Obituary for Delores Kay Taylor

Delores Kay (Wilson) Taylor, 78, passed away peacefully August 27th, 2022. She was born April 5th,1944 in Lancaster, Wisconsin to Donald and Alice Wilson. She graduated from Fennimore High School in 1962. She married David Taylor on September 22nd,1962, celebrated nearly 60 years of marriage and made West Salem, WI their home for almost all those years. They had two sons Alan and Jeff Taylor. Delores was a hard worker and was employed at a variety of jobs including the La Crosse Rubber Mills, Northern Engraving and Century Foods. Delores loved entertaining and being the hostess. She was most happy when surrounded by family and friends, visiting, playing games and most of all sharing the wonderful food she prepared. The coffee pot was always on for guests and nobody ever left her home hungry. She loved to decorate and host holiday gatherings, often inviting friends that became like family. She never turned anyone away and opened her home to many family members and friends in their time of need. Delores was a true animal lover, especially horses, and frequently took long drives with her husband to see different animals in the pastures or out in nature. Her love for animals was for all creatures including several dogs, cats, and fish they had as pets, birds and rabbits she fed in the yard and even a squirrel she once tried to rescue off the road. Other interests included square dancing, volunteering at her church, singing in the choir, attending activities of her grandchildren when they were younger and gardening. She especially loved singing, and even in the late stages of Alzheimer’s when conversation was difficult, she remembered and sang her favorite gospel hymns and country music by Johnny Cash, Elvis and Alan Jackson. Delores had a variety of nicknames including Windy (she really loved to talk!), Lori, Sammigetch, Dee, and Gorgeous 3 (along with her sisters Gorgeous 1 and 2) Delores is survived by her husband of 59 years 11 months, David Taylor, her son Jeff (Sherry) Taylor, grandchildren Brittany Taylor and Becca De Haro (Elias), Kristine Taylor (fiance Steve) and Johnathan Taylor; siblings Bonnie (Dale) Gunther, Bette Munns, Jim Wilson, Larry Wilson, and Esther Williams and a daughter-in-law Linda Taylor. She is further survived by her precious JoJo the cat who is now being cared for by Becca and Eli. Delores was preceded in death by her parents, her son Alan, and brothers Donald Collins, Donald Wilson, Neil Collins, Rod Collins, and Cornelius (Pug) Collins. A Memorial service for Delores will be held at 11am, Tuesday, September 6th at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church,1901 E Church Rd, West Salem, WI 54669. Visitation will begin at 9:30am until the time of service at 11am, burial to follow at Hamilton Cemetery, West Salem. A luncheon will be served at the church. Memorials are preferred to the Alzheimer’s association or Coulee Region Humane Society.