Francis E. Dalen, 68, of Platteville died on Friday, March 6, 2015, at Southwest Health Center Hospital, Platteville. 

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville. Rev. Michael Short will officiate.  Chapel military rites will be accorded by American Legion Post #42 and VFW Post #5274.  Burial will be at Hillside Cemetery, Lancaster.  Friends may call on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory. Memorials may be made to the Francis E. Dalen Memorial Fund.  Online condolences can be made at www.melbyfh.com

Complete obituary is in the March 11, 2015 issue of The Platteville Journal.