Dale Meidinger, 49, Gackle, died Oct. 5, 2001 at a Fargo hospital. A family service was held Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, near Zeeland, with Pastor Hrenyk officiating. Dale Meidinger was born Dec. 7, 1951 in Bismarck, the son of Paul and Emma (Wolff) Meidinger. He attended school in Wishek and graduated in 1971 from Wishek High School. He attended Pipestone (Minn.) Technical College, where he learned meat cutting. He returned home and helped on the family farm. Dale married Stella Schweigert on April 4, 1976 in Alfred. They made their home on the family farm, near Zeeland. They moved to Gackle in 1991. Dale worked as a meat cutter for D & L Grocery in Gackle. Survivors include his wife, Stella of Gackle; two daughters, Marsha Meidinger and Kari Meidinger, both of Gackle; a brother, Walter (Loraine) Meidinger of Bismarck; and two sisters, Rachel (Ellon) Meidinger of Zeeland and Ramona (Harvey) Fiechtner of Gackle. Dale was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and two sisters. Interment was at St. Andrew's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Zeeland.