Dolores V. Stinson

Private entombment for Dolores V. Stinson, 96, Lawrence, will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence.
She died Sunday Dec. 20, 2009, at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living Center.
She was born Oct. 5, 1913, in Concordia, the daughter of Henry C. and Ruby M. Paillette Spratlen. She graduated from Concordia High School.
Mrs. Stinson and her husband were home builders in Lawrence from the 1940s to the ’70s. She decorated the homes and got them ready for sale. During the winters she and her husband traveled extensively with their daughter and granddaughters.
She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
She married Ole F. Stinson Oct. 20, 1935 in Concordia. He preceded her in death on Oct. 17, 1996.
Survivors include a son, Jaydee Stinson, Pueblo West, Colo; a daughter, Sue Gibson, Centennial, Colo.; seven grandchildren, Jill Tezak, Amy Engel, Lisa Burns, Jeff Stinson, Matthew Stinson, Bryan Stinson and Jason Stinson; and nine great-grandchildren, Emma Dawson, Elise Dawson, Megan Engel, Sarah Engel, Connor Burns, Brody Burns, Keith Stinson, Brandon Stinson and Allisa Stinson.
Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent at www.rumsey-yost.com.