Dorothy (Chaussee) Halcrow, 104, Mesa, AZ and formerly of Bowesmont, ND and Grand Forks, ND, passed away March 21, 2016 at Fellowship Square in Mesa, AZ. She was born in Schafer, ND, daughter of John and Theresa Chaussee on August 4, 1911. She graduated from St. Johns Hospital Nursing School in Fargo, ND in 1932. Her nursing career included the obstetrics program at Lyin In Hospital in Chicago, IL; Deaconess Hospital, Grafton, ND and St. Michaels Hospital in Grand Forks, ND from 1954 – 1973. She married John G. Halcrow in November 1937 in Fargo, ND and they lived in Bowesmont ND until 1954.
She is survived by her son: John (Jeanette) Halcrow of Bemidji, MN; a granddaughter: Jennifer Halcrow of Minneapolis, MN and several nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1995; her parents and one brother.
A funeral Mass will be said at 10:00 AM, Monday, March 28, 2016 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mesa, AZ. Arrangements are with Bunker’s University Chapel in Mesa. Interment will be at Bowesmont Cemetery at a future date. Memorials are preferred to University of North Dakota School of Nursing, Grand Forks, ND.
Peace and healing to thoughts of her long and beautiful life. You know she was there when I was born, and remembered everything funny I ever said to her. What a kind and loving aunt she was to me!! I will always love and cherish her memory.