Madelyn Dorothy Doran-Zeney

Madelyn Dorothy Dahlin Doran-Zeney of Mora, formerly of Rock Creek and Rush City passed away Tuesday (5/12/2015) at the age of 95 years. She was born to Selma Louise (Mattson) Dahlin and Charles Dahlin in Rush City Minnesota October 22, 1919. Baptized and confirmed at the Swedish Mission Church in Harris, Madelyn spent her elementary years at Chippewa Hill Grade School southeast of Rush City. She graduated from Rush City High School in 1938. Madelyn married Bernard Doran of Rock Creek December 12, 1938 in Reno, Nevada. The couple made their home in Rock Creek and Madelyn continued to be a resident of Rock Creek until 2008. She worked as a bookkeeper for the Rock Creek Creamery for many years. She also was employed by Land O Lakes in Pine City; the job she would eventually retire from. Madelyn and Bernard loved hunting and fishing and taught many their fishing and shooting skills. Maddie and Bernard worked their farm together as a team most of their married life as well as caring for her handicapped brother Walter for 36 years. After Bernard's death in 1985, Maddie married Lawrence Zeney in Yuma Arizona. They enjoyed their time in Arizona including their many pets. In 2008, Larry & Maddie moved to Mora, MN. Four years ago, due to ailing health Madelyn moved to live with her niece Renae and Gary Klein in rural Mora and it was there she spent her last years. The faith that Madelyn had was evident in her homemaking, farming, gardening and her artistic abilities, which blossomed in retirement. She always saw the stock tank “half full”. Madelyn loved to travel and saw most of the U.S. Madelyn is preceded in death by her parents Selma & Charles Dahlin, Husbands; Bernard Doran and Lawrence Zeney; sisters; Mildred Dahlin Corrier, Ethel Dahlin Berg, Lenore Dahlin Valleen, brothers: Walter Dahlin Johnson, Clarence Dahlin. Niece Sandra Kuka, Nephews Charles Valleen, Gary Corrier, Donald Michael, Kirk Huebl. Brothers-in-law Maurice Corrier, Eddie Berg, Allen Valleen, Donald (Myrt) Doran, Howard Huebl and Sparky(Betty)McNeal. She is survived by nieces and nephews; Renae & Gary Klein, Wayne (Sally) Corrier, LouAnn (LeRoy) Larson, Jay (Janie) Corrier, Anna (John) Wong; Sister-in-law Shirley Huebl; Doran nieces and nephews: Cheryl (Jim) Richter, Becky (Doug) Berglund, Colleen (Dennis) Pitt, Gary (Kathy) Gruett, Tom (Jane) Doran, Anita (Rick) Tuomala, Mark (Vicky) Huebl, Darrell (Jeanne) McNeal, Diane (Rick) Ledin; Zeney step children: Rozanne Engel, Frank (BinBin) Shang, Jim Zeney, Donna (Lou)Lindstrom, Jerry (Cindy) Zeney. Special loved ones: The Dahlstrom Kids; Merle, Duane, LaDez. Services are scheduled for 11:00 am Saturday (5/16/15) at the Olson Chapel in Rush City with a time of visitation and reviewal Friday evening from 5-8 p.m. A future interment will take place in the Birchwood Cemetery in Pine City. Funeral arrangements for Maddy Doran-Zeney are entrusted to the: Funeral and Cremation Service of Rush City~Olson Chapel. www.funeralandcremationservice.com