Doris E. "Dory" Ferris Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

NORFOLK -- Funeral service for Doris E. "Dory" Ferris, 87, of Norfolk will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 17, 2018 at Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk with Rev. Ed Felgate Jr. officiating. Interment will take place at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Norfolk. The visitation will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m., Friday, at Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk. Dory passed away on Monday, November 12, 2018 at Heritage of Bel - Air Nursing Home in Norfolk. Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk is in charge of the arrangements. Doris Ellen “Dory” Ferris was born August 18, 1931 in Pierce County, to Fred and Ruth (Miller) Groninger. She attended District 33 Country School, rural Pierce. On December 10, 1949, she married Donald Ferris at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Norfolk, where they lived their entire married life. To this union, they were blessed with two daughters, Sharon Kay and Diana Sue. Dory worked many years in the grocery store business (where she got to know “everybody”), including their small neighborhood store (Wolff’s Grocery), Safeway, Harmel’s Thrifty Way, Hinky Dinky and Hy-Vee East (where she got to know “everybody” throughout those years). She was a member and volunteer at the Norfolk Eagles Club for many years, and was a 44-year member and volunteer with the Norfolk American Legion Auxiliary. One of Dory’s favorite sports was bowling, where she held many league offices over the years, and was Norfolk Women’s City Bowling Secretary for several years. She was inducted into the Norfolk Bowling Hall of Fame in 1984. When Dory could no longer bowl, she volunteered to help Special Olympics bowlers, where they all called her ‘Grandma,' much to her delight! She also volunteered at the Norfolk VFW Club and the Norfolk Veteran’s Home - and wherever anyone else needed her. Dory is survived by her daughter, Diana (Michael) McGill of Norfolk, and her two beloved grandsons, Matthew (Maggie) Taege and William Taege, and one great-grandson, Gavin, all of Chicago. Also, her brother Fred, Jr. “Bill” and wife Joey, of Wisner, and her sister-in-law, Shirley Groninger of Norfolk, as well as many very special nieces and nephews and their families. She was preceded in death by her parents and grandparents, her husband, Don, in 1994, her daughter Sharon in 1958, her sisters, Ardith (Norman) Melcher, Lois (Chester) Gummus, and Arlene (Don) Reynolds, brothers Bob Groninger and Gerald “Joe” (Sylvia) Groninger. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Norfolk Veteran’s Home Activity Fund or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Casket bearers will be Gary Brenner, Doug Parks, Dale Groninger, Fred Groninger III, Jim Groninger, and Johnnie Lee Messerly. Honorary casket bearers will be Karen Matteo, Mindy Mullens, Bev Brunswick, Sue Huttmann, Pam Brunswick, Donna Ingoglia, Sharon Quigley, Sherrilee Jones, Karen Olson, Scott Reynolds, Ron Melcher, Dick Gummus, and Cooper O'Hare. Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Doris E. "Dory" Ferris

August 18, 1931 - November 12, 2018