Battle Lake couple married 70 years dies just hours apart

Battle Lake couple married 70 years dies just hours apart

BATTLE LAKE, Minn. — A love story that spanned seven decades came to an end this week in Otter Tail County. Lois and Dale Werner, longtime residents of Battle Lake, died just hours apart on Monday, Oct. 6. Lois was 89. Dale was 90. The couple’s story began in the 1950s, when Dale Werner and Lois Seefeldt were high school sweethearts. They married in 1955, only three days before Dale shipped off to serve in Korea. When he returned, the two built…