Dolores Mary Sturm was born on August 12, 1918, in Minneota to John and Anna (Deiterman) Sturm. She attended country school near Minneota. Dolores wAs a caregiver to her parents. After their deaths, she began wOrk and ultimately retired from Swift Co. in Marshall. Doloresenjoyed gardening, quilting, sewing and her grandchildren. In September of 2000, she moved to the Parkview Nursing Home in Bellview. She died there on Thursday, November 20, 2008.
Dolores is survived by her daughter Lois Severud of Anoka, her grandchildren: Dawn Marie, Cheri and Mark, and great grandchildren: Maya, Izzi, Anjali and Ethan. She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Bernard and Alphonse Sturm and sisters Elizabeth Roles, Anna Landsteiner, Veronica Sussner and infant sister Regina.