Delores Yvonne (Lind) Morton (1929 - 2012)

Born 27 Feb 1929 in Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota, United States

Ancestors

Died 21 Mar 2012 at age 83 in Crosby, Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States

Biography

Delores was born in 1929. She was the daughter of Willard Lind and Cora Appleby. She passed away in 2012.

Obituary

Delores Yvonne Morton (February 27, 1929 - March 21, 2012)

Delores “Dode” (Lind) Morton, 83, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. Delores was born in Bemidji, February 27, 1929, to Willard and Cora (Appleby) Lind. She graduated from Bemidji High School. On October 16, 1948, Dode and Mort (Wayne Morton) began their life’s journey together. She was a secretary for JC Penny and ISD 181.

Dode loved spending time with family and friends. She enjoyed the “critters” outside her windows, traveling and their winters in Arizona.

She will be deeply missed by her husband of 63 years, Mort; children, Sue (Gary) Duda, of Brainerd and Scot (Jenny) Morton, of Buffalo, Wyoming; grandchildren, Josh (Amy) Duda, Jericho (Jeff) Croyle, Aaron (Angela) Morton, and Darby (Philip) Martin; great-grandson, Kian Duda; siblings, Bill (Jan) Lind and Mary (Bruce) Johnson; and her extended family.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Alice Jean Williams.

A celebration of Dode’s life will be held at a later date.

Burial

Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, USA, Devotion Lot 16-C Section 2

Sources

United States Census, 1930: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3CG-RXL

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196270365?search=true