Dolores Fennern

Dolores Emma Fennern was born March 11, 1925 to Herman and Augusta Hoffman in Willow Lake Township, Redwood County. She attended school district 67 and after graduation she helped on the family farm. On July 1, 1947 she married George Fennern at Trinity Lutheran Church in Willow Lake Township. In March of 1945 she began working at St. John's Hospital and Home as a nurse's aide. In 1951 she received her LPN license and continued working at St. John's until 1995. After retirement she cared for her husband, George, until his death in October of 1995. After George's death, Dolores did home health care for several years. Dolores Fennern, 85, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at the Springfield Medical Center in Springfield, MN. Dolores is survived by her son - Steve and wife Trudy Fennern, daughter - LaDean Fennern all of New Ulm; grandson - Jeff of New Ulm; brother - Ronald of Walnut Grove; sisters - Lois Emery of Hayfield, MN, Dorean Hoffman of Springfield; Ardella (Roger) Ankrum of Luck, Wisconsin. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband - George; 2 children in infancy; sisters- Mildred Blume and Lorraine Fennern and brothers Warren and Ivan.