ile farming. She enjoyed driving and working on the tractors. They milked cows until 1978 and then started a stock cow herd. Willis died in 2002. Dolie loved reading and sewing. She made baby quilts for all her great-grandchildren. She always had a big garden and canned most of her produce. She loved to put the coffee pot on and visit with neighbors. She made many mittens for the grandkids and who ever could use them. Survivors include her 5 children, Jim (Kathy) Pearson of Ponca, Joy (Ken) Marks of Allen, Julie (Keith) Boeckenhauer of Wakefield, Jeri Ann (John) Lowe of Newcastle and Jolene Pearson of Allen; 14 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and a special cat, Putt. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Lyle (1954) and Willis (2002); and a brother and sister-in-law, Billie (Louise) Miille. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hospice of Siouxland.