Barbara Dolan

lan, 83, Minot and former-ly of Ray and Williston

died on Saturday, De-

cember 10, 2016 in a

Minot hospital.

Barbara was born on

September 15, 1933 in the

city of Jamaica on Long Is-

land in the state of New

York to Charles and Juana

(Herries) Langhein. She

was reared and educated

in St. Albans on Long is-

land and graduated from

Andrew Jackson High

School there in 1951. As a

young lady, she was ac-

tive in Girl Scouts and

eventually became an as-

sistant leader. As a young

adult she was employed

by the Equitable Life As-

surance Society in New

York City for six years.

Barb was very proud to

tell people in her New

York accent, that she was

from Long Island!

Barbara married Re-

verend Stanley T. Dolan

on June 14, 1958 in St. Al-

bans. They made their

home in North Dakota

where Stan was employed

as a minister in the

Bismarck Diocese of the

Evangelical Lutheran

Church in America.  The

family resided in Tuttle

(1958-1963), Stanton

(1963-1970 and Ray

(1970-1987) prior to serv-

ing as the Chaplain of the

Bethel Lutheran Home in

Williston (1987-1997) and

as Visitation Pastor at

Christ Lutheran Church in

Minot (1997-2007). Re-

verend Dolan died on

May 3, 2011. Barbara had

continued to reside in

Minot.

Barbara was a member

of First Lutheran Church

in Williston and served on

the church council and

ELCW. She was currently

a member of Christ Luth-

eran Church in Minot.

Also, she was a member

of the Jolly 16 Homemak-

ers, taught Sunday

School, bowled and was a

volunteer at the Bethel

Lutheran Home.  She

especially enjoyed crafts,

baking, cooking and gar-

dening.

Family: Barbara’s lov-

ing family includes her

children:  Stuart

(Michelle) Dolan of Ray,

Jeanette Dolan of Berthold

and Carla Moorhead (Tom

Ross) of Minot; grandchil-dren:  Cassandra Ayub

(Kamran) of Minneapolis,

(baby on the way) Alexan-

dra (Marlin) Dart and

great-granddaughter

Emma of Casselton and

Paige (MSU) and Maari

Dolan of Ray; brother and

sister-in-law Erling and

Marlys Dolan; aunts by

marriage Adelaide and

Mabel Throntfiet, all of

Crosby, and numerous

nieces and nephews.

Barbara was preceded

in death by her parents,

husband, infant sister,

brother and sister-in-law:

Charles and Beth

Langhein and three

nephews.

Celebration of the Life

of Barbara Dolan:

Wednesday, December 14,

2016 at 11:00 a.m. in

Christ Lutheran Church,

Minot.

Graveside Service:

Wednesday at 3:00 p.m.

in Sunset Rest Cemetery

west of Ray.

Visitation: Tuesday

from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00

p.m. in Thomas Family

Funeral Home – Minot.

Memorials are preferred

to the American Cancer

Society, American Heart

Association, UMM or

Bethel Home in Williston.

Those wishing to sign

the online memorial regis-

ter or share memories and

condolences are invited to

use the expressions of

sympathy section at

www.thomasfamily fun-

eralhome.