Dale Pike, 69, of Oshkosh passed away at 9:04 pm on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at UHC in Aurora, Colorado.

Cremation has taken place and there will be no formal services.

Memorials in Dale’s name can be made to the family to help defray costs or via https://gofund.me/b722a954.

Holechek-Bondegard Funeral Home and Cremations in Oshkosh is serving the Pike family.

Family and friends can leave condolences at www.bondegardfunerals.com.

Dale Albert Pike was born November 30, 1955 to Dale E and Phyliss E (Atkinson) Pike in Ogallala, Nebraska.  He was the first of 5 children.  He got his education in Ogallala and graduated from Ogallala High School in or around 1974.  After graduation, he tried to join the armed forces where he was medically discharged and had to come home.  At this time, he married his high school sweetheart, Susin Vian, on June 10, 1977.  To this union, Dale E Pike (Little Dale, Jr.) was born.  During those years, he worked many jobs to support his family.  The family made their home in Ogallala and then Lewellen before finally Oshkosh in the early 1990’s.  Dale enjoyed people, he carried the newspaper for years in Oshkosh and loved to talk to the people he delivered to.  Dale loved the outdoors, fishing and camping mostly, but he loved being out in nature.  He loved his friends and family dearly.  His favorite hobby was small motors, and he could tear one down then put it back together in five minutes.  He loved to teach the younger ones in the family the trade so he could keep it going.  He always told us, “Better to laugh than to cry.”

He is survived by his son, Dale Pike; 2 brothers, Clinton and Rod (Becky) Pike of Oshkosh; sister, Pam Beauchamp (Jim Gooden) of Kearney; brother-in-law, John (Chris) Vian of Brule, Nebraska; sister-in-law, Angelique (John) Untalan of Camarillo, California; and several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, stepfather, CB (Dick) Dickinson, sister, Arlene Hattersley, in-laws, Ray Viana and Marita Donner.

Dale’s legacy will live on through the lives that he has touched and remember, it is always better to laugh than cry when things are tough. And don’t put the sparkplug in backwards.