Dorrine Deloris Spatafore

Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma, Sister

Dorrine Deloris Fitch was born Februuary 23, 1926 to Theron and Jennie Fitch in Aberdeen, SD. She was the third of five children. She attended and graduated from Aberdeen Central HS in 1944. Her high school year book gave her strongest attribute as 'Stability', which she did display throughout her life.

In 1948 Dorrine married Robert Spatafore in Aberdeen. Their first son Crraig was born in 1950 and in 1951 they moved to the westside of St.Paul. Their second son Scott (Marsha) was born in 1955. Dorrine volunteered as the 'milk lady' at Douglas Elementary while her sons were attending grade school there. Dorrine became a teacher aide at the 'new' Cherokee Heights Elementary, where she worked until retirement. After she retired, she continued to voluunteer at the school in the reading program.

Dorrine loved helping out any way she could which was demonstrated by her 25 plus years as a volunteer at DARTS, which provides services to the seniors in the area.

Dorrine was very active at Saint James Lutheran Church. She was part of the Altar Guild group of women and truly enjoyed the fellowship she shared with them, In her later years at Saint James, she was the coffee lady, providing donuts and coffee between services.

Dorrine was also very active physically, bowling once week on a senior league; playing golf on a senior league; and with her grandsons. She loved to ride her bike with the grandsons, and when she could no longer ride a bike, she continued to walk daily.

Dorrine has four grandsons - David(Susie), Matthew(Amanda), Jeff(Margo), and Joseph(Caitlin), and 5 great granddaughters - Claudia, Ava, Lucy, Sadie, and Dylan and 1 great grandson Kaius.

After a battle with dementia, COVID pneumonia, and a fall resulting in a broken sternum, Dorrine died peacefully at her son's home on May 13, 2021.

Memorials Preferred to Saint James Lutheran Church.