Delores M. Lemer, 84, Drake, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020 at St. Aloisius Hospital in Harvey. Her funeral will be held Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Drake with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday, from 5 P.M. to 7 P.M. followed by a 7 P.M. prayer service all at the church. Arrangekmments with Nelson Funeral Home of Drake.

Delores Marlene Martwick, daughter of August and Anna (Pankratz) Martwick, was born March 5, 1935 on the family farm northeast of Balfour where she grew up and attended the nearby Fairview Country School.

On April 9, 1955, Delores was united in marriage to Joseph Lemer at Towner. They made their home west of Drake where they farmed and ranched until moving into Drake in 1994. Joe passed away September 16, 2017.

In addition to working side by side with Joe on the farm, Delores raised a huge garden and canned most everything she raised. She loved to cook for family and friends and was known for her delicious buns, Knoephla soup and chicken dinners. Although busy with her own family and farm, Delores was always willing to help a neighbor in need. After moving to Drake, she continued to help out on the farm, maintained her farm garden as well as the one in town, enjoyed dog sitting and looked forward to an occasional crop tour.

Delores enjoyed playing cards, especially pinochle and, in recent years, had taking a liking to visiting the casinos, but always with a limit. She also enjoyed crocheting and, through the years, made hundreds of afghans as gifts for family and friends.

Delores was an active member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church and Altar Society of Drake.

She is survived by her 4 sons, Joel (Linda) of Carrington, Kevin (Mary) of Bismarck, Lonnie (Trish) of Bismarck and Jay (Laura) of rural Drake; 11 grandchildren, Kerry & Maggie Lemer, Jerid & Raelene Lemer, Dustin Lemer, Brandt & Amanda Lemer, Alisha & Derek Greenberg, Colette & Treff Wagner, Jessica & Steve Olheiser, Brianna (Ben) Qualley, Alyssa (Alex) Ballard, Joseph (Hannah) Landry and Brock (Bree Obergfell) Severson; and 13 great-grandchildren, Trey Lemer, Maggie, Mollie & Rocco Greenberg, Ellie & Abbie Wagner, Domenik & Kapri Lemer, Nicolette & Emaryllis Lemer, Vivian & Liam Qualley and Philip Landry.

Delores was preceded in death by her husband, Joe; her parents; 3 sisters, Leona Hartman, Annie Martwick and Dorothy Tilton; and 8 brothers, Maynard, infant Alfred, Harold, Delmer, Everett, Eddie, Archie and Francis.