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Dorothy L. LaFortune Tharalson

21 Apr 1941 – 15 Jan 2004

Birth21 Apr 1941
Death15 Jan 2004
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Dorothy Louise Tharalson April 21, 1941 - January 15, 2004 Birthplace: Mitchell, So. Dakota Resided In: Marion Iowa USA Visitation: January 23, 2004 Service: January 24, 2004 Dorothy Louise Tharalson, 62, of 3180 24th Ave, Marion, died Thursday, January 15, 2004, in her home after a short but brave battle against lung cancer. Memorial services at 11 AM Saturday in Hope United Church of Christ in Hiawatha. Visitation with the family from 7 to 9 PM on Friday also at the Church. Arrangements by Cedar Memorial Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband Nick, her mother, Mable Ellis of Luverne, Minnesota, two sisters, Barbara and Donna of Mitchell, South Dakota, and numerous nieces, nephews, grand nieces and nephews, and many, many friends. She was preceded in death by her father, Earl LaFortune, and a sister Jeannette Eiss. Dorothy was born April 21, 1941 in Mitchell, South Dakota, to Earl and Mable LaFortune. She spent her childhood there, and graduated from Mitchell High School in 1959. She took a secretarial course in Mankato, Minnesota, and joined the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Pierre, South Dakota, in 1960. She met her future husband Nick, there and after a stint in New Town, North Dakota, with the BIA, they were married on June 12, 1971 in Mitchell, South Dakota. They lived in Sturgis, South Dakota at that time, and Dorothy went to work with the United States Air Force as a civilian employee at Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City. She later moved to Mason City, Iowa, with her husband and joined the Social Security Administration, with who she remained during subsequent moves to Cedar Falls, Iowa, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She took early retirement from government service in 1988, after several temporary jobs, joined Videa Limited as their receptionist in 1991 and was employed there up to the time of her death. She was active in Hope United Church Of Christ in Hiawatha, and made many friends wherever she was. She was loved, and will be sorely missed by her husband, her family, and all her friends. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Hope United Church Of Christ in Hiawatha

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