Dorothy
Fournier, 72
 Oklee
- Dorothy Fournier, 72, died on Thursday, May
13, 2004 at Innovis Hospital in Fargo,
N.D.
Mass
of Christian Burial was held on Tuesday, May 18 at
St. Francis
Xavier Catholic Church in Oklee, with Father John
Kleinwachter presiding. Casket bearers included
Dorothy's grandchildren. Interment will be at St.
Francis Cemetery in Oklee.
Dorothy
Newman was born on May 30, 1931 in Lancaster, the
daughter of Andrew Einer and Vina Ruth (Beck)
Newman. She was baptized and confirmed into the
Lutheran faith and attended school in Lancaster,
Hazel and Thief River Falls, graduating from
Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls. Dorothy
worked at Ben Franklin for a few years before her
marriage.
Dorothy
was united in marriage on June 14, 1951 to Donald
Fournier in Thief River Falls. The couple made
their home in Brooks. They operated the Corner Bar
in Brooks for a couple of years, then they moved to
Thief River Falls, where Don went to work on the
railroad. They also lived in Hazel and Brooks
before moving to Oklee in 1955. Together they ran a
dry cleaning business until 1957, when Don went to
work for the United States Postal Service and
Dorothy and Don bought their farm in Garnes
Township, near Oklee.
Dorothy
was a homemaker who enjoyed raising their five
children. She also enjoyed going to garage sales,
dancing, gardening, canning, sewing, reading,
fishing and bowling. Don and Dorothy loved their
summers at Leech Lake at their cabin.
She
was a member of American Legion Auxiliary in Red
Lake Falls.
Survivors
include her husband, Don of Oklee; five children,
Kathie (Terry) Roy of Sturgeon Lake, James (Marie)
Fournier of Moorhead, Nancy (Randy) Magnell of
Oklee, Mark (Stephanie) Fournier of Sachse, Texas
and Karen (Dennis) Nelson of Frazee; 10
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one
brother, Nels (Marcia) Newman of Niagara Falls,
N.Y. and several nieces and nephews.
She
was preceded in death by her parents.
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