Delores Engelke

Delores Jean (Rohrbocker) Engelke, 89, of Froid died Oct. 15, 2020, at the Wibaux County Nursing Home in Wibaux.

She was born in Madrid, Neb., on May 6, 1931, to Roy and Nona Rohrbocker. She had one sister, Roberta. She attended grade school in Madrid, Neb., and then moved to Denver, Colo., where she graduated high school in 1949. She then worked at the Federal Reserve Bank until the spring of 1954.

She and Charles Engelke were married in Denver on Oct. 16, 1953. In March 1954, they moved back to Montana to farm. On Aug. 4, 1955, they had a daughter, Connie, and on Dec. 21, 1956, son Donald was born.

She loved to spend time in her yard, gardening and fishing. She also enjoyed going on the wagon train.

Charles and Delores lived in Froid until the fall of 2017. She then lived at the Country House in Dickinson, N.D., until March 2020. She moved to the Wibaux County Nursing Home where she lived until her death.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Engelke; daughter, Connie Bracken; son, Donald Engelke; grandson, Dusty Engelke; and sister, Roberta Lee.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, at the Big Lake Cemetery near Homestead with Pastor Tim Hutslar officiating.