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History

History

Dahl Funeral Chapel has been serving Montana families since 1939. We are honored to be a part of the rich history of this community and plan to be a part of it for many years to come.

 

Around 1915, Emil H. Dahl, a successful emigrant blacksmith from Denmark, settled in Rhame, North Dakota, purchasing a hardware store with his brothers that had a supply of caskets for sale. After attending Worsham's College of Embalming in Chicago in 1927, he became a licensed Funeral Director. In 1939, he bought Nichols Mortuary in Bozeman, moving his family of seven with him to Montana. His son Eldon, a graduate of the University of Minnesota College of Mortuary Science, joined him in the operation of Dahl Funeral Chapel in Bozeman. For a brief period, most of the family (Mother Alice Dahl, sons Eldon, Raymond and Bernard, and daughter Mary) worked at the funeral home until interrupted by WWII. (Eldon and Raymond enlisted in the US Army Air Corp, Bernard in the US Navy and Mary in the US Army)

 

 

In 1947, Eldon rejoined the firm. In 1955, Bernard Dahl, Howard Retz, and William Brown formed the Billings Funeral Service in Billings. In 1966, Bernard became the sole owner changing the name to Dahl Funeral Chapel. In 1977, Bernard established Dahl Funeral Chapel in Red Lodge, MT and merged Bozeman, Billings and Red Lodge operation into one. In 1978, the new chapel was built in Bozeman to include the only crematory for at least one hundred miles. Bernard and his wife M’Lis served families with caring and compassionate service for many years, becoming heavily involved in the community and grief support programs. Bernard & M'Lis extended their grief counseling, forming grief support groups in many local churches, Hospice, and Stephen Minister's, training at various churches on grief and loss. M'Lis sang for many funerals and her beautiful artwork adorns our buildings.

 

 

In 1990, Bernard's son John Emil Dahl joined the firm and daughter Irene joined in 1991. After graduating from Mt. Hood Community College, John became a Montana licensed funeral director in 1991. Irene became licensed in 1997. In 1998, Dahl Funeral Chapels, LLC was formed, turning the reins to John in Billings and Irene in Bozeman. John and Irene have continued the family tradition of serving families with utmost respect and compassion. They have also overseen extensive remodels of their funeral chapels to ensure a comfortable atmosphere for families that step through our doors.

 

 

Dahl Funeral Chapel
10 Yellowstone Avenue, Billings, MT 59101

Parking Lot
11 Wyoming Avenue, Billings, MT 59101

Phone: (406) 248-8807


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