Dennis Allen McNelis of Lakeville passed away on December 25, 2022 at the age of 84 years at Trinity Care Center in Farmington. Dennis was born in DeGraff, MN and graduated from Benson High School in 1956. He attended St Cloud Teachers College where he met his beloved wife of 51 years, Bonnie Anderson and made lifelong friends and memories that he cherished his entire life. Upon their graduation and marriage in 1960, Dennis and Bonnie settled in Lakeville and embarked on their respective teaching careers. Dennis was a favored teacher and coach in Lakeville through 1968, obtained his Masters from Mankato State College in the meantime and finished the remainder of his career with Bloomington Schools teaching Political Science, History, Economics, and Civics before retiring in 1993.