Doris M. Trollope

Wibaux, Montana: Doris Stockwell Trollope, age 92, was born on December 7, 1920, to Dan and Mabel Stockwell in rural Wibaux County. She was raised and educated in Wibaux where she graduated from Wibaux County High School with the class of 1938. On June 16, 1939, she married Stanley Trollope in Glendive. Together they farmed and ranched north of Wibaux. To this union were born four children: Loraine Dennis, Alvin Bruce, Stanley Duane, and Adele Doris. Having waged a courageous battle with cancer, Doris passed away peacefully into the hands of our loving Father on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at the Glendive Medical Center in Glendive, Montana. Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M. until 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at the Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home in Glendive. A second visitation will be held from 1:00 P.M. until 5:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at the Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home in Wibaux. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, August 16, 2013 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Wibaux with Pastor JT Burk officiating. Interment will be held in the Wibaux Cemetery in Wibaux. Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home of Glendive has been entrusted with the arrangements. Doris was a charter member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Wibaux, and actively taught Sunday school, cleaned the church, participated in Lutheran Church Women, quilted, and served in various capacities. She was a clerk at the Marcus Drug Store in Wibaux for fourteen years. She was a faithful wife, bringing lunch to her husband in the field, planting a garden and canning for her family. Her cooking skills contributed to her being hired as Diet Supervisor of the Wibaux Nursing Home from 1975 until her retirement in 1990. During this time, the nursing home also provided meals for the Senior Citizens. Everything was prepared from scratch, from soups, mashed potatoes, cookies, and homemade rolls for Sundays. She continued cooking there another nine years, when she “retired for good” at the age of 78. Doris was an industrious worker, and often stated, “Retirement isn’t all that it’s made up to be!” She was famous for her zucchini muffins, rhubarb-raspberry jam, and providing marvelous meals. Family gatherings were precious times, and somehow everyone joyously fit into her and Dad’s modest home. Doris was known for being spunky and independent. Though she lived all of her life in Wibaux County, stories of her life experiences with skunks, chickens, square dancing, pressure cookers, and rattlesnakes spread near and far. Doris was preceded in death by her son, Alvin Bruce; her husband of nearly forty-four years; son Stanley Duane; parents; brother, Frank Stockwell and sisters, Inez Phillips, Maye Amunrud, Norma Amunrud Siegle, and Jeanette Malkuch Entzel. She is survived by two children, L. Dennis (Joyce) Trollope of Urbandale, Iowa and Adele (Don) Idso of Glendive; daughter-in-law, Sharon Trollope of Billings, Montana; seven grandchildren, Troy (Jenny) Trollope, Tonia (Nathan) Moore both of Billings, Terra (Sean) Fitzsimmons of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, Todd (Heidi) Trollope of Gilbert, Arizona, Pam (Derek) Mohr of Urbandale, Erica (fiancé Ryan Weisz) Idso of Mankato, Minnesota, and Evan Idso of Glendive; nine great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the Trinity Lutheran Church or the American Cancer Society. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at: www.silvernale-silhafuneralhome.com.

Doris M. Trollope

December 7, 1920 - August 16, 2013

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December 7, 1920 - August 16, 2013

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