Obituary of TJ "Timothy Jefferson" Dahl

T.J. (Timothy Jefferson) Dahl was born in St. Mary's Hospital, Camrose, Alberta on Sunday, March 5th, 1995; and passed away on Sunday, October 11th, 2015 at the age of 20 years. His parents are Terry and Susan Dahl of Donalda, Alberta; T.J. was the third of four children. He grew up in Donalda where he was both baptized and confirmed in the Sharon Evangelical Lutheran Church, attending Sunday School and enjoying every minute of our annual summer holiday at Living Hope Bible Camp. He attended E.C.S. through grade nine at Donalda School, and graduated from Wm. E. Hay Composite High School at Stettler in 2014. While in Junior High, T.J. lived for volleyball and badminton, always wanting to improve his jump, improve his spike, cheering his beloved team mates on to their next victory. In high school, his passion changed to welding, giving a new source of enjoyment and a new found sense of pride in his own abilities. Still in high school, T.J. discovered another love, his girlfriend Bailey Skorodenski of Calgary. A long distance high school relationship meant some very long weeks waiting for the weekend, and weekends that were far too short. As time went by, Bailey soon became a part of our family. T.J. played hard and worked hard, always willing to lend a hand, especially if it meant the chance to show off some muscle, or some welding! T.J. was a handsome, mischievous, considerate, fun-loving, tender-hearted, young man. He had a beautiful smile that he was willing to share and always had time to stop for a chat. T.J. is survived by his parents Terry and Susan, by his sister Selina (Russell) Hellekson and by his brothers Steven (Kayla Harper) and Jonathan, one niece Blakely Hellekson, his grandmothers Laura Dahl and Catherine Kneeland, his girlfriend Bailey Skorodenski, numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and extended family. He was predeceased by his grandfathers Elmer Dahl and Ervin Kneeland and three aunties and one uncle. A funeral service for TJ Dahl was held on Sunday, October 18, 2015 in the Donalda Community Hall, Donalda, Alberta with Pastor Charles Jackson officiating. A loving tribute written by family was presented by friend Albern Bergstrom. Several musical selections were played and sang by family and friends. Prior to the funeral service TJ was laid to rest in Bethany Cemetery, Donalda, Alberta with Logan Erickson, Luke Erickson, Levi Erickson, Owen Dahl, Jordan Bauer and Chariti Dahl as active pallbearers, several of TJ’s friends served as honorary pallbearers. Following the service family and friends shared a time of fellowship and a luncheon prepared by Teresa’s Catering and members of the community. In memory of TJ donations are gratefully accepted to Bethany Lutheran Church or Stollery Children’s Hospital.