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Deloris Allert (95) passed away after a brief illness on March 19, 2022. She was born on the family farm northwest of Ritzville on April 16, 1926, to Henry and Emma (Kiesz) Borgens, Jr. She graduated from Ritzville High School in 1944, then worked in Spokane where she met her husband, George Simonson. They were married in 1945 and moved to Aberdeen, Idaho, where they made their home for the next 25 years. Their daughter Karen Ann was born in 1946 and son Paul George was born in 1952.

In 1970, Deloris and George moved back to Ritzville to operate the family farm. They moved into their Ritzvi...