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Delores Mae Forseth

November 8, 1929 — April 12, 2017

Delores Mae Forseth was born on November 8, 1929 in Pocahontas, IA to Henry and Hermenia (Aden) Menssen. She grew up and graduated from Butterfield High School in 1947. On June 11, 1950, Delores was united in marriage to Reynold Forseth at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Butterfield. She worked at the Graves clothing store in St. James, was a bookkeeper for her husband at the Forseth Standard Oil Company and a homemaker. She was a member of LaSalle Lutheran Church where she was treasurer and active in the ladies aid and she was also a member of the Godahl Kitchen Band. Delores enjoyed cooking, canning, sewing, fishing, camping and traveling, especially to Arizona. She is survived by her daughters, Patti (Gary) Schmiesing of Backus, MN, Kathy (Steve) Reinsvold of Rochester, MN, and Colleen Forseth and special friend, Terry Johnson of LaSalle, MN, son-in-law, Charlie Barrows of Ham Lake, MN, 11 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, brothers, Francis "Fritz" (Janet) Menssen of Lodi, OH, Merle "Buck" (Darla) Menssen of Butterfield, MN and sisters-in-law, Lee Menssen of White Bear Lake, MN and Judy Menssen of Albert Lea, MN. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Reynold, daughter, Julie Barrows, grandsons, Eric Reinsvold and Paul Fisher, granddaughter, Dana Johnson, brothers, Harold Menssen and Allen Menssen and sisters, Beverly Ewert and Martha Jacobsen. Visitation 1 10:00 am - 11:00 am Wednesday, April 19, 2017 LaSalle Lutheran Church 100 2nd Ave. S LaSalle, Minnesota, United States 56056 Service Information 11:00 am Wednesday, April 19, 2017 LaSalle Lutheran Church 100 2nd Ave. S LaSalle, Minnesota, United States 56056 Interment Information Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Address not given Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 55450

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