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Dorthy Ann Udean died on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, at her home. She was 96 years old.
Dorthy was born in Rock County on July 7, 1926, to John and Almira Ritter. They later moved to Mora where she was a 1944 graduate of Mora High School. After high school she moved to Bremerton, Washington, to work in the Navy yards. Dorthy moved back home to care for her father. After his passing she worked in the Braham hospital and at the University of Minnesota Hospital as a nurse’s aide.
She was united in marriage to Clifford Udean at the Methodist Parsonage in Mora on June 16, 1945. Dorthy loved gardening and flowers. She was a hard worker, a wonderful housewife and a loving mother.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Almira Ritter; husband, Clifford Udean; and siblings, Lloyd, William, Elizabeth, Irene, John, Mary, Frank, Charles, Esther and Jesse.
Dorthy is survived by her sons, Tony and Larry; grandchildren, Sherri (Norman), Darrin (Danielle), Kristy (Paul) and Jody (Nick); eight great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Donald and Robert; and sisters, Anne, Ella, Betty and Alice.
A celebration of life will be held from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at the Rock Creek City Center Hall. A private family burial was held at Royalton Memorial Cemetery.
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