over 55 years. She was a member of the St. James Women’s Guild and was named the “Women of the Year.” She was known for her excellent baking skills and it was one of her greatest joys to bake for her family and her church family.

Eunice is survived by her children Andy (Nancy) Dale of Winston-Salem, NC, Larry (Judy) Dale of Petersburg, IL, Ken (Freida) Dale of Oakridge, TN, Jan (Bud) Swain of Cary, IL, and Carrie Dale of Charleston, IL, her grandchildren; Brian, Mark, Nels, Laura and Eric Dale, Victor and Steve Hardenbrook; and her great grandchildren; Vincent, Bekkah and Avery Hardenbrook; her brother Lambert “Buck” Juba of Eden Prairie, Minnesota and her sister Ronnie (Louie) Van Hee of San Diego, Calif.

She is preceded in death by her husband and her parents.

Visitation from3:00 PM until 9:00 PM, Monday, November 23, 2009 at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd., (4 blocks south of Palatine Rd.) Arlington Heights. Prayers 9:15 AM, Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., to St. James Church, 831 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights for Mass at 10:00 AM. Burial at St. Michael the Archangel, Palatine, Ill.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to: St. James Women’s Club, 820 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60004-5699.