Melvin E. Dug Dugdale, age 84, of 529 Illinois Ave. NW, Huron, died Wednesday, November 3, 2004, at the Huron Nursing Home. His funeral service will be at 11:00 AM Tuesday, November 9, at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Kevin Channell officiating. Burial will be at Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery with Military Rites by the Huron Veterans Council. Friends may call Monday afternoon and evening at the Welter Funeral Home or prior to the service at the church Tuesday morning. The family will be present from 4:00 to 6:00 PM Monday afternoon at the funeral home with a Prayer Service at 6:00 PM. Melvin E. Dugdale was born on March 31, 1920, to Thomas and Dolly (Perkins) Dugdale at Onawa, IA. He moved with his family to Bancroft, SD, and later to Huron, where he graduated from Huron High School in 1938. Following high school he worked for area farmers. On September 25, 1940, Melvin married Evelyn Emery at Huron. They later moved to San Diego, CA, and in January of 1942, Melvin worked as an assembler for Consolidated Aircraft Company until May of 1944. He entered the U.S. Navy on October 27, 1944, during World War II, and served on the west coast and the Pacific Theater. He was honorably discharged on March 1, 1946. They returned to Huron where Melvin worked for the state government in the Department of Pest Control. In 1946, the couple moved to De Smet, SD, where he worked for the Peavey Company until his retirement. In 1989, they returned to Huron. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church at Huron, Huron Area Senior Center, William Reaves American Legion Post #7 of Huron, and a life-member of the Forrest McMullen Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #1776 of Huron. While living at De Smet, he was a member of the Kiwanis Club, American Legion Post #138, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2186, De Smet Country Club, a strong supporter of the De Smet FFA, and was a volunteer fireman for 43 years for the De Smet Fire Department and served several years as the De Smet Fire Chief. His many interests include pheasant hunting, collecting cars that he would mechanically repair, and playing cards. He loved to take his family for car rides and on the spur of the moment he would usher his family to the car and they would go for a ride, sometimes stopping along the way to pick flowers or just to view the beautiful scenery. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn of Huron; 8 children, Donna (Ron) Taschner of St. Louis Park, MN, Lee (Sue) Dugdale of Scandia, MN, Irene (Suk Jo) Lee of Seoul, Korea, Richard (Pam) Dugdale of Annandale, MN, Jim (Mary) Dugdale of Minneapolis, Rose (Bruce) Carstens of Mitchell, Chris (Lily) Dugdale of Kasson, MN, and Mary (Mike) Rudd of Huron; 13 grandchildren, Tammy (Randy) Djerf, Tony (Jenny) Taschner, Teri (Andy Hyrkas) Taschner, Scott Dugdale, Damon Dugdale, Donya (Jayce) Bannister, Daniel Lee, Kari (Kenny) Busch, Christy (James Shoultz) Ringheimer, Casey (Amy Haag) Carstens, Thomas Dugdale, Joseph Dugdale, and Aubrey Rudd; 16 great grandchildren; 1 brother, Lawrence (Arlene) Dugdale of Edina, MN; and 1 sister, Viola Dug McDougal of Oklahoma City, OK; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; 1 brother in infancy; 1 sister, Charlotte Hvistendahl; 1 great granddaughter, Amanda Busch in infancy; and 2 brothers-in-law, Dale Hvistendahl, and Richard McDougal.