Dean E. Atchison

Dean Earl Atchison was born January 1, 1927 in Moorhead, MN to V.E. "Bill" and Dorothy Carney Atchison. He graduated from Moorhead High School in 1945. He also enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1945 and served in Berlin, Germany. Dean was employed by Northwestern Bell Telephone Company for 37 years. In 1953 he married Mary Morris and together they made their home in Moorhead. He was a member of Shorty's Shoe Shop Fastpitch Softball Team for many years and was inducted into the North Dakota Softball Hall of Fame in 1975. Dean is survived by his wife Mary; four sons, Scott Diane of Sioux Falls, SD, Bradley LeAnn of Willmar, MN, Steven Lois of Fergus Falls, MN and Dean C. Sarah of Moorhead, MN; and 9 grandchildren. He also leaves a brother, Allen Corky; and sister, Vivian Laske, both of Moorhead.Memorials preferred to the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd or Hospice of the Red River Valley.