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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272038
Title: Dorothy M. Lien
Date: 9/13/1929-1/6/2026
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Inscription/Marks: 9/13/1929
Summary: Dorothy Lien, 96, of New England, ND, passed away January 6, 2026, at St. Benedict's Health Center, Dickinson, ND. A funeral service was held January 13, 2026, at Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson, with Pastor Galen Strand officiating. Burial was at Our Redeemers Cemetery in New England. Dorothy Mae was born on September 13, 1929, near of Regent, ND, to Elmer and Edith (Lundy) Shern. She grew up in the Regent area and attended school through the eighth grade. On February 6, 1948, Dorothy was united in marriage to Harold Lien at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in New England. Together, they raised their family on the family farm southwest of Regent before moving to New England in 1990, where Dorothy made her home for the remainder of her life. Dorothy enjoyed bowling with Harold and treasured time spent with her loved ones. Dorothy was known for her enjoyment of playing bingo and cards, especially pinochle and whist, and in her younger years, she loved gardening. She was an active member of the New England Senior Citizens, St. Anthony's Club, the American Legion Auxiliary, and Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church. Dorothy is survived by her children, Sharon (Denis) Wells, Donna Lien, Sandra Lien, Lyle (Pat) Lien, Ruth Klein (special friend Kevin), Delores "Lori" (Steven) Privratsky, Alton (Tammy) Lien, Rita (Bill) Frank, Kevin (Terri) Lien, Carla (Jim) Messer, Curtis Lien; 15 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and 8 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Lien; her parents, Elmer and Edith Shern; sisters, Irene Bohlman, Bernice Huether, and Beatrice Jones; grandchildren, Rhonda Starling, Cody Perfett and Dustin Perfett, and Corie Lien; and great-grandson, Jaxon Wiederholt.
Red ID: FND_I_79533 Image ID: 553139 Image Notes: FND001 272038

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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