Dorothy Alice (Bjork) Quaife

Gerry Liegh (Quaife) Eisele

Albert Louis Peterson

Cora Ethol (Kemp) Billings

Dorothy Alice (Bjork) Quaife

Dorothy Quaife of Williams died March 14, 1985, in Baudette, MN.

Dorothy Alice Bjork was born May 21, 1935 in Hiwood, Minnesota to David and Phoebe Bjork. In 1936 her family moved to the Zippel Bay area and she grew up there. She was married in 1952 and moved to Indiana in 1956, but came back to Williams in 1963. She had made her home there since.

Dorothy married Chester Quaife on October 10, 1952 in Williams, MN. She was a housewife and a school bus driver.

Dorothy was a person of many interests and when she was interested she followed that interest through. She was interested in first aide and medical treatment and was not satisfied until she became a trained EMT ambulance attendant. She loved flowers and again her interest grew and grew until she and Chet had not one but two greenhouses and many, many lovely plants as well as cactus and bedding plants. They shared their plants with others and took them to area flea markets. Dorothy shared many tips on growing them with her friends. She drove a school bus for 16 years  for the Williams and consolidated Williams – Baudette School Districts.

Her husband Chester of Williams; her mother, Phoebe Shively of Florence, Montana, and four sons, Darrel of Yuma, AZ; Ronald, Williams, MN; Daniel of Ripley, TN; and Jeffery of Warroad, MN, survive Dorothy. Three sisters also survive her. They are Vivian Peterson of Williams, MN; Jessie Turner of Spokane, WA; and Karin Anderson of Condon, Montana. Two brothers also survive, Ben Bjork of Florence, Montana, and John Bjork of Spokane, WA. She has twelve grandchildren that survive her.

Her father and one daughter preceded Dorothy in death.

Services were held Tuesday, March 19, 1985 at 11:00 a.m. in the Bethany Lutheran Church of Williams with Rev. Thyra M. Krier officiating. Interment will be in the Pine Hill Cemetery in Williams, MN.  Pallbearers were Ben Bjork, John Bjork, Dan Quaife, Ron Quaife, Jeff Quaife, Darrell Quaife, Greg Brown and Reginald Eisele.

Forrest G. Blaker

Forrest G. Blaker, 80, of Cedar Lake, IN, passed away on Wednesday, April 18 2001 at the West Side V.A. Medical Center, Chicago, IL.  

He is survived by his loving wife, Barbara (nee Quaife); one daughter, Judy Schontube of Cedar Lake, IN; three sons: Forrest (Carolyn) Blaker of Pulaski, IN, David Blaker of Griffith, IN and Wade (Pat) Blaker of LaPorte, IN; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two sisters: Gertrude (Arnold) Dierking of California and Beverly (Marvin) Harr of Salem, IL.   

Preceded in death by one daughter, Karen McColley.

Carolyn Yvonne Quaife 

AGE: 60     BIRTH INFO:16 Apr 1939           DEATH INFO: 3 Jan 2000   

THELMA M.(Spurgeon) QUAIFE

Thelma M. Quaife of Sullivan, Missouri passed away Thursday, September 7, 2000 at the age of 83 years.

Thelma was born January 14, 1917 at High Gate, Missouri to the late Louie and Lula (Simpson) Spurgeon

She is survived by four daughters, Janet Venson of Sullivan, Jerris Keller of Sierra Vita, Arizona, Pat Parks of Davis, Oklahoma and Peggy Blagg of Doniphan, Missouri two sons, Johnny Reeves of Fenton, Missouri, and Jim Reeves of Belton, Missouri, one brother, George Spurgeon of Clarksville, Tennessee, three sisters, Cema Garrison of Rolla, Missouri, Rozel Salts of St. James, Missouri, and Genora Jost of Sullivan, 12 grandchildren 10 great-grandchildren 

Along with her parents and husbands, Thelma was preceded in death by one son Jackie Armstrong, four brothers and two sisters.

Thelma Mae Quaife (found Virtually Sullivan Obituaries)
9 of September 2000

Thelma M. Quaife of Sullivan, Missouri, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2000 at the age of 83 years.

Tahelma was born January 14, 1917 at High Gate, Missouri to to the late Louie and Lula (Simpson) Spurgeon. As a young lady, she was baptized into the Baptist faith at High Gate. She found pleasure in fishing and gardening and especially cooking. Thelma was a Nurses Aide at Doctor’s Hospital in Poplar Bluff, Missouri for twenty years. She enjoyed family gatherings and did the cooking and provided the love and tenderness only a mother could give.

She is survived by four daughters, Janet Venson of Sullivan, Jerris Kelley of Sierra Visa, Arizona, Pat Parks of Davis, Oklahoma and Peggy Blogg of Doniphan, Missouri, two sons, Johnny Reeves of Fenton, Missouri and Jim Reeves of Belton, Missouri, one brother, George Spurgeon of Clarksville, Tennessee, three sisters, Cema Garrison of Rolla, Missouri, Rozel Salts of St. James, Missouri, and Genora Jost of Sullivan, 12 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends. Along with her parents and husbands, Thelma was preceded in death by one son Jackie Armstrong, four brothers and two sisters.

Funeral services were conducted 1:00 p.m. Sunday, September 10, 2000 from the Eaton Funeral Home in Sullivan with her nephew Kenny Salts officiating. Interment was in High Gate Cemetery, St. James, Missouri.

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Timothy Dertow

Timothy Dertow, age 55, of Malvern, AR, formerly of Hammond, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2000.  

Survived by his wife Sandy (nee Quaife) Dertow; three children, Timothy Roy (Alicia) Dertow of Benton, AR, Christy (Steve) McKinzie of Alvin, TX, and Anna (Stan) Daigle of Alvin, TX; three stepchildren, Jamie, Sarah and Amy; two sisters, Betty (late Melvin) Ramberg of Indianapolis, IN, Andy (Cecil) Wright of Griffith; in-laws, Gene and Mickey Quaife of Schererville; nine grandchildren.

Preceded in death by his mother Mary Mohoi in 1996.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 13, 2000 at 11 AM at the Kuiper Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. John Ionita officiating. Burial Memory Lane Cemetery, Schererville, IN. Friends are invited to meet with the family on Sunday 2-4 and 6-8 PM at the Kuiper Funeral Home Chapel, 9039 Kleinman Road (2 block south of Ridge Road), Highland, IN. Wake service will be held Sunday evening 7:30 PM.

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