Celestine Doran 103, of Sturgis passed away Saturday June 30, 2007 at the Sturgis Regional Health Care. Visitation will be from 12:00 until 5:00 pm Thursday, July 5, 2007 at the Black Hills Funeral Home. A wake service will follow at 7:00 pm at the church on Thursday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 am Friday July 6, 2007 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with Fr. Arnold Kari as Celebrant. Interment will follow at the St. Aloysius Cemetery. Celestine was born to Anton (Tony) and Agnes Kovarik at Howells, NE, on March 26, 1904. The family moved to Plainview, SD in 1907. Celestine attended schools at Plainview, Rapid City, and Spearfish Normal School where she received teaching certification. She taught at several rural Meade County schools until her marriage to John (Jack) Doran in 1926. Together they operated the Stoneville Store & post office until moving to Sturgis in 1939. In Sturgis, they operated Dorans Grocery until 1960. Celestine enjoyed playing cards, making patchwork quilts & pillows, and crocheting. She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, St. Ritas Circle, and the Altar Society. She was also a member of the Sturgis Hospital Auxiliary, the Sturgis Senior Citizen Center, R.S.V.P., and the American Legion Auxiliary. She also delivered Meals on Wheels well into her 80s. She is survived by her six children: John Doran & wife Lois of Spearfish, Ramona Saubers & husband Walter of Sturgis, Isabel Spaid & husband Tom of Palm Harbor, FL, Mary Sautter & husband Thor of Rapid City, Ed Doran & wife Linda of Broomfield, CO, Bill Doran & wife Rose Marie of Grants Pass, OR, eighteen grandchildren, twenty-two great-grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1972, four brothers, and three sisters. In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established to St. Martins Chapel and St. Aloysius Cemetery.