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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Dorismae Coles
Salem
March 10, 1920 – October 28, 2017
Obituary
Memorial service for DorisMae Coles Salem, 97, of Selby will be 10:30 AM Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the First Baptist Church in Mobridge, SD., with Pastor Gary Street and Pastor Harold Salem officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Glenham Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. DorisMae Coles Salem went home to be with her Lord and Savior on October 28th, 2017 at Good Samaritan Society in Selby, South Dakota.
DorisMae was born on March 10th, 1920 in the Mobridge Railroad Hospital, Mobridge, South Dakota to Oscar Melville Coles and Stella Lucinda (Smelser) Coles.
On January 1st, 1954, she married the love of her life, Philip Salem in Timber Lake, South Dakota.
DorisMae taught at several country schools in South Dakota, graduated from Presentation College in Aberdeen as a registered nurse, taught nursing at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, was on the faculty at St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen, and obtained her Master's Degree in nursing from Columbia University in New York. She was instrumental in setting up nursing programs across the state and on a national level, including South Dakota State University in Brookings. DorisMae taught nursing at the University of Minnesota before settling down to raise her children and run the Salem Veterinary Clinic with her husband, Philip M. Salem, DVM.
DorisMae is survived by her husband Philip "Doc" Salem of Selby,South Dakota, three children; Roger Salem of Glenham, South Dakota, Ellen Salem of Denver, Colorado, Karen Salem and her husband Andrew Kaczrowski of Alexandria, Minnesota; her sister, Phyllis Wipf of Spearfish, South Dakota and brother, Bruce "Jack" Coles and his wife, Mija of Temple, Texas.
DorisMae was preceded in death by her parents; Oscar and Stella Coles; her sister, Rosemary Wilson; and brother, Donald Coles. She is also preceded by and leaves behind a multitude of friends and relatives across the country and around the world. She believed that all people at all times are doing the best they can at that time and under the circumstances.
DorisMae was born on March 10th, 1920 in the Mobridge Railroad Hospital, Mobridge, South Dakota to Oscar Melville Coles and Stella Lucinda (Smelser) Coles.
On January 1st, 1954, she married the love of her life, Philip Salem in Timber Lake, South Dakota.
DorisMae taught at several country schools in South Dakota, graduated from Presentation College in Aberdeen as a registered nurse, taught nursing at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, was on the faculty at St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen, and obtained her Master's Degree in nursing from Columbia University in New York. She was instrumental in setting up nursing programs across the state and on a national level, including South Dakota State University in Brookings. DorisMae taught nursing at the University of Minnesota before settling down to raise her children and run the Salem Veterinary Clinic with her husband, Philip M. Salem, DVM.
DorisMae is survived by her husband Philip "Doc" Salem of Selby,South Dakota, three children; Roger Salem of Glenham, South Dakota, Ellen Salem of Denver, Colorado, Karen Salem and her husband Andrew Kaczrowski of Alexandria, Minnesota; her sister, Phyllis Wipf of Spearfish, South Dakota and brother, Bruce "Jack" Coles and his wife, Mija of Temple, Texas.
DorisMae was preceded in death by her parents; Oscar and Stella Coles; her sister, Rosemary Wilson; and brother, Donald Coles. She is also preceded by and leaves behind a multitude of friends and relatives across the country and around the world. She believed that all people at all times are doing the best they can at that time and under the circumstances.
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