GALESBURG - Delores I (Dodie) Golliher, 81 , formerly of Galesburg, IL, passed away in Centennial, Colorado on Wednesday, March 4, 2015.
She was born to Harry E. and Mary E (Hutchinson) Wolstenholme on August 10, 1933 in Peoria, IL. Delores graduated from Manual High School in Peoria, IL and Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, IL. She married Joe Golliher December 21, 1958. Delores had been a long time member of Sweet Adelines, the barbershop harmony signing group, performing all over Central Illinois. She was also a parishioner at Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church in Galesburg, where she sang in the choir for many years. Delores was a radioligist, working a combined 33 years for the State of Illinois at Galesburg State Research Hospital first, then later at the George A Zeller Mental Health Center in Peoria.
Delores is survived by her daughter Martha Miceli and husband, Michael, of Parker, CO; her daughter, Mary Power and husband, James, of Parker, CO and their children Lauren, Samantha and Allison and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Joe, and brothers, Harry, Robert, Donald and Russel.
Her family wishes to extend a special thank you to all of her friends and family that kept in touch with her after her move to Colorado in 2013.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Heart Association in her memory. They can be mailed to The American Heart Association, PO Box 841125, Dallas, TX 75284-1125 or via their website www.heart.org.
Cremation will be accorded, and a memorial Mass will be at 9:45 am Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church, 273 S. Prairie St. in Galesburg. Burial will be held following the mass at Swan Lake Cemetery in Peoria.
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