Dorothy Griffin

Dorothy Griffin, 88, Fargo, ND, formerly Wahpeton and Wyndmere, ND, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2013, at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo. The Funeral Service will be Friday, April 19, 10:00 a.m., at Peace Lutheran Church, Barney, ND. Visitation will be Thursday, from 4 PM to 7 PM with a 6 PM Prayer Service at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton, and one hour before the service at the church on Friday. Interment will be at Peace Lutheran Cemetery, Barney.

Dorothy Leona Mindeman was born on March 23, 1925 to Helmuth and Selma (Kressin) Mindeman. She was raised near Barney, North Dakota, graduated from Wahpeton High School and Valley City State Teacher's College. She taught school in Danton Township. She was united in marriage to Jack Griffin on September 21, 1947. They farmed in West End Township near Wyndmere until moving to Wahpeton in 1975. She worked as a nursing assistant at the Leach Home in Wahpeton for many years. In their retirement years, Jack and Dorothy spent many of their winter months in Mesa, Arizona, where they enjoyed square dancing, card-playing, and socializing with their friends. In 2008 they moved to The Evergreens in Fargo, where they resided until Jack's death later that year. She made her home at Sheyenne Crossings in West Fargo until 2012, when she moved to Rosewood on Broadway, where she resided until her death on April 14, 2013. Dorothy was a lifelong member of Peace Lutheran Church in Barney, ND, where she taught Sunday School, Saturday School and Vacation Bible school and was active in LWML and quilting.

She is survived by daughters Gail (Sherman) Waagen, Fargo, ND, Judy (Kirk) Rosin, Casselton, ND; son Larry (Debra) Griffin, Janesville, MN; ten grandchildren, three step grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 9 step-great-grandchildren, sisters-in-law, Jerry Griffin, Kay Sheridan, and Ethel Griffin and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Jack, son Curtis, brothers Alvin and Marvin, sister Gerlinda (Linny) Luebke.