Dolores M. Shiveley

Dolores M. Shiveley, 93, of Crane, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022.
She was born Aug. 8,1928 in Dell Rapids, S.D. to Will J. and Tillie G. (Haak) Bokker.
Shiveley attended Hart Elementary School and graduated from Dell Rapids High School. After graduation she worked for a short period of time as a bookkeeper at a bakery in Sioux Falls, S.D.
She married Earle Benton Shiveley on Aug. 12, 1946, at Dell Rapids, S.D. They operated the Dell Rapids Tribune, the local weekly newspaper, until they moved to rural Fairview in January 1958 and operated a small dairy farm for a short time.
They moved to Cassville in 1963 when both Benton and Shiveley went to work for the Cassville Republican.
In October 1965 they became the publishers and editors of the Stone County Republican and Crane Chronicle moving to Crane in 1967. After Benton died in 1983, she continued to operate the papers until she retired in 1996.
Shiveley served as an alderman on Crane’s City Council and mayor pro tem. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Crane Presbyterian Church. She held various leadership positions in both the Eastern Star and her church.
Shiveley was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Benton, a son David Shiveley, a granddaughter Jamie Shiveley and three brothers, Calvin, Vernon and Merle Bokker.
She is survived by four sons, Bill (Dianne) Shiveley, Cassville, Terry (Brenda) Shiveley, Aurora, Roger (Linda) Shiveley, Battlefield and Chuck (Karla) Shiveley, Marionville. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, seven great-great-grandchildren and seven nieces and nephews.
Services were at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 14, 2022 at Crane Presbyterian Church. Visitation was from 10 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. Burial was in Crane Community Cemetery, Crane under the care of Westrip Funeral Home Crane.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Crane Presbyterian Church.