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Obituaries

October 20, 2012

Dolores 'Dee' Webster

NOVATO, Calif. —  Dolores “Dee” Webster passed away peacefully at her home in Novato, Calif., after losing her five-year battle with breast cancer. She was 72 years old.

Dee was born in Westville, Ill., and grew up in Thorntown, Ind. She moved to Hawaii where she met her husband, Andy, and was married in 1975. They lived in Kailua on the island of Oahu where they raised their two beloved children Dana and Donovan along with a son adopted by love, Rabinder Khurana. They moved to Novato, Calif., in 1991, where they enjoyed the remainder of 37 years of married life.

Dee was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister and is survived by her husband, Andy; their daughter, Dana Webster Benson and son-in-law, Tim Benson, of Saint Johns, Fla.; their daughter-in-law, Suzanne Nicholson, of Cool, Calif.; her brother, Raymond Norkus, of Schaumburg; their adopted son, Rabinder Khurana; and four grandchildren, Emily Benson, age 13, Ryan Benson, age 11, Kyle Benson, age 9, and Nolan Webster, age 9.

Their beloved son Donovan predeceased her in 2005.

Dee’s visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at Sunset-Urbas Funeral Chapel, located at 414 S. State St., Westville. Burial will follow at 3:30 p.m. at Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery in Westville where three generations of her family lay at rest.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Hospice by the Bay, 17 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Larkspur, CA 94939.

A memorial may be viewed and condolences left at www.keatonsredwood

chapel.com.

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