The Funeral Service for Delores “Dode” Ver Hey, of
Albert Lea
will be held at
2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at St. Theodore’s Catholic Church, Albert Lea. Father James Berning and
will officiate.
Interment will be in
Hillcrest
Cemetery
.
Visitation will be from on
Friday from 5-8 at Bonnerup Funeral Service,
Albert Lea
, and one hour before the service at the church.
Dode died surrounded by the love of her family on Monday, October 26, 2009.
She was 78.
Delores Margaret VerHey was born on October 30, 1930 in
Albert Lea
,
the daughter of
Arnold
“Nick”
and Margaret A. (Rauenhorst) Olson.
As a young
girl she attended St. Theodore Catholic School and graduated from
Albert Lea
High School
in 1948.
“Dode” as she is fondly called, married C.F. “Skin” VerHey on July 5, 1950 at St. Theodore’s Catholic Church in Albert Lea.
They made their home and raised their family in Albert Lea.
In addition to loving and caring for her family, throughout her life Dode had worked at Skinner Chamberlain, Queen Stoves, for Dr. Folken and Dr. Gill, and also the
Albert Lea
Medical
Center
before retiring.
Coffee with her “lady friends” was always something Dode looked forward to.
She also enjoyed playing cards and getting together with her “Birthday Club”.
Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were precious treasures to her-
she was a very special wife, mother and grandmother! Her loving family includes husband Cornelius “Skin” VerHey, daughter Peggy Anderson and her husband David of Albert Lea and son Rick VerHey and his wife Robin also of Albert Lea; grandchildren Chad (Melissa) Anderson of Littleton, CO, Kari Matson of Clarks Grove, Dusty VerHey of Louisville, Kentucky, and Shanna VerHey (fiancé Wade
Westland) of North Branch, MN; great grandchildren Brooke Swanson, Luke Matson,
Bryce Anderson, Stela VerHey, CeCe VerHey and Joee Westland, and one more blessing on the way; brother Duane A. (Gen) Olson of Albert Lea
and
sister’s-in-law and brother’s-in-law Shirley Stanley of
Apple Valley
,
MN
, Lillian
(Bud) Thompson of Mankato, MN Edwin (
Nancy
) VerHey of Hollandale, Mary Davidson of
Rapid City
,
SD
, and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister-in-law Connie Olson and brothers-in-law Gordy Stanley, Gus Davidson, Orlan Thomas and mother-in-law and father-in-law Edward and Anna VerHey.
