Vera Dilley

Vera Dilley, 90, Garris-

on, died on Friday, April

13, 2018 at the Benedic-

tine Living Center in

Garrison. Funeral services

will be held on Saturday

at 2:00 pm at Peace Luth-

eran Church in Garrison.

Burial will be later in the

spring at the Garrison City

Cemetery.

Visitation will be held

from noon until the time

of services at the church.

Vera was born February

5, 1928 in Garrison, ND to

Fay and Eva (Schwartz-

man) Dilley. She was

raised on the family farm

north of Garrison with her

five siblings. After gra-

duating from Garrison

High School, she moved

to Michigan where she

worked for Michigan Bell

Telephone Company. She

also received her cosme-

tology license while living

there. Vera moved back to

Minot, ND and went to

work for Northwest Bell

Telephone where she

worked for 30 years, retir-

ing in 1978.

After retirement, Vera

moved to the family home

in Garrison. She enjoyed

daily walks around the

neighborhood and about

town. She spent countless

hours tending to her gar-

den, which she loved very

much. She also spent a lot

of time volunteering at the

nursing home and en-

joyed reading to the

residents.

Vera is survived by: her

sisters, Violet Barker and

Elnora Roske, and several

nieces, nephews, and

cousins.

She was preceded in

death by: her parents, sis-

ters, LaVerne and Nettie,

and brother, Glenn.

To sign the online regis-

ter, go to www.garrison

thompson.com.