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Dorothy Adeline Kleist

Female 1923 - 2012  (88 years)


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  • Name Dorothy Adeline Kleist  [1
    Birth 6 Jul 1923  Hart, Winona, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 19 Apr 2012  Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Dorothy A. Colbenson, 88, of Rushford, Minn. died on Thursday, April 19 at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford.
      Dorothy was born on July 6, 1923, in Rushford to Henry H. and Amelia Kleist. She was raised in Rushford and attended the Hart Country School. On October 14, 1942, she married Carroll O. Colbenson in Rushford. Dorothy and Carroll farmed in the Hart area for 38 years, retiring to Rushford in 1978. In her spare time Dorothy enjoyed bowling, playing cards, sewing, crocheting, jigsaw puzzles, but most of all spending time visiting with friends and family.
      Dorothy is survived by her six children{: Garry Colbenson of Forest Lake, Minn., G. Michael Colbenson of Rushford, Lana Overland of Rushford, Calvin Colbenson of Memphis, Tenn., Lori Wallace of Guttenberg, Iowa and Kyle Colbenson of Rushford}; 16 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
      She was preceded in death by her husband, three brothers, four sisters and one grandson.
      The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 23, at Rushford Lutheran Church with the Rev. Roger Michaelson officiating. Burial will be in the Rushford Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday at Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service in Rushford and one hour prior to the service on Monday at the church. [2]
    Person ID I38661  Mindrum
    Last Modified 8 Nov 2014 

    Family Carroll Orvin Colbenson,   b. 25 Dec 1917, Fillmore Co., Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 1993, Winona, Winona, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 14 Oct 1942  Winona, Winona, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
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    Family ID F26363  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Nov 2014 

  • Sources 
    1. [S7971] Ancestry Public Trees, Jeanette Kay Jacobson, www.ancestry.com.

    2. [S1719] Dorothy Colbenson obituary, www.hofffuneral.com.