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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Dorothy M. Stokes
Dorothy M.
Stokes
May 27, 1916 — Oct 8, 2005
Dorothy M. Stokes' Obituary
Funeral services for Dorothy M. Stokes, age 89, of Hettinger will be 2:00pm Tuesday, October 11, at the Hettinger Lutheran Church. Pastor Kathleen Dettmann will officiate with burial in the Hettinger Cemetery.
A family service will be held at 10:30am Tuesday at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger.
DOROTHY MARIE TOWLES was born May 27, 1916 to Junior Jacob and Zubie (Hicks) Towles ten miles east of Hettinger, ND on her parents farm. Dorothy lived on the farm with her parents until 1929 when they moved to Hettinger. She attended grade school at the Sunnyside Grade School to the eighth grade.
She worked for the Bob Carney family at a very young age and for Rod and Gloria Rodman doing housekeeping and nannying for their children for many years. She also worked at the Wagon Wheel, Bracewells Restaurant, the City Café, and at the Hettinger School.
Dorothy married Anton Bortke in 1936 to which three children were born, Alfred, Genevieve, and Lenard Bortke. Mr. Bortke passed away in 1956. Dorothy was married to Lawrence "Pappy" Stokes on April 27, 1971 at Reeder. They lived there retirement years together in Hettinger. Pappy passed away on February 10, 2000. Dorothy continued to live in an apartment until August 2005 when she entered Hillcrest Care Center. She passed from this life there early Saturday morning, October 8, 2005.
Surviving family members include 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Alfred (Al) and Linda Bortke, Bismarck, ND; Lenard and Mary Bortke, Crystal, MN; 1 daughter and son-in-law, Genevieve (Gen) and Norm Krueger, Mandan, ND; 5 grandchildren, Todd Bortke and wife Ann, Bismarck; Paul Bortke and wife Michelle, Bismarck; Michael Krueger and wife Susan, Champlin, MN; Susan Beaman, Spokane, WA; Michael Bortke and wife Elizabeth, Minneapolis, MN; 7 great grandchildren. Alex, Amy, Kristen, and Hayley Bortke, all of Bismarck; Keaton and Dawson Beaman, both of Spokane, WA; Jenna Krueger, Champin, MN.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Anton (Tony) Bortke; her husband, Lawrence "Pappy" Stokes, 1 grandson, Jeffrey Krueger on October 22, 1966.
Visitation will be Tuesday 9:00am to 12:00 noon at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger and one hour prior to services at the Hettinger Lutheran Church.
A memorial has been established to the University of Mary and WELCA.
A family service will be held at 10:30am Tuesday at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger.
DOROTHY MARIE TOWLES was born May 27, 1916 to Junior Jacob and Zubie (Hicks) Towles ten miles east of Hettinger, ND on her parents farm. Dorothy lived on the farm with her parents until 1929 when they moved to Hettinger. She attended grade school at the Sunnyside Grade School to the eighth grade.
She worked for the Bob Carney family at a very young age and for Rod and Gloria Rodman doing housekeeping and nannying for their children for many years. She also worked at the Wagon Wheel, Bracewells Restaurant, the City Café, and at the Hettinger School.
Dorothy married Anton Bortke in 1936 to which three children were born, Alfred, Genevieve, and Lenard Bortke. Mr. Bortke passed away in 1956. Dorothy was married to Lawrence "Pappy" Stokes on April 27, 1971 at Reeder. They lived there retirement years together in Hettinger. Pappy passed away on February 10, 2000. Dorothy continued to live in an apartment until August 2005 when she entered Hillcrest Care Center. She passed from this life there early Saturday morning, October 8, 2005.
Surviving family members include 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Alfred (Al) and Linda Bortke, Bismarck, ND; Lenard and Mary Bortke, Crystal, MN; 1 daughter and son-in-law, Genevieve (Gen) and Norm Krueger, Mandan, ND; 5 grandchildren, Todd Bortke and wife Ann, Bismarck; Paul Bortke and wife Michelle, Bismarck; Michael Krueger and wife Susan, Champlin, MN; Susan Beaman, Spokane, WA; Michael Bortke and wife Elizabeth, Minneapolis, MN; 7 great grandchildren. Alex, Amy, Kristen, and Hayley Bortke, all of Bismarck; Keaton and Dawson Beaman, both of Spokane, WA; Jenna Krueger, Champin, MN.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Anton (Tony) Bortke; her husband, Lawrence "Pappy" Stokes, 1 grandson, Jeffrey Krueger on October 22, 1966.
Visitation will be Tuesday 9:00am to 12:00 noon at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger and one hour prior to services at the Hettinger Lutheran Church.
A memorial has been established to the University of Mary and WELCA.
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