Dolly Krowen WESTBY ~ Funeral Services for Dolly Krowen will be conducted 10AM Friday at the Plentywood Lutheran Church with Pastor Ron Martin-Dent officiating. Burial will immediately follow at the Plentywood Memorial Cemetery. Fulkerson Funeral Home of Plentywood is in charge of arrangements. Dolly, 79, died Sunday morning September 21, 2008 at the Sheridan Memorial Hospital in Plentywood. Dolly M. Krowen was born March 29, 1929 to Harry & Blanche (Crouse) Brightsman at the family farm north of Raymond. She was baptized and confirmed in the Trinty Lutheran Church. She was a dedicated member of the Ladies Auxiliary American Legion Post #58 of Plentywood. Dolly worked as a waitress in several different locations until settling in the Westby area after marrying Marlow Krowen on August 28, 1982. She will be remembered as a redheaded beauty of a mom that always stood behind her family whether they were right or wrong. Her husband Marlow recollects that it took him 40 years to convince her to marry him. Dolly loved to sing, yodel and dance. Her grandchildren will give testimony that when grandma wanted to dance, there was no resisting her.
Dolly loved and was always most comfortable at her home on the farm especially during her illness. She loved to cook, can and garden. She had her grandchildren plant her last garden this year, all of which they were not sure what they were planting.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her son Larry Kelm; her son-in-law John Zuris and her sister June M. Kirchner.
Dolly is survived by her husband Marlow N. Krowen of Westby; her late son Larry Kelm's surviving wife Bev Johnson and their children Debbie Abar, Shari St. John, Brenda McNeil, Randy Kelm and Jason Kelm; her five children: Sharon (Bob) Hoeft of Michigan, her children Paul Turner , Ryan Turner and Katherine Hoeft; Eileen Zuris of Gt. Falls, her children Paula Kuebler and John Zuris; Fredie (Cindy) Kelm of Pasco, WA., his children Christopher Kelm, Jennifer Kelm; Lori (Wesley) Godijohn of Plentywood, her children Jesse Schoepper, Tammie Godijohn and Tina Godijohn; Randy Bell of Ashland, Ohio; his children Troy Bell, Cody Bell and Bailey Bell; along with 15 great grandchildren and one on the way.
1929 - 2008
. . . . in Memory of . . . .
Remembering Dolly
Sorry to hear of loss I played with her chidren when we lived on Jefferson street.Vanessa Gaines Engh {Jody]
Sorry to hear of Dolly's passing. I am Virginia Kinney, sister-in-law of Diane Krowen. Larry Kelm was a classmate of mine in Plentywood so I new the family back then. Please accept my sympathy.