Dora Williamson

Dora Williamson, 85, Steele, died September 28, 2008. Services will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Steele with Rev. Jacob DeBoer officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Steele. Visitation will be held from 2:00 pm until 9:00 pm Tuesday at Eastgate Steele Memorial Chapel, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church. Dora Williamson was born June 11, 1923, in Pettibone Township, ND, the daughter of William and Christine Schneider Pliness. She was raised and educated in the Lake Williams area, and kept house and babysat for local families until her marriage to Willham Williamson on April 20, 1945, at Steele, ND. They lived in Robinson, ND, and moved to Steele in 1947. She continued to do childcare and housekeeping for many families. On January 12, 1981, Willham died in Bismarck. Dora began employment in the laundry department at Golden Manor Care Center in 1992, and retired in Decemeber of 1995. Dora was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Steele, where from 1985 until 1999, she enjoyed serving on the lunch committee. She was a member of Golden Age Club, volunteered with Meals on Wheels for the Senior Center, and was honored for her volunteer work at the Golden Manor. She enjoyed craftwork, especially embroidery, and loved to fish. Dora was dearly loved and will be deeply missed by her family and many good friends. She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Mittleider of Driscoll, ND; her two grandchildren, Tammy Birrenkott of Steele, ND, and Terry Mittleider of Colfax, WI; five great-grandchildren, Jacob, William and Edwin Birrenkott and T.J. and Tiffany Mittleider; her sister, Betty Brost of Bismarck, ND; her brother and sisters-in-law, Roy and Laura May Pliness of Missoula, MT, Jackie Pliness of Bismarck, ND, and Toots Pliness of Blaine, WA; and her sister-in-law, who was like a daughter to her, Esther Grant and her husband, Lamar of Longview, WA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willham; her parents; her sister, Pauline Shirley; her brothers, Leonard Pliness and Arthur Pliness; her brothers-in-law, Art Brost and Oscar Shirley and her son-in-law, Edwin Mittleider.

Dora Williamson

June 11, 1923 - September 28, 2008