Individual Details
Delores Elaine Cram
(20 Sep 1950 - 5 Dec 2009)
Delores E. Deller, 59, of Coldwater, died Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, at her home.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, Dec. 11, 2009 at 2 p.m. at Dutcher Funeral Home in Coldwater. A gathering of friends and family will be held prior to the service from noon to 2 p.m. at Dutcher Funeral Home in Coldwater. Pastor Joel Nephew of the Rayborn Memorial Seventh Day Adventist in Coldwater will officiate. Interment of ashes will be at Metz Cemetery in Angola, Ind. at a later date.
Delores was born Sept. 20, 1950 in Allegan to Clifton and Kathryn (Birch) Cram. Delores graduated from Coldwater High School in 1969 and went on to Hillsdale College, where she received her nursing degree.
She married Donald D. Deller in 1974 in Angola, Ind. He preceded her in death on Jan. 9, 1993. They lived in Angola, where she assisted him on the family farm. They wintered in Arcadia, Fla. for 20 years until her husband’s death in 1993. She had worked at Carlen Park Nursing Home in Angola as well as a nursing home in Arcadia, Fla. Delores later retired from Lakeland Nursing Center in Angola.
She was a member of the Rayborn Memorial Seventh Day Adventist Church in Coldwater and the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Port Charlotte, Fla. for nearly 20 years.
Delores enjoyed soap making, sewing and knitting. She also enjoyed her Collie dogs and participated in professional dog shows. Delores was a very strong willed, but generous person with a heart of gold who made everyone feel welcome.
In addition to her husband, Delores was preceded in death by her father, Clifton Cram and a niece, Lori Reed.
She is survived by her mother, Kathryn Cram of Coldwater, son Monte Don Deller of Angola, Ind., daughter Heather (William) Somerlott of Marietta, Ga., brothers Dale (Janice) Cram and Lawrence (Alice) Birch, both of Coldwater, sister Bonnie Cram, also of Coldwater, grandchildren Celeste and Constance Prince-Somerlott and several nieces and nephews
A memorial service will be held on Friday, Dec. 11, 2009 at 2 p.m. at Dutcher Funeral Home in Coldwater. A gathering of friends and family will be held prior to the service from noon to 2 p.m. at Dutcher Funeral Home in Coldwater. Pastor Joel Nephew of the Rayborn Memorial Seventh Day Adventist in Coldwater will officiate. Interment of ashes will be at Metz Cemetery in Angola, Ind. at a later date.
Delores was born Sept. 20, 1950 in Allegan to Clifton and Kathryn (Birch) Cram. Delores graduated from Coldwater High School in 1969 and went on to Hillsdale College, where she received her nursing degree.
She married Donald D. Deller in 1974 in Angola, Ind. He preceded her in death on Jan. 9, 1993. They lived in Angola, where she assisted him on the family farm. They wintered in Arcadia, Fla. for 20 years until her husband’s death in 1993. She had worked at Carlen Park Nursing Home in Angola as well as a nursing home in Arcadia, Fla. Delores later retired from Lakeland Nursing Center in Angola.
She was a member of the Rayborn Memorial Seventh Day Adventist Church in Coldwater and the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Port Charlotte, Fla. for nearly 20 years.
Delores enjoyed soap making, sewing and knitting. She also enjoyed her Collie dogs and participated in professional dog shows. Delores was a very strong willed, but generous person with a heart of gold who made everyone feel welcome.
In addition to her husband, Delores was preceded in death by her father, Clifton Cram and a niece, Lori Reed.
She is survived by her mother, Kathryn Cram of Coldwater, son Monte Don Deller of Angola, Ind., daughter Heather (William) Somerlott of Marietta, Ga., brothers Dale (Janice) Cram and Lawrence (Alice) Birch, both of Coldwater, sister Bonnie Cram, also of Coldwater, grandchildren Celeste and Constance Prince-Somerlott and several nieces and nephews
Events
| Birth | 20 Sep 1950 | Allegan County, Michigan | |||
| Marriage | 15 Jun 1974 | Angola, Steuben County, Indiana - Donald Dean Deller |  |  | |
| Death | 5 Dec 2009 | Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan | | | |
| Burial | South Scott Cemetery, Angola, Steuben County, Indiana | | |
Families
| Spouse | Donald Dean Deller (1921 - 1993) |
| Father | Clifton George Cram ( - ) |
| Mother | Kathryn Eva Birch ( - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Donald Dean DellerSex Male
Residence Place Pleasant Lake, Indiana
Birth Date 12 Apr 1921
Birthplace Steuben, Indiana
Race White
Number of Previous Marriages 2
Father's Name Wayne B. Deller
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Frances Gertrude Penner
Mother's Sex Female
Spouse's Name Delores Elaine Cram
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Residence Place Pleasant Lake, Indiana
Spouse's Birth Date 20 Sep 1950
Spouse's Birthplace Allegan, Michigan
Spouse's Race White
Spouse's Previous Marriage Number 1
Spouse's Father's Name Clifton George Cram
Spouse's Father's Sex Male
Spouse's Mother's Name Kathryn Eva Birch
Certifier's Name Berdena Mann
Officiator's Name Rita Stackhouse
Marriage Date 15 Jun 1974
Marriage Place Steuben, Indiana, United States
Event Type Marriage
Death
Delores E DellerState Michigan
Last Place of Residence Coldwater, Branch, Michigan
Previous Residence Postal Code 49036
Age 59
Birth Date 20 Sep 1950
Death Date 05 Dec 2009
Burial
Longitude -84.923889Latitude 41.619999
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