May 15, 1934 - November 13, 2021
Dolores Rose Goldberg, 87, of Lodi, passed away peacefully in her home on November 13,
2021.
Dolores was born on May 15, 1934 to parents Raymond and Sarah Mathiowetz in New Ulm, Minnesota. Dolores grew up in New Ulm, Minnesota and attended Holy Trinity grade school and High School. She went on to attend St. Catherines nursing school in New Ulm and graduated from there with her nursing degree.
Dolores worked in nursing in the 1950’s in Redwood City. She then joined the Navy as a Lt JG officer. She was in the Navy for 2 years and stationed at Navy Base Coronado in San Diego California until her honorable discharge in 1964. During this time she met her first husband, Navy corpsman Frank Garner. Frank and Dolores married in 1959. Frank and Dolores were married for 30 years and welcomed 2 children during this time. They welcomed their son Jon in 1963 and daughter Kellie in 1964.
Dolores worked for 31 years in nursing management at Fresno Community hospital. Dolores was highly respected by staff, management and administration. She was known for being fair, approachable and a wonderful patient/nurse advocate. At the hospital she was known as Garner, no one ever called her by her first name. Dolores was extremely well liked by all her colleagues. Dolores retired in the early 90’s. Shortly after retirement Dolores moved to Medford Oregon where one of her dearest nursing friends, Judy, lived. She eventually met her second husband Bob while living in Oregon. They were married in 1996 and were married until his death.
Dolores moved Lodi in 2013 to live with and have companionship with her brother Jerry while taking care of him. She talked about these years living with her brother Jerry as some of the best years of her life. She also moved back to Lodi to be closer to her children and she enjoyed visiting them often in Fresno.
Dolores loved to travel. She traveled many places in her lifetime. Some of the places she traveled to were Australia, China, New Zealand and Europe. She loved to go on the Alaska cruise and the river cruise in Europe. Dolores loved plants and flowers and also enjoyed gardening. She also had a love for dachshunds.
Dolores loved life. She was a positive and optimistic person. She liked things to be in order. Dolores had a great sense of humor and tell you like it is attitude. Dolores was an honest, funny, and fun person. Dolores retained friendships for decades. Dolores was definitely one of a kind and will be missed by all who knew her.
Dolores was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Sarah; sister Connie Guth. Dolores is survived by her children Jon (grandson John) and Kellie; brother Jerome Mathiowetz; sister Carole Stieff; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family members.
Services:
Services for Dolores will be held on Tuesday November 23, 2021 at 1:00pm in Vineyard Chapel in Cherokee
Memorial Park, 14165 Beckman Road in Lodi, California.
Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Goldberg family.
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