Norman D. Dinse, age 90, died on December 31, 2022, at Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center in Waseca.

Norman Dale Dinse, the son of Carl and Esther (Bethke) Dinse, was born on August 5, 1932, in Waseca County. He was baptized in Trinity Lutheran Church in Wilton Township and confirmed in St. John's Lutheran Church in Waseca. Norman attended country grade school and

graduated from Waseca Central High School in 1951. He entered the U.S Army in February 1953, and took basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. He served 18 months in Germany in a Combat Engineering Battalion. He then returned home in 1955, and worked at several different places for 2 years. Norman then worked at Sampson's Dairy for 20 years before working at Brown Printing Company for 18 years, retiring in 1994. He then worked part time for 6 1/2 years at Power Team, several years at Wanger's and Kwik Trip. Norman was a Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Braves, Duke Blue Devil and last but not least a Waseca High School sports fan.

He is survived by his daughter's Audrey (Brian) Olson, Judy (Ken) Smart, and Jane (Mark) Benson; 4 grandchildren: Ron Benson, Stefanie (Brad) Thurnau, Jennifer (Andy) Gander, and Laura Olson; 4 Great Grandchildren: Owen Thurnau, Lauren Thurnau, Amber Thurnau, and Eli Thurnau; sister Natalie Brase, brother Edgar (and Bonnie) Dinse and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother-in-law Donald Brase.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, January 6, 2023, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Owatonna. Visitation will be from noon until 1:00 PM on Friday, January 6, 2023, at the church. Interment will be in the St. John's Cemetery with military honors by the Steele County Military Funeral Unit. In lieu of flowers, memorial should be sent to the Caleb Erickson Foundation.