Delores Viora Overlie, 87, New Town, died Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, in a Parshall nursing home.

Delores was born July 25, 1922, on the family homestead in Deepwater Township of McLean County, the daughter of John and Julia (Olson) Lind. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Raub and attended Nygard country school.

In 1940 she was united in marriage to Woodrow Overlie. They made their home in western North Dakota. Throughout her life, Delores assisted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by reading lake elevations after the Garrison Dam was completed. She owned and operated stores in Elbowoods and Mandaree and worked at the store in new Sanish. She went south with the family custom combining operation, cooked at the White Shield School and helped with the family trucking business in Granville. She also worked as a maid at the motel in New Town and helped her son Ray raise his family.

Delores was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and worker. She was a lot like Woodrow because she could do anything she put her mind to. She enjoyed cooking, baking, gardening, raising flowers and spending time with her family. She was a member of the Lutheran faith but also attended the Congregational Church. Blessed be her memory among us.

Delores is survived by: her sons, Wendell (Marilyn) and Ray, both of New Town; daughter, Donna Mae Bushore (Paul), of Norman, Okla.; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Irvin; husband, Woodrow, who died on Oct. 12, 2009; grandson, Rodney Overlie; sister, Sybil; and brothers, Earl, Orvin, Norris, Roy and Artie.

Funeral: Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, at 2 p.m. in Bethel Lutheran Church, New Town.

Visitation: Friday, from noon until service time, in the church.

Interment: New Town Cemetery.

Online condolences may be sent at (www.langhansfuneralhome.com).

(Langhans Funeral Home, New Town)