The Mass of Christian Burial for Genevieve "Jean" Doerr, age 83 of Dickinson, formerly of Lodgepole, will be held at 10:30am Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Hettinger. Fr. David Morman and Deacon Joe Mattson will officiate with burial in the Hettinger Cemetery.


A Rosary Service will be held at 7:00pm on Monday evening at Holy Trinity Catholic Church.


Special music will be provided by Gina Joyce, organist and Rita Steinbach, song leader.


Serving as casketbearers are Luke Scott, Craig and Chris Mollman, Larry Doerr, Ron Dragoo, and Mike Haines. All friends and caregivers are considered honorary bearers.


In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to St. Benedict's Health Center in Dickinson and can be mailed to Genevieve Doerr Memorial, PO Box 171 Stewartville, MN 55976.


GENEVIEVE G. "JEAN" CORNELLA was born at Cole, SD on July 31, 1928 to Alphonse and Winifred (Kelleher) Cornella. She attended eight grades at Hubbard School and graduated from St. Mary's High School in New England, ND. She received her teaching certificate from Northern State in Aberdeen, SD. Jean taught one year at Parker School at Lodgepole, SD.


Jean worked as a receptionist for Drs. Totten, Smith, and Steiner in Lemmon. In 1947, she took a position as Secretary for the Superintendant for the Corp of Engineers on the construction of Shadehill Reservoir project.


She married the love of her life, Vaughn G. Doerr on June 22, 1948 at Lemmon. From 1948 to 1972, the Doerr's lived in Hettinger and Bowman, ND, Poplar, Sidney, Glascow, and Jordan, MT before returning to ranching at Lodgepole in 1972. Jean also worked as a receptionist and clerk at Holy Rosary Hospital in Miles City, MT.


Since February of 2009, she has resided at St. Benedicts Health Center in Dickinson. She passed from this life there on Wednesday morning, October 12, 2011.


She enjoyed spending time with her family, grandchildren, and friends, and being in local ladies and church groups.


She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Hettinger and St. Isidors Parish at Ralph.


Surviving family members include her husband, Vaughn, Dickinson, ND; 2 daughters and 1 son-in-law, Kelly Ann Doerr, Stewartville, MN; Kim and Greg Seamands, Lemmon, SD; 2 sons and 1 daughter-in-law, Tom and Linda Doerr, and Tim Doerr, all of Longview, WA; grandchildren Wendi (Russ) Bryant, Nichole Deans, Jaimie Hixson, Christopher Doerr, Sean and Jessica Seamands; and great grandchildren, Hayden Bryant and Jesse Deans; 1 sister, Mary Scott, Sturgis, SD; 2 sisters-in-law, Rose Cornella, Rapid City, SD and Bonnie King, Sundance, WY.


She was preceded in death by her parents, twin brother, Ernest in infancy, and 3 brothers, Ed, Joe and Terry; and 2 sisters, Eileen Campbell and Margaret "Midge" Helms.


Visitation will be on Monday from 1:00 to 5:30pm at the Centennial Chapel of the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger; and one hour prior to services on Tuesday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church.