Colleen Dronen
Colleen Kay (Oster) Dronen, 68, Bismarck, ND, departed this world the same way she lived in it, quietly and calmly, on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Rochester, MN, with her family by her side.
Colleen was born in Jamestown, ND on November 11, 1952, the daughter of James and Marion (Clemens) Oster. She grew up in Jamestown, graduating from Jamestown High School in 1970. She married Michael Dronen on December 4, 1971. Together, they built a home in Jamestown and for the next 41 years, enjoyed working on home improvements and tending to their gardens.
Colleen was a devoted, stay at home mother to her three children. In 1984, she began a 24-year career at the Jamestown Police Department as a secretary, eventually being promoted to Office Manager. Colleen was described by her colleagues as a second mother to the police officers, always taking time to make new officers feel at home and watching over them.