Dolores Davies

Dolores was born Mary Dolores Rochford on April 4, 1931 to William Rochford and Margaret Ryan in Albany, New York. She was the oldest of five children – a brother, Billy who died in childhood, and four sisters whom she dearly loved – Marjorie Hides (Bob), Ann Megan (Bill), Carol Brazinski (Mike) and Joyce Martucci (John).

She grew up in Watervliet, New York where she graduated from Watervliet High School in 1949. In 1950 she married John Dorman and they made their home in Watervliet until 1962. For health reasons, the growing family relocated to Phoenix, Arizona until settling in Colorado in 1964. Tragically, John Dorman died in a motor vehicle accident in December 1966. The family was living in Estes Park at that time and remained there until 1980. Dolores spent the rest of her life in the Boulder area.

In 1969, as a widow with nine children, Dolores married Tom Davies and together they welcomed Tom’s daughter, and a new son into the family. Primarily a homemaker as the children were growing up, she later worked at Nicky’s Restaurant in Estes Park, and at the University of Colorado Boulder. She studied to be a CNA and provided home health care services to many people.

Dolores was gifted with a beautiful singing voice, and a great appreciation of music and drama. She sang in the Church choir, played guitar and acted in many community theater performances over the years. She loved to cook and bake and passed on many wonderful recipes and skills to her family. She treasured her Catholic faith, and always enjoyed the social aspects of her Church community, particularly St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, as she was extremely proud of her Irish Heritage. She loved to surround herself with photographs of her family.

It was hard for her to outlive four of her eleven children, being predeceased by her sons Johan Dorman and Toby Dorman, and her daughters, Maria Kikuyama (Roy) and A.J. Mullan (Bill).

She is survived by her sons: Scott Dorman (Dot) of Estes Park, Colorado; Mark Dorman (Cathy) of Eureka, California; Ryan Dorman (Jennifer) of Lake Charles, Louisiana and Stan Davies of Ward, Colorado and her daughters: Kim Roland (Royce, dec.) of Minden, Nebraska; Heidi Linner (Jim) of Norton, Kansas and Laurel Davies of Monroe, North Carolina.

Dolores is also remembered and loved by twenty-six grandchildren, twenty-two great grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.

A funeral Mass will be held at Sacred Heart of Mary Church, Boulder on July 12th at 10:00 a.m.

Dolores will be interred with her husband, Tom Davies, at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donation may be made to the American Stroke Foundation

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