Sean Dale

Sean Dale, 24, of Valdosta, GA, died Wednesday, January 28, 2009, in Georgia. Born August 8, 1984, in Elyria, Ohio, he was the son of Todd and Darlene Schroeder Dale. Sean worked as a roofer and also worked for Papa Johns. He was a member of the Car Club in Valdosta, GA, loved to work on cars and was currently restoring an old Camaro, 1996 RS 30th anniversary edition that he was quite proud of. Sean was a deep thinker, eclectic in his style, who enjoyed astrology, politics, was very artistic and loved to work on computers and sound systems. Sean loved his family and shared a wonderful connection with his mother. Sean collected coins as his grandfather did. He composed and sang music, designed computer games and did technical tasks that amazed his family. Sean will be missed dearly by those who loved him.

Surviving are his parents, Todd and Darlene Dale of Mansfield; one sister, Jennifer Dale Nick Warblow of Mansfield; paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Dale of Akron; paternal grandfather and step grandmother, Jamane and Nicole Dale of FL; great grandmother, Goldie Grady of Akron; maternal grandparents, Jim and Carol Schroeder of Elyria; aunts, Laurie Brian Haas of Grafton, Robin Bill Paddock of Pennsylvania and Geri Rick Enlow of Salem, OH; uncles, Bryan Kristine Schroeder of Elyria and Greg Amy Dale of Grafton; and numerous cousins, other relatives and good friends. He was preceded in death by his great grandparents, Mary and Andrew Stefka and Basil and Alice Schroeder; an uncle, Jeffrey Schroeder; and a cousin, Faith Enlow.

Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Monday, February 2, 2009, at the Diamond Street Home of Wappner Funeral Directors, 98 S. Diamond St., Mansfield, OH. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at the funeral home conducted by Rev. Thomas Blair.