Maxine Doran

Maxine L. Doran passed on to be with the Lord the morning of April 11, 2009, at the age of 71, at the Sterling Inn in Victorville after a long battle with COPD. She had also been a previous resident of Phelan for 21 years.

A beloved mother, grandmother and sister, Maxine was born in Dore, N.D., on Oct. 9, 1937. She grew up in Sheridan, Wyo., and moved to California in 1965, where she and her husband, Bill, made their home raising their four children. They settled in Phelan in 1986. Maxine worked hard all her life. She enjoyed working as a waitress and also had a board-and-care home taking care of V.A. veterans. Her biggest joy was being a great mother to her four children, all of whom she was very proud. Not only was she a great mother, but she was a good cook and loved preparing food for family vacations, picnics and camping trips, and later that would include loving her seven grandchildren. Maxine loved pets and when possible chose pets from shelters and rescues.

Maxine is survived by her daughter Marcie Wolters and husband, Tim, of Victorville; son William (Bill) Doran III and wife, Sharon, of Pinon Hills; son John Doran and wife, Ana, of Apple Valley; son Patrick Doran and wife, Tami, of Apple Valley; seven grandchildren, James, Andrew, Paul, David, Shelby, Travis and Jenelle Doran; brothers and sisters Leon, Joyce, Derald, Belinda and Lonnie of Sheridan, Wyo., and Myrna of Buffalo, Wyo. She was preceded in death by her husband, William J. Doran Jr., her parents, Emmett and Thelma Stiles, and brother Berdon Stiles.

Visitation and viewing will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, April 17, at Desert View Funeral Home in Victorville. The service will follow at 11 a.m., with a graveside burial service immediately afterward.

Flowers may be sent to Desert View Funeral Home, 11478 Amargosa Road, Victorville, CA 92392, and/or donations may be made to Victor Valley Animal Protective League, 21779 Zuni Road, Apple Valley, CA 92307.