Dorene Nielsen Colby

Roy, Utah - Our Kind beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, Dorene Nielsen Colby, age 74, died on August 16, 2010 at the Heritage Park Care Center in Roy. She was born September 28, 1935 in Salina, Utah, a daughter of Terry James Nielsen, and Dora Jane Bird. She attended North Sevier High School. Dorene married Clinton Lee Colby, October 28, 1950 in Reno Nevada. Dorene was a member of the LDS church. She was a military wife, and she was an active member of many military wive’s organizations in Germany, Austria, England, and the East coast of the U.S. Dorene liked to quilt, sew, cook, hunt and fish, but she especially enjoyed loving on her grandchildren, Colby and Austin. She is survived by her loving husband of 59 years Clinton Colby of Roy; her children: Morgan and Serina Colby of Gig Harbor WA; Kim and Kenny Winters of Plain City; her grandchildren: Colby and Austin Bone of Plane City; her sister: Helen Barney of Pleasant Grove. She is preceded in death by her parents; her son: Stacy Zane Colby; her brothers and sisters-in-law: Phill and Nita Nielsen; Bill and Virgie Nielsen; Brother in law: Derrel Barney. Gravside services will be held Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. at the Salina Eastside Cemetery, in Salina Utah. Friends may call for viewing at the Springer Turner Funeral Home, 150 East Main in Salina, Saturday morning from 9:30A.M. to 10:30A.M. prior to the services. Burial will be in the Salina Eastside Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral home of Richfield and Salina.