Dorothy Marie (Aldrich) Christian, of Mora, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at the Scandia House in Ogilvie. She was 94 years old.
Dorothy was born June 12, 1928 to Fred and Ruby (Forshier) Aldrich in Mora. She attended Emerson Elementary School at Knife Lake and graduated from Mora High School in 1945. She worked for the Mora Locker Plant and Mora Credit Union after high school.
On March 26, 1950 she was united in marriage to Art Christian Jr at the Hillman Baptist Church. They moved to North Dakota and then moved back to Minnesota in 1951. They also lived in Hibbing for several year while Art worked in the iron mines. In 1952, they bought a farm north of Warman and then moved there in 1958. In 1988 Dorothy and Art sold the farm and moved to town where they became caretakers of Woodcrest Manor. After Art died in 1993, she continued to be the caretaker and live at Woodcrest Manor until the end of August 2020. She moved to Scandia House of Ogilvie (formally Signe & Olivia’s) after she had a fall. Dorothy was a member of the Palmyra, Pennsylvania American Legion Post 72 auxiliary.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband Art Jr.; son Steve “Beaver”; and brother Edmond Aldrich.
She is survived by her daughters, Marie (Jerry) Goebel of Mora and Audrey (Keith) Corey of Crosby; grandsons, SSGT Travis Goebel of Harrisburg, PA and Keith “Michael” (Taylor) of Chisholm; granddaughter Marissa; and great granddaughter Isabelle of Crosby; sister-in-law Donna Zellner of North Branch; as well as many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
A Gathering of Family and Friends will be held from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm on Monday, February 13, 2023 at the Hamilton Funeral Homes- Akkerman Chapel in Mora.
A Private Family Inurnment will be in the Oakwood Cemetery in Mora.
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