Dorothy Hanel

Dorothy Hanel, 83, Dickinson, died Thursday, March 23, 2006 at St. Joseph?s Hospital and Health Center, Dickinson. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a. m. , Monday, March 27, 2006 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, New Hradec, with Fr. Shannon Lucht celebrating. Interment will be in Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery, New Hradec. Visitation will be 2 p. m. to 9 p. m. , Sunday, March 26, 2006 at Price-Murphy Funeral Home, Dickinson, with a rosary and prayer service at 7 p. m. led by Fr. Shannon Lucht. Dorothy Kovash was born October 1, 1922 in Dunn County, North Dakota to Louis and Albina (Pavlicek) Kovash. Dorothy was the oldest of nine children. Being the oldest, Dorothy had responsibilities in the house and out in the fields doing chores and all. There was always work to do on the farm. She attended Newcastle Country School, one mile west of the farm for six years. Their farm was the homestead of her grandparents, John and Frances (Kubas) Kovash. At age 18, Dorothy moved to Dickinson and started working in the laundry department at St. Joseph?s Hospital for two years. She then started working as a cook at Messer?s Caf? for 1 ? years. She remembers working seven days a week, eight to ten hour days at the caf?. A decision was made to return to her job at the hospital. It was much easier work than cooking at the caf?. Dorothy married Laudie Hanel on May 29, 1946 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in New Hradec. They lived on a farm northwest of New Hradec until 1956. For 3 ? years, they lived in Billings, MT. In 1959, they bought a farm from Joe Jurges. Laudie?s health started to fail, so in 1972, they sold the farm and moved into New Hradec. She and Laudie were currently residing at St. Luke?s Home in Dickinson. She was a member of the Rosary Society at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, and was a member of R. S. V. P. She was known for her cooking, crocheting, quilting, gardening, and for her love for her family. She is survived by: her husband, Laudie, Dickinson; two daughters, Ilene (Steve) Gill, Eugene, OR, Lorraine (Quain) Kudrna, South Heart; two sons, Donald (Linda) Hanel, Dickinson, and Harvey (Meg) Hanel, Bismarck; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two sisters, Margaret Hanel, Billings, MT and Emma Jablonski, Mandan; two brothers, Bill (Irene) Kovash, Washington, and Albert (Joan) Kovash, Mandan. She was preceded in death by: her parents, Louis and Albina Kovash; two sisters, Albina Samek and Alice Fendrick, and two brothers, Louie and Johnny.


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Burial Date: March 27, 2006
Funeral Home Dickinson, ND

Funeral Mass: Monday, Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, New Hradec