Obituary: Doris Silkey

Doris Silkey, 97, passed away Sept. 4, 2018 in Carrington, N.D. Funeral services will be Monday, Sept. 10, 2018 at 11 a.m. in Trinity Lutheran Church in Carrington followed by the burial at the Carrington Cemetery. Rev. Fred Grundmann will officiate. Special music will be provided by Clara Edwardson, Roger Silkey and Jessica Kallenbach. Casket bearers are Nicholas Silkey, Adam Silkey, Christopher Kallenbach, Timothy Silkey, Steven Silkey andDavid Silkey.

Doris Elaine Silkey was born to Grace (Carter) and Ross Reichert on Nov. 25, 1920 at Carrington hospital in Carrington. She was raised on a farm just west of Carrington and attended school and graduated from Carrington High School

Doris was married to Elmer Silkey on May 17, 1939, in the Trinity Lutheran Church parsonage. To this union, Doris and Elmer were blessed with two sons, Richard Brian and Roger Dean.

In later years, Doris was employed at the JCPenney store and Foster County Bank, both in Carrington. She was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church.

Doris is survived by her sons, Richard (Barbara), Dickinson, N.D.; and Roger (Kathie), Fargo, N.D.; six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one brother (John Robert) who was killed in World War II, and one sister (Florence).

Arrangements made by Evans Funeral Home, N.D.