Dolores Perry

Dolores Perry, age 90, of North Mankato, died Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at Hillcrest Health Care Center in Mankato.

Graveside services will be held at 2:15 p.m., Friday, October 13, 2006 at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Mankato Mortuary is handling the arrangements.

Dolores was born on August 30, 1916 in St. Peter. She was the daughter of Edward and Bertha (Hayer) Nelson. Dolores was a 1934 graduate of St. Peter High School and later attended nursing school in St. Peter. Dolores was united in marriage to LeRoy Perry on May 5, 1935 in Mankato. She was employed as a nurse with Immanuel St. Josephs Hospital and St. Peter State Hospital. Dolores enjoyed gardening, sewing, reading, and painting flowers and landscapes.

Dolores is survived by her three daughters, Patricia (Reuben) Kaiser of Wells, Linda (Neil) Jacobson of Elmore, and LaVonne (Mike) Sawyer of Winona; one son, Richard Perry of Montgomery; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, LeRoy in 1995; two daughters, Marianne and Georgine; and one brother, Merrill.