Artist and illustrator Dolores Moeller Fritz, of Red Wing, Minn., died on Feb. 26, 2015 of cancer at age 88. Her three daughters were with her. Mrs. Fritz was a fashion illustrator for major department stores in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn. in the 1950s and early 1960s. Her drawings appeared in newspaper and magazine advertisements and in catalogs. Her major accounts were with Young-Quinlan, The Dayton Co., Munsingwear, and The Emporium. She became interested in preservation of historic buildings in Red Wing in the late 1970s. Mrs. Fritz and her late husband, Henry E. Fritz, a professor of history at St. Olaf College, moved to Red Wing in 1993, and she continued with her restoration work on the T. B. Sheldon Mansion. She discovered the original Victorian designs by pealing back layers of paint and wallpaper and recreated the ornate patterns on walls, ceilings, and stairwells. Her work can also be seen on the 1898 pipe organ in the lobby of the St. James Hotel. She painted the original Victorian patterns on the pipes in authentic colors of beige, gold, green, and rose. Mrs. Fritz was born to Walter and Elsie Moeller in Peoria, Ill., on July 27, 1926. Her father was a portrait photographer and her mother was a dressmaker. From her parents, she acquired a deep appreciation for art and fine craftsmanship, along with a strong work ethic, which set the stage for her career as a commercial artist, painter, and textile artist. Mrs. Fritz served as editor of the yearbook during her senior year at Peoria High School. When she graduated in 1943, she was hired by Jack M. Kraft and Associates as a graphic production coordinator, and she enrolled in Bradley University’s Evening Division. Two years later, she became a fashion illustrator for Block & Kuhl Co. She also worked as a packaging designer for Muirson Label Co. She married Henry Fritz on Sept. 3, 1950, and they moved to Minneapolis, where he earned a Ph.D. in American History from the University of Minnesota. She completed her bachelor of arts degree in 1965, when she graduated magna cum laude from St. Olaf College with a double major in English literature and studio art. She also received the academic honor of Phi Beta Kappa. Mrs. Fritz continued to paint until a few months before her death. Her oil paintings include scenes of Red Wing and her recent travels to Italy, Greece, and Turkey. She was also fascinated by quilting and created both traditional and abstract pieces. In addition to her husband, who died in 2005, Dolores was preceded in death by their son, Lorman Henry Fritz, in 1962. She is survived by her brother, James Moeller; daughters Esther Fritz Kuntz ’76 and husband Walter, Malin Fritz Walrod ‘87 and husband David, and Marie Fritz-Perry ’92 and husband James Perry ’92; and her beloved grandchildren, David Kuntz, Martha Butler and husband David, Neil, Amalia, and Aidan Perry, and Juliana and Erika Walrod. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Hope Lodge, American Cancer Society, Inc., Rochester, Minn.