Delores M. Varriano

Delores Marie Varriano, 71, Moorhead, Minnesota, died Sunday, October 31, 2004, in Eventide Lutheran Home.Miss Varriano was born on September 27, 1933, in Dilworth, Minnesota, where she grew up and graduated from high school. In 1951, she joined the Order of the Sisters of St. Benedict in Crookston, Minnesota. She graduated from the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota with a degree in elementary education. Delores taught school in Minnesota, Texas, Idaho, Bogota, Columbia and she also lived and taught in Alaska for several years.She is survived by six brothers, Carmen Mary Ann Varriano, Bismarck, ND; John Jean Varriano, Moorhead; Leonard Carolyn Varriano, Greeley, CO; Patrick Donna Varriano, Lilburn, GA; Anthony Karel Varriano, Moorhead; Richard Varriano, Fargo, ND; and seven sisters, Atoinette Ellis Freeman, Moorhead; Anna Marie Lyle Hornbacher, Oxbow, ND; Philomena James Nelson, Moorhead; Elvira Thomas Mattioli, Detroit Lakes; Sue Jensen, Orange, CA; Rosemarie James Wickum; Elizabeth Jim Finn, Windham, NH; and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Carmella Varriano, a brother, Cosmo Varriano, and half-brother, Joseph Varriano, Jr.The family of Delores would like to express their sincere appreciation to the staff at Eventide for all of their loving care.