Marilyn Sue, she's been on my mind too. That last update we had seemed somewhat positive but I've seen nothing further from her in the last several days.

Marie, we are still wishing you well and hoping for your best possible quick return to wellness....

I too have been thinking about Marie and check daily to see if she has posted an update. Hugs to you Marie!

I'm another here hoping to hear from Marie.

Does anyone know Marie's last name? I also live in Minot (a small town) and would be happy to check the newspaper.

I'm very worried about her.

I believe this, sadly, answers the question:

Ladora Gregory

October 8, 1932 to March 24, 2016

Ladora Marie Gregory, 83, Minot, formerly of Lansford, ND, died Thursday, March 24, 2016, in a Minot hospital from complications related to ovarian cancer.

Her funeral service will be held today, 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Trinity United Church in Lansford.

Interment will be at the Lansford Community Cemetery.

Ladora was born on October 8, 1932, in Ventura, CA to Dewey and Ernestine (Ormsby) Baker. She was raised and educated in Ventura and Lenox, CA where she moved when she was a fifth grader. Ladora graduated from Inglewood High School with the class of 1950. She continued her education journey at El Camino College in Gardena, CA followed by two years at Long Beach State College.

She was united in marriage to Dale Gregory on July 7, 1953, in Honolulu, Hawaii. They made their home in Honolulu where she attended the University of Hawaii and her husband served in the U.S. Navy. The family moved to Gardena, CA in 1954 and to Lancaster, CA in 1965. She was employed as a bank teller in both cities until she retired in 1987. Ladora and Dale moved to Lansford in 2001. Dale died on August 9, 2013. She moved to Minot in February, 2014.

Throughout the years, Ladora was an active member of the community where she resided. Locally, she was an active member of Trinity United Church, its WELCA group, and the Senior Citizens organization, all in Lansford. She dedicated her time and talent while in Lancaster to the PTA, serving as president and the 34th District Treasurer. She was also active in Boys’ and Girls’ Scouting and Pathfinders groups during her years in California. Also, she was a member of the VFW Auxiliary. She especially enjoyed stamp collecting, cross stitching, painting, reading, and traveling.

Her surviving family includes her children, Dale Jr. (Nancy) Gregory, Niles, Michigan, Dona (Robert) Kosel, Lansford, and Kendra (Javier) Morales of McKinleyville, CA; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brother, George Baker of Hollywood, CA; brother and sister-in-law, Paul and Betty Gregory, Dana Point, CA; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Ladora was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Dale.

RIP Marie

Oh my, sad news indeed. You will be missed here at the KT, Marie. My sympathy to the family.

My condolences to her family and friends. Sad news for the KT.

So sad. Good-bye marie_ndcal. You will be missed.

Oh no, she was so nice, so appreciative, I felt a real friendship there. That was the last thing I expected to hear so quickly after diagnosis. But thank you Snidely for the news, we're not wondering now.

So sorry to hear this. I have added her to our Empty Chair page. Empty Chairs

It is sad news. Thank you to Snidely for finding and sharing this.

RIP Marie. Often I think about you when I pull out that book we have in common. Thank you.

So sad; she was a sweetheart.

My condolences. I loved the detailed bio in the obit. I too was involved for many years in PTA in California. That is something I did not know we had in common.

Thank you Snidely for finding this. How sad. It would be nice if her family can see that we're thinking of her.

Oh no! How sad that she is gone.

That was shocking. I will miss Marie. She was a sweet lady:(

This is very sad. Her name on the KT is one of the most familiar. I'm so sorry to hear this news.

Yes, you're welcome, I'm sorry for the circumstances. I knew her full name because we had exchanged emails several times in the past. She did seem like a very nice person, she had only a short time between the cancer diagnosis and death.

If anyone wishes to contact her family, there were entries that seemed to have reasonably accurate-appearing information for each daughter on whitepages.com

I'm sorry. She was a nice participant here.

Oh, I'm sorry to see that. But thanks, Snidely. It seems like she went quickly, which I suppose is good in a way. But hard on her family, of course. Sad news.

I'm sad that she is gone.

Here is a link to the Funeral Home. Thomas Family Funeral Home

They may be able to forward condolences. There is also a guestbook. The funeral was yesterday.

How sad. Cancer is an awful disease.

It just seems like a few weeks ago she posted her diagnosis and seemed upbeat about it. My sympathy goes out to her family and friends. She will be missed here.

Caring thoughts going out to her family and to our family at the Kitchen Table.

I am so sorry to hear this. I sent her a card with a note a couple of weeks ago, and have been praying for her every day. She was a good friend through the years.

Ohhh, I wonder what happened? As you said, Snidely, it was such a short time from when she was diagnosed to her passing. What a sweet gal she was.

Oh how sad. I admit, I had a bad feeling when she said ovarian cancer. They call it the "silent killer" for a reason. :( RIP.

Though after having watched my mom suffer and eventually succumb to stage 4 lung cancer, I think an early passing can sometimes be a blessing.

It's always sad to lose a friend from the table. Thanks for letting us know about her passing, Snidely, and many condolences to her family.

Thanks Snidely. My sincere sympathy to her family.

Our loss, as well as her family's. Thanks to Snidely for following up on this for us.

I found her original post where Marie first told us of her condition.

http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/3739597/some-sad-news-for-me?n=82

Thanks, Gadgets. Marie said uterine cancer, but the obit said ovarian. I guess it could have been both. Uterine is more treatable, generally. Well, sad either way.

Such sad news. RIP

Alisande, Marie corrected herself later, farther down in that first thread. She first typed uterine, then corrected herself later in the day and said she'd meant to say her diagnosis had been ovarian.

Special person who was so nice!

Quite sad -- after only about 2 months. Scary, too, when you think that symptoms frequently show themselves in ways that can easily be explained away. Her post was optimistic, so hopefully she had that spirit until the end. My sympathies to her family.

RIP my deepest sympathy for the family. She was a good person and will be missed. Sometimes it's a blessing that it's a short time.