Delores A. Dobberstein

Delores A. (Walker) Dobberstein, 89, of Kearney died Sunday, October 11, 2015 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL. Funeral services will be Tuesday October 20, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Kearney. Rev. Stan Murdoch will officiate and burial will be at the Kearney Cemetery. Lunchen will follow graveside services at the church. Visitation is planned Monday from 5:00 – 7:00 at Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney or prior to services Tuesday at the church. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church or the Peterson Senior Activity Center. Visit www.hlmkfuneral.com to leave a tribute or message of condolence. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney are in charge of arrangements. Delores was born December 27, 1925 in Mitchell, South Dakota to J Dee and Mildred (Weesner) Walker. She graduated from Kearney High School in 1943 whereas she obtained first place in National for her singing accomplishment. On March 28, 1947 she married Albert “Shorty” Dobberstein, Jr. in Richmond, CA. She and her husband took great pride in living in hometown Kearney for the 59 years of marriage. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and Ruth Circle in Kearney, the Kearney American Legion, V.F.W. and Eagle’s Auxiliaries, Daughters of the American Revolution, Eastern Star, PEO chapter EG, B.P.O., Does, Evening Bells Extension Club, Kearney Women’s Club and the Kearney Toastmasters . Delores enjoyed singing, especially at her church, weddings and funerals. She also loved spending time with her host of friends and family, lunching daily at the Peterson Senior Activity Center, playing bridge with her bridge clubs, attending events and volunteering at the Merryman Performance Arts Center. She also enjoyed volunteering at MONA, presenting scholarships for PEO, and laying wreaths and singing at the Kearney Cemetery Memorial Day services. She made a recording with RCA during WWII to follow a career in music but decided to remain in Kearney to raise her family. She gave her life’s gift of music to friends and family in Kearney and throughout the State of Nebraska. Survivors include daughters, Nancy Dunn and husband John of Saint Petersburg, FL, Linda Marsh and husband Jeff of Lincoln; son, Scott Dobberstein and wife Nancy of Kearney; 5 grandchildren, Scott Thomas Dunn, Kimberly Diane Carolan, Melissa Katherine McKenna, John Charles McKenna, Chad Allen Doberstein; 8 great grandchildren, McKenna Linn, Alana Catheryn, Kasandra Cole, Lexi Dee, Victoria Christina, Ethan David, Aiden James, Charlye Jean; 2 great great grandchildren, Anna and Austin; sister, Yvonne Hanson of Kearney; brothers, J Harold Walker of Lincoln and Jarold Walker of Covington, GA and many family members and treasured friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Shorty in 2006. PDF Printable Version

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Delores A. Dobberstein

December 27, 1925 - October 11, 2015