Dale "Swede" Mertens

age 61, of Staples, passed away on Monday, August 2. Funeral Mass will be 10AM on Friday, August 6, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples. The wake will be Thursday evening from 5-7 at the Brenny Funeral Home in Staples, with Rosary and Parish Prayers starting at 6:30. Burial will be at the Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Staples. Arrangements are with the Brenny Funeral Home of Staples.