Dolores Ann (Doering) Gunderson was born on December 28, 1929 in Portland, Oregon where she was raised. She attended Holy Redeemer elementary school and then went on to graduate from Jefferson High school in June of 1947.
In high school Dolores met the love of her life, Harold. On October 28, 1950, they married; once married, they moved to Oxnard, California for a year where Harold was stationed as part of his service in the Navy. They made their life in Portland while also living near Seattle for 2 different short periods of time but always came back to their roots in and around Portland, Oregon.
Dolores lived a life full of fun and adventure. Her and Harold loved to travel! This included trips to Hawaii (20+ trips), Reno, Mexico, Camp Sherman, the beach, picking cherries at the orchard in Kimberly, and cruises to Alaska, The Caribbean, and Mexico. They loved sharing these trips and memories with family and friends.
She loved her candy, which couldn’t but help contribute to her sweet, kind, caring, determined, and loving personality. She loved her family dearly and loved being with them.
Dolores was welcomed into Heaven on September 27, 2022 by her parents, Anthony (Tony) Doering and Mary Elizabeth Weiler, her siblings, Dick, Gene, Edward, Raymond, Mary Lou, and Jerry; countless lifelong friends, and her many beloved pets.
Dolores will continue to live on in the hearts of her devoted husband of seventy-one plus years, her daughter Chris Janak and her husband Bob, her son Glen Gunderson and his wife Pam, four grandchildren Laura, Amy, Renee, and Michelle, and eight great-grandchildren.
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