ic and could pick up a tune and play it effortlessly. Dale loved to attend live music, venues, and concerts. He particularly enjoyed blues music and secretly wished he could have met the legend "BB King." Dale loved most of all spending time with friends and family and would talk the ear off of those he met. Dale is survived by his sister Kathleen Johnson (Paul) of Gowrie, IA, niece Brandi Trupe- Hemesath (Ron) of Ossian, IA, nephew Paul Johnson of Rockwell City, IA, niece Katelyn Johnson of Des Moines, IA, great nephews Connor "Dale" Hemesath and Landon Hemesath, and great niece Josie Hemesath of Ossian, IA. He was preceeded in death by his parents Lloyd and Louise Hanson.