DORIS A. DAVIS

 

March 7, 2019

Doris A. Davis

Doris A. Davis, age 90 of Verona, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019, at Agrace HospiceCare, Inc. in Fitchburg. She was born on April 25, 1928, in Verona to her parents, George and Katherine (Maurer) Doerfer.

Doris attended the Andrew Henry School and graduated from Verona High School in 1946. On January 12, 1952, she was united in marriage to Robert E. Davis at St. James Lutheran Church in Verona. In addition to being a mother, homemaker and farm wife, Doris worked at Ray-O-Vac and then later at the Mt. Vernon Telephone Company (TDS) until retiring in 1993. She was a lifelong member of the St. James Lutheran Church and was active in the Women's Circle. Doris was a talented embroiderer, especially the Hardanger style.

Doris is survived by her husband, Robert; children, Alton (Ann) Davis, Katherine (Paul) Probst, Mark Davis and Paul Davis; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She is further survived by a sister, Joyce Hermanson; and sisters-in-law, Ruth Davis and Esther Sarbacker.


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She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Jean Hanson; brother, Richard Doerfer; and a daughter-in-law, Kathleen Davis.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Friday, March 8, 2019, at St. James Lutheran Church, 427 S. Main Street, Verona, WI, with the Rev. Peter Narum officiating. Burial will be in the Verona Cemetery. A visitation will precede the funeral service from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., on Friday, March 8, 2019, at the church.

The Becker-Beal Funeral Home of Belleville is assisting the family.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the St. James Lutheran Church.

An online memorial with guestbook is available at http://www.bealfuneralhomes.com.

 
 

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