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Dorothy M. Maine, 81

Nov 7, 2011

Dorothy M. Maine, 81

Amboy – Dorothy M. Maine, age 81, of Amboy, died Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, at Parker Oaks in Winnebago.

Funeral Services were held Nov. 3, 2011, at First Baptist Church in Winnebago. The Rev. Tom Butler officiated. Burial was in Basey Methodist Cemetery, rural Winnebago.

Dorothy was born March 21, 1930, at Odin, the daughter of George and Louise (Weidenbach) Cordes. Dorothy was a lifetime rural Amboy resident and graduated from Winnebago High School in 1948. She was married to Vincent Maine on Aug. 14, 1949, in Fairmont. The couple farmed in rural Amboy for many years until Dorothy became a resident of Parker Oaks in December of 2010. She was an active member of Basey United Methodist Church where she played the piano for over 50 years and served as a treasurer of the Basey United Methodist Women. She was most recently a member of First Baptist Church in Winnebago. She was an active farm wife – helping with field work and harvests. She was a great cook and enjoyed baking; her fudge was famous. Vincent and Dorothy loved to travel but her main joy was spending time with her family and grandchildren.

Dorothy is survived by her husband, Vincent Maine, of Amboy; children, Karen (Bruce) Stanton, of Mapleton, Doug Maine, of Amboy, and Kathy (Chuck) Dressen, of Winnebago; brothers, Howard (Betty) Cordes, of Bemidji, Elvin Cordes, of Fairmont, and Bob (Ruth) Cordes, of Grove City; sister, Norma (Don) Cole, of Brownton; grandchildren, Liz (Ryan) Bair, of Mapleton, Anne (Cody) Voges, of Lake Crystal, Tyler (Heather) Dressen, of Steamboat Springs, Colo., Kelsey (Lee) Hodges, of Amboy, and Rebecca Stanton (special friend, Tyler Dreyer), of Inver Grove Heights; great-grandchildren, Alec, Carter, Annalivia and Brody Bair, and Avery, Ella and Addison Voges.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, August Cordes.

Web tributes may be left at www.spencerowen.com