Dale Houchin

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Dale Houchin, 83, of Mitchell, SD, went to meet his Heavenly Father on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at his home under hospice care. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, June 20, at First Reformed Church in Mitchell. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery in Mitchell. Visitation will be Friday from 5-7:00 PM at Bittner Funeral Chapel.

A live stream of Dale's funeral service can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/@frcmitchellsd/streams

Dale Curtis Houchin was born on October 31, 1942, to Dick Albert and Dorothy (Stoughton) Houchin of Highland Park, California. He attended South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD. During that time, he met and married Sharon Marie Wolf, and together they shared 65 wonderful years. They were blessed with one daughter, Tammy Christine, in 1961. 

Dale was a printer by trade and worked for numerous print shops, including Taft Printing. In 1978, he worked for Walk Thru the Bible Ministries and relocated his family to Marietta, Georgia. In 1983, he left Walk Thru and became a true entrepreneur, owning a variety of companies, including an interior landscape company, a travel agency, an athletic shoe store, a digital graphic service, and many rental apartments. 

In his later years, he found a passion working as a CASA Advocate and portraying Santa during the holiday season.

Dale is survived by his wife, Sharon; daughter, Tammy (Bruce) Schechinger; grandchildren: Gessie (Nicole) Schechinger, Tara (Jed) Wagstaff, and Victoria (Tyler) Arnold; great-grandchildren: Emelia, Juliet Schechinger, and Bernadette Wagstaff; brothers, Dean (Rita) Houchin and David (Sue) Houchin; nephews, Jason and Chris (Samantha) Houchin; nieces, Jamie Houchin and Kerry-Sue (Ken) Brown; brothers-in-law, Carl (Jonnie) Wolf, Bud Wolf, Richard Wolf, Keith Wolf, Larry Wolf and Jay Wolf; as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Dick and Dorothy; in-laws, Tony and Dorothy Wolf; nephews, Dick Eugene and Brent Michael Houchin; sister, Shirley (Bob) Weeldryer; sister-in-law, Ginger Wolf; niece, Wendy Sporrer; as well as many aunts and uncles.

Dale believed that flowers were for the living, so in lieu of flowers, the family asks that you donate to First Circuit CASA Mitchell.

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