Dale EmMons Erdahl (November 1, 1931 – May 16, 2005) was an American businessman, farmer, and politician. Erdahl was born in

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. He went to the Blue Earth County Public Schools and graduated from Blue Earth Area High School, in

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. in 1949. He went to

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and

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. He received his bachelor's degree in human services from

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in 1984. Erhahl lived in Blue Earth, Minnesota. He worked as an insurance underwriter and was a farmer. Erdahl served in the

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from 1971 to 1974 and was a

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. His cousin was

Arlen Erdahl Arlen Ingolf Erdahl (born February 27, 1931) is an American commercial farmer and former politician. He served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1963 to 1970, Minnesota Secretary of State from 1971–1975 and was a U.S. ...

who also served in the

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. He moved to

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sioux Falls () is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the 130th-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County and also extends into Lincoln County to the south, which continues up ...

when he retired. He died in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.'Dale Erdahl, 73, farmer, legislator,' Minneapolis Star Tribune, Trudi Hahn, May 22, 2005

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