{"id":880,"date":"2012-08-19T18:09:56","date_gmt":"2012-08-20T00:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/?post_type=case&#038;p=880"},"modified":"2012-08-19T18:09:56","modified_gmt":"2012-08-20T00:09:56","slug":"doris-mae-chamberlain","status":"publish","type":"case","link":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/obituaries\/doris-mae-chamberlain\/","title":{"rendered":"Doris Mae Chamberlain"},"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","class_list":{"0":"post-880","1":"case","2":"type-case","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"acf":[],"fields":{"event_title1":"","event_date1":"","start_time1":"","end_time1":"","location1":"","address1":"","city1":"","state1":"","zipcode1":"","event_title2":"","event_date2":"","start_time2":"","end_time2":"","location2":"","address2":"","city2":"","state2":"","zipcode2":"","event_title3":"","event_date3":"","start_time3":"","end_time3":"","location3":"","address3":"","city3":"","state3":"","zipcode3":"","event_title4":"","event_date4":"","start_time4":"","end_time4":"","location4":"","address4":"","city4":"","state4":"","zipcode4":"","service_status":"public","first_name":"Doris","middle_name":"Mae","last_name":"Chamberlain","date_born":"2\/9\/1928","date_died":"7\/9\/2011","age":"","city":"","state":"","full_obituary_text":"<p>Doris Mae (Niswanger) Chamberlain, of Helena, passed away peacefully in her home of natural causes on July 9, 2011. Born on February 9, 1928, she was 83 years old. She was the daughter of Mary \u201cMae\u201d Alice Crouch and George Albert Donaldson. She is survived by her sister, Marion Dacus, of Denton, and had one brother, Duane Donaldson, who preceded her in death. <\/p>\n<p>Doris was a lifelong resident of Montana. She was the Valedictorian of her graduating class at Denton High School, a member of the Denton Chapter of the \u201cEastern Star,\u201d and worked as a bookkeeper for General Mills in Great Falls for 25 years until her retirement in 1985. <\/p>\n<p>Doris married Robert Niswanger when she was 18 years old. In 1986, Doris moved to Helena after marrying Robert Chamberlain, who preceded her in death in 1992. <\/p>\n<p>Doris was a loving mother to her four sons: Charles D. (Robin) Niswanger of Great Falls, MT; Lonnie B. (Patti) Niswanger of West Linn, OR; Chris A. Niswanger of Missoula, MT; and Larry P. (Trish) Niswanger of Apple Valley, MN. And, she was very proud of her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. <\/p>\n<p>A Graveside Service will be held on Wednesday, July 27th, at the Denton Community Cemetery at 11:00 AM, followed by a luncheon at the Library\/Community Center in Denton. All who knew and loved Doris are welcome to attend. <\/p>\n<p>Near and dear to Doris\u2019 heart were her beloved cats. In lieu of flowers, as a way to honor Doris\u2019 memory, the family suggests a donation to the Humane Society, or any charity of your choosing, in her name. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www.aswfuneralhome.com.<\/p>\n","photo":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/414140_profile_pic.jpg","youtube_video_url":"","family_email":"","family_first_name":"","family_last_name":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case\/880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/case"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}