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Dennis E. Lien, age 57 of Oregon, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. He was born on August 16, 1959, in Stoughton to his parents, Ole and Elaine (Legler) Lien.

Dennis graduated from Belleville High School in 1977. He worked on the family farm. Dennis then worked seal coating asphalt and then went on to drive truck for the Oregon Farm Center, Dane County Highway Department, Gabbei Meats, Mandt Trucking and Excavating, and Goodwill. Dennis was united in marriage to Cindy Roberts in 1991 and the couple later divorced after nineteen years. He was an accomplished racquetball player and also enjoyed tennis. Dennis also enjoyed the History Channel and various documentary and informational TV programs and was a Packer and Badger fan.

Dennis is survived by his daughter, Kayla Lien of Eagan, MN; siblings, Gary (Jody) Lien, Brooklyn, Diane (Greg) Dennis, Mount Horeb, Nancy (Jim) Gerry, Verona, Ronald (Bonnie Keyes) Lien, Brooklyn, Lois (Larry) Janssens, Monroe, and Tammy (Marty) Pulver, Brooklyn; and former wife, Cindy Roberts, Oregon. He is further survived by many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ole and Elaine; and a brother, Andy.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at the First United Church of Christ, 130 E. Church St., Belleville, WI, with the Rev. Heide Walker Hackman officiating with burial in Sunset Memory Gardens, Madison.

Relatives and friends called from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, September 14, 2016, at the Becker-Beal Funeral Home, 109 Greenway Cross, Belleville, WI.

An online memorial with guestbook is available at http://www.bealfuneralhomes.com.