Dorothy Lee
Feb. 23, 1929-March 3, 2022
Dorothy Lee, 93, long-
time Burlington resident
died on Thursday, March
3, 2022 in a Minot assist-
ed living center.
Dorothy Hilda Lee was
born on February 23, 1929
in Sanborn, Iowa to John
and Bertha (Kylstra)
Verwoest. She was raised
and educated in Fosston,
Minnesota and graduated
from Fosston High School
in 1947. She continued
her education at a nursing
school in Crookston, MN
and became a licensed
practical nurse. She was
employed in that capacity
for five years in Minneso-
ta and Texas.
Dorothy married George
Lee on December 1, 1956
in Two Harbors, MN and
they made their home in
northern Minnesota. They
moved to Minot in 1959,
when George’s job as a
crane operator brought
him to this area. The fam-
ily moved to Burlington in
1962 and Dorothy was a
fulltime wife, mother and
homemaker. She was em-
ployed as a correctional
officer at the Ward Coun-
ty Jail from 1985 until
1994. She was employed
for a short time at the
Roosevelt Park Zoo in the
ticket booth and later at
Herberger’s in Dakota
Square Mall. George died
April 26, 1997. Dorothy
had continued to reside in
Burlington until she
moved to the Elison As-
sisted Living Center in
2018.
Dorothy was a charter
and active member of
Peace Lutheran Church,
Burlington and a member
of a Burlington quilting
group. Also, she was a
member of the Eagle’s
Aerie and Order of
Eastern Star. She especial-
ly enjoyed quilting and
doing volunteer work in
Burlington and Minot.
Dorothy’s loving family
includes her son: Michael
(Tammy) Lee of Burling-
ton and several nieces,
nephews and cousins. She
was preceded in death by
her parents, husband and
siblings: John, Fritz, Hen-
ry and Nelica.
Celebration of Life ser-
vice: Wednesday, March
9, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in
Peace Lutheran Church,
Burlington.
Interment: Burlington
Township Cemetery in
the Spring of 2022.
Visitation: Tuesday
from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00
p.m. in Thomas Family
Funeral Home – Minot.
Memorials are pre-
ferred to the Peace Luth-
eran Church.
Memories and con-
dolences may be shared at
www.thomasfamily
funeralhome.com.