Dorothy Baker Sherman, 104

Dorothy Baker Sherman, 104, passed away on Monday, Feb. 7, 2005, at Lake View Care Center in Bigfork.

She was born on Oct. 8, 1900, at Eagle Grove, Iowa, the daughter of Fred and Carrie (Wilson) Baker. Dorothy was raised in Cooperstown, N.D., graduating from high school at the age of 16 and from the University of North Dakota at the age of 19.

She taught school and was the first lady high school principal in North Dakota. Being a firm believer in education, she saw to it that her four children were college graduates.

Dorothy married Waldo Sherman in 1923, and resided in Minot, N.D., until moving to Shelby, in 1949, where they purchased the Ford auto dealership. They moved to Whitefish, in 1984, and her husband, Waldo, passed away there in 1988. She then moved to the Friendship House in Kalispell and then to the Lake View Care Center in Bigfork where she spent her last seven years enjoying the exceptional care given to her there.

Dorothy was active in many organizations including P.E.O., Daughters of the American Revolution, and served in many positions in the Methodist churches she attended.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Waldo; son, Bill Sherman; and grandson, David Sherman.

Survivors include two sons, Robert Sherman of Walla Walla, Wash., and Richard Sherman of Bigfork; a daughter, Patricia Green of Yuma City, Calif.; 14 grandchildren and many great- grandchildren.

Services for Dorothy Sherman will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17, at Johnson Mortuary Chapel. Visitation will be Wednesday from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. at Johnson Mortuary. Burial will follow at C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the direction of Johnson Mortuary and Crematory.