Dorothy Jean Belgum

Dorothy Jean Belgum, 93, of Albion and formerly of Fullerton, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at Good Samaritan Society in Albion.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday, July 17, 2023, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Fullerton with Reverend William L’Heureux officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Albion. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. with a 7 p.m. vigil service Sunday, July 16 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Fullerton. Palmer-Santin Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Dorothy was born July 20, 1929 to William and Mary (Salber) Nissen at Meadow Grove. She attended a country school west of Elgin until the eighth grade. After, she helped her family on the farm near Elgin. She also worked as an aid at the hospital in Albion. On May 25, 1951, she married LeRoy Belgum. They farmed in the Albion and Belgrade area until they retired to Fullerton. She worked as a cook for many years at the Fullerton Senior Center and Loup River Inn in Fullerton.

She loved walking and gardening. She also enjoyed having her coffee with her lady friends in Fullerton. She loved attending her children and grandchildren’s sporting events all over and rarely missed events.

She is survived by children, Vicki (Terry) Strain of Genoa, Michael Belgum of Shelby, Douglas (Carolyn) Belgum of Cedar Rapids, Eric (Chris) Belgum of Hastings and Allen (Pamela) Belgum of Valparaiso; 19 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and 8 great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Arlene Nissen of Petersburg; and many nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husband, LeRoy Belgum; daughter, Denise Nelson; granddaughter, Michala Belgum; great-great-grandsons, Oliver Ramirez and Owen Grosserode; her parents; sister, Marjorie (Eugene) Von Bonn; and brothers, Gerald (Marilyn) Nissen and LaVern Nissen.