Dale Edward McCauley, 77, of Venice, Fla., and formerly of North Manchester, Ind., passed away on June 5, 2014.

He was born on Sept. 7, 1936, in Roanoke, Ill. He graduated from Manchester College in 1960.

Dale’s favorite classes in high school were math and accounting and his favorite classes in college were math and physics. The love of those subjects led him to become a teacher. He began his career teaching high school for 5 years; then when he started teaching at Manchester College in 1965, he was the only faculty member with any computer background. He was director of computer services from 1968 through 1980, and he oversaw many changes and improvements at the college in relationship to computers. In addition to teaching, Dale also wrote software used by several departments of the college.Dale was a child at heart. He loved to play games, ride amusement park rides and build and fly radio controlled airplanes.

He is survived by his loving wife of almost 21 years: Ann Katharyn (Miller) McCauley, Venice; his children: Curtis McCauley, Middletown, Ohio; Janie (David) McCauley Meyers; Scott (Diane) McCauley, Fort Wayne, Ind.; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; his “bonus” family: Dawn (Ned) Thompson, Jimmy (Rose) Hile, Dwight (Tracy) Hile, Jason Hile; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held at the First Brethren Church in North Manchester at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, June 13. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, June 13, at the funeral home. Burial will be held in the Oaklawn Cemetery in North Manchester. Arrangements are entrusted to McKee Mortuary, North Manchester.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Brethren Church, 407 N. Sycamore St., North Manchester, IN 46962 or Manchester University Math Department, 604 E. College Ave., North Manchester, IN 46962.