Doris Asselin, 86 Thief River Falls - Doris Asselin, 86, died on Wednesday, March 26, 2003 at Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls. Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, March 31 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Oklee with the Rev. John Kleinwachter officiating. Barb Melby was the organist and Doris' grandchildren were the casketbearers. Interment was in St. Francis Cemetery. Doris Marie Morrissette was born on April 12, 1916, the daughter of Wilfred and Katherine (Brooks) Morrissette. She attended Oklee and Plummer Public Schools and graduated from high school in 1934. She attended Red Lake Falls Teachers Training and taught in a country school for a short time. She also worked at Duluth Hospital. On June 12, 1939, Doris was united in marriage to Joseph Asselin. The couple farmed for 40 years and then moved into Oklee. Doris worked for Oklee Recreation for many years. Joseph died in 1993. Doris was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and St. Ann's Society in Oklee. She enjoyed playing cards, cooking, baking and reading. She always sent birthday cards to her family members and throughout the years, she kept journals and family records. Survivors include sons, James (Donna) of Covina, Calif., Kenneth (Sharron) of Gilbert, Robert (Sharon) of St. Cloud, and Donald of St. Cloud; 15 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a twin sister, Dorothy Bolin of International Falls; sisters, Beulah Peterson of Bemidji, Isabelle Gribbon of Southgate, Mich., Louella (Frank) Yelle of W. Covina, Calif., and Marie (Dale) Stebe of Bemidji; brother, Edward (Alice) of Bemidji; sisters-in-law, Arabelle Morrissette, Lucille (Marvin) Strande, and Mayme Berberich; and many nieces and nephews. Doris was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph; her parents; brothers, Maurice and Eugene; daughter-in-law, Mary Asselin; and brothers-in-law, Earl Bolin, Leonard Peterson and Edward Gribbon. A00003B2003AR02

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