Dolores Sherman

Dolores Yvonne Louise Delzer Sherman passed peacefully surrounded by family on January 13, 2007, in Denver, Colorado. Services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday at Parkway Funeral Service Chapel, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, with Rev. Dom Vetter officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will be held at Fairview Cemetery, Bismarck. Dee was born December 27, 1926, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Ruby and Riny Delzer. After graduating from Bismarck High School in 1944, Dee attended the University of North Dakota where she studied art and music. The family shared Dee's love of music, as her angelic voice could be heard throughout the home on a daily basis. In 1961, Dee moved to Billings with her husband Terry, and her children. Together, Dee and Terry fished, camped, hunted, and explored Montana. The two of them were top competitors in archery and bow hunting. Dee's greatest passion was searching for long forgotten treasures in abandoned homesteads and collecting antique bisque dolls from wherever they could be found. She meticulously restored many heirloom pieces and dressed the dolls with finely stitched garments. Having studied the subject extensively, Dee delighted in sharing her expertise, and later, in gifting her very exquisite collection to family, friends and doll fanciers. In 1974, the family moved to Denver, Colorado. Continuing in her life as a homemaker, her abilities abounded, from decorating her home with personally refinished antiques and hand painted artwork, to displays of roses, flowering plants, and wildlife that visited her as a gardener of flora and fauna. Many remember her by the magnetic smile and sparkling eyes that she shared with genuine interest in those she met. Dee is survived by her loving husband, Terry; her children, Kimothy Amoy of Hawaii, Kaja Gordon Burr of Denver, Kamette Ron Butterfield and Kitzen Laura of Montana; her grandchildren, Chandra, Aizlinne, Ahren, Beau, Jessica and Jasmine; her great-grandchildren; her nieces and nephews; and her brothers, Jerry and Dennis of Bismarck. These were truly the treasured joy of her life and made her "motherhood" complete. We will deeply miss her imaginative and generous nature. Memorials may be made in honor of Dee, to any hospice or cancer organization. "The more I think it over, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people." Vincent van Gogh

Dolores Sherman

December 27, 1926 - January 13, 2007