Memorial services for Ora Deane Starz of Kasson, formerly of Zumbrota will be held on Friday, January 30, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at United Redeemer Lutheran Church in Zumbrota, Minnesota. Her family will receive friends and relatives one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will be in the Zumbrota Cemetery.
Ora Deane Dilley was born on June 26, 1929 in Durand, Wisconsin the daughter of Edkin Weatherson and Cora Eleanor (Robinson) Dilley. As a young child she moved to South St. Paul and then at the age of 5 moved to Rochester. She graduated from high school in Rochester in 1947. On March 20, 1948 OraDeane and Marlan Harris Starz were united in marriage at Redeemer Lutheran in Rochester. The couple farmed in Minneaola Township, rural Zumbrota and raised their triplet daughters. OraDeane worked as a bookkeeper at a lumberyard. Marlan died in 2001. She enjoyed her country magazines, bingo, crossword puzzles and time spent with her family. She was a member of United Redeemer Lutheran in Zumbrota.
She is survived by her three daughters: Betty Ann (Tom) Dicke of Goodhue, JoAnn (Bob) Lohmann of Watertown, MN and Judy Ann (Wayne) Childress of Ireton, Iowa, 12 grandchildren, 5 raised in Goodhue: Pauline (Paul) VanNurden of New Richland, MN, Pamela (Guy) Bunnell of Seymour, WI, Patricia (Jeremy) Lindloff of Baraboo, WI, Penni (Joe) Olsen of Austin, MN and Derek (Jillian) Dicke of Red Wing, 3 raised in Watertown: Robert Lohmann of Norwood, Young America, MN, Kimberly (Brett) Longdin of Burlington, CT and Kathleen Lohmann of St. Bonifacious, MN and 4 raised in Ireton, Iowa: Laura Graves of Souix Falls, SD, Shane (Dawn) Christensen of Souix Falls, SD, Jean (Thomas) Riley of Hudson, SD and Stacey Childress of Souix Falls, SD, 20 great-grandchildren and one brother: Clyde (Elaine) Dilley of Maumee, Ohio.
OraDeane was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and one sister: Marilyn.
Celebration of Life
JAN
30.
11:00 AM (CST)
United Redeemer Lutheran Church
560 West 3rd Street
Zumbrota, MN 55992