November 11, 2018. He was born December 26, 1924 to the late Edward and Geneva Dalke (Hofhine).
After graduating from high school, Vern served in the U.S. Navy during WWII until being honorably discharged in 1946. Upon returning, he went on to graduate from the University of Utah with a degree
in electrical engineering. He married his wife Barbara on June 11, 1949. They moved to La Mirada,
California in 1957 where they remained until moving to Colorado in 2012. They enjoyed many years of
camping and fishing on the lake on their “surfboard”. Vern worked as an Electrical Engineer with
Bechtel Engineering. In his free time after retiring, he loved to fish, document all important family
occasions with his video camera, and became an excellent hand at woodworking. He loved tending to
his tomatoes and strawberries and caring for his turtle(s), and you never saw him without his almighty
toothpick! Vern is survived by his daughters Ellen (Tom) Gilfoy and Laura (Jeff) Hogue; Sons Jack
(Mayling) Dalke and Bill (Codi) Dalke; Granddaughters Janice (Paul) Stephens and Michelle Dalke;
Grandsons Daniel (Christi) Hogue and Matthew Dalke; Great Granddaughters Katelyn and Aria; and
Great Grandsons Joseph and Kian. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara in December 2017.
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