Dale "Doc" Mortensen

September 24, 1943 - August 17, 2013

Dale "Doc" Mortensen, age 69 of Lincoln, Missouri, formerly of Higginsville, Missouri died on Saturday, August 17, 2013, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Missouri. Born Friday, September 24, 1943 in Kansas City, Missouri, he was the son of Alfred Mortensen and Myrtle Grace (Briepohl) Mortensen. Mr. Mortensen worked as a motor vehicle inspector for the Missouri State Highway Patrol, retiring in 1997. He lived most of his life in Higginsville, moving to Lincoln in 1997. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War from 1963-1967. He was a 1961 graduate of Higginsville High School. He was a member of the Higginsville American Legion Post #223 and the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Lincoln. Surviving are a sister, Carol Stosberg of Higginsville; two nieces, Carol Harlan and Margaret A. Brown; one nephew. Howard Barnes; and several great nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death are his parents and two sisters, Eleanor Bruce and Margret Barnes. A Memorial military service will be at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at the Missouri State Veterans Chapel in Higginsvillle. Inurnment will follow. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.hoeferfuneralhome.com