Virgil O. Dahl, age 87, of Brookings, died Tuesday, August 14, 2007, at Brookview Manor in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, August 18, 2007, at Lake Campbell Lutheran Church, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Friday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, followed by a prayer service. Virgil Oneal Dahl was born November 7, 1919, in Lake County, near Volga, South Dakota, to Bernt and Tina Christine (Bortnem) Dahl. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Lake Campbell Lutheran Church. He received his education at Washington No. 18 in rural Lake County. He was united in marriage to Esther Leite on June 29, 1941, at First Lutheran Church at Volga. Virgil worked on the family farm until 1949 when he purchased the farm; he lived there 61 years. In 1981, he and Esther built a home in Brookings where they have since resided. Virgil was a member of the Lake Campbell Lutheran Church all his life, attending Sunday School and confirmation classes. He served as secretary, trustee, treasurer, usher, and on the cemetery board. He served on the Washington No. 18 school board, and was a member of the Farmers Union, a Minuteman for the Sioux Valley Electric Association, and a member of Golden K Kiwanis, where he was chosen member of the month. He was a member of the Brookings Bowling Association, and he bowled on the Artz Locker Bowling Team for 40 years. He was elected to the South Dakota Bowling Hall of Fame in 1974. He received the Golden Farmers Anniversary Award in 1987. He enjoyed playing softball on the Lake Campbell team in the 1940s, and playing golf a the Edgebrook Golf Course in Brookings where his team was the league champion. He played the mouth organ, guitar, accordion, and organ. Survivors include his wife, Esther Dahl, of Brookings; three daughters: Janet (Glen) Lee of Madison, South Dakota, Jeanne Mette of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Joanne (Ernest) Schroeder of Watertown, South Dakota; five grandsons: Steven (Kristan) Santema of Naperville, Illinois, Jeffrey Santema of New London, Iowa, Richard (Wendy) Mette of Aberdeen , South Dakota, Michael Mette of Sioux Falls, and Rory Amdahl of Renner, South Dakota; nine great-grandchildren; a brother-in-law, Roger Bigham, of Detroit, Michigan; a sister-in-law, Ann Dahl, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers: Arthur, Sanford, Philip, and Clifford; three sisters: Cora Tollefson, Alice Bigham, and Verna Slostad; and a son-in-law, Collin Mette.