ALDRIDGE, Dorothy L. (Gilson) 1925-2017

GILSON, AMUNDSON, ALDRIDGE, PROUT, VESTAL, DRAHN, STEINER, REEDER, ROSELL

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 2/18/2017 at 13:43:10

SOURCE: THE GAZETTE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Sunday, February 12, 2017 page 8C
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)

Dorothy L. Aldridge, age 91, of Decorah, Iowa died Sunday January 22, 2017 at Wellington Place, Decorah, with her husband, Norman, at her side. Memorial services were held Friday, February 17, 2017 at the First Lutheran Church, Decorah conducted by the Rev. Chad Huebner.

Dorothy is survived by her husband, Norman, of Decorah; two sisters-in-law, Marlene (Del) Prout of Anamosa, Iowa and Joanne (Lloyd) Vestal of Centralia, Illinois, and many nieces and nephews.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters Myrtle Drahn, Delores Steiner, Carol Reeder, and Norma J. Rosell; and three brothers, Lawrence, John, and Dale Gilson.

Note from the transcriber: The burial place was not included in the obituary. Dorothy's full name was Dorothy Lewene Gilson, daughter of Orrie N. and Mary (Amundson) Gilson. She was born on October 10, 1925 in rural Allamakee County, Iowa.