Doris B. Fox, 86, of Peterson, Minn., died on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 in Rushford, Minn.
Doris was born on August 14, 1930, in Peterson, Minn., to Bennie and Mildred (Hanson) Boyum. She was raised on the family farm in rural Peterson. Doris attended country school, graduated from Peterson High School in 1948, and from the Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis. On June 5, 1954, she was united in marriage to Curtis Fox at Arendahl Lutheran Church in rural Peterson. Curtis served as a Lutheran pastor throughout the upper midwest, Idaho and Washington. Doris served alongside him as a dedicated pastor’s wife. She ran her own daycare business for over 31 years. Doris believed her life was a gift from God. She freely and generously shared that life with her family, friends, church, and community. She lived her life in trust and obedience to Jesus Christ as a faithful builder in the Kingdom of God.
She is survived by her husband, the Reverend Curtis Fox; five children: Peter (Gail) Fox and Nathan (Beatrice) Fox, both of Ecuador; Deborah Cummings of Snohomish, Wash.; Anne (Rob) Joyce of Spokane, Wash.; and Rebecca (Eric) Stocker of Peterson, Minn.; 20 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and by three siblings: Lucille (Clarence) Sharrow of Newport, Minn.; Robert Boyum of Avondale, Ariz.; and Roger Boyum of Saint Charles, Minn.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents; brother Richard, and son-in-law Craig Cummings.
A funeral service was held for Doris at 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at Rushford Lutheran Church, with the Reverend Roger Michaelson officiating. Visitation was from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday at Hoff Funeral Service in Rushford and one hour prior to the service on Wednesday at the church. Burial took place in the Arendahl Lutheran Cemetery in rural Peterson.
The family prefers memorials directed to Rushford Lutheran Church or the Gideons.
Leave a memory of Doris and sign her online guestbook at www.hofffuneral.com.