Ploeger, Dorothy L. (1941-2008)
PLOEGER, HOGREFE, BURNS, WILHELM, JOHANNSEN
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/5/2010 at 16:29:16
Dorothy L. Ploeger - July 31, 1941 - Apr. 27, 2008
Dorothy L. Ploeger, age 66, of Storm Lake, Iowa, died Sunday, April 27, 2008, at Loring Hospital in Sac City, Iowa, after a year-long battle with cancer.
Dorothy Louise Hogrefe was born July 31, 1941, to Herman, Jr., and Louise Hogrefe in Holstein, Iowa. Dorothy’s childhood was spent in the Cushing and Holstein, Iowa, area. She graduated from Cushing High School in 1959; she then attended nursing training in Sioux City, Iowa, at St. Vincent’s. Dorothy then worked in Cherokee until she married Lorence G. Ploeger of Galva, Iowa, on October 6, 1962. They were blessed with three children: Marie Louise, Patricia Kay, and James Allen. Dorothy also worked as a nurse for Buena Vista County Hospital in Storm Lake. She retired in 1983.
She leaves her husband, Lorence of Storm Lake; two daughters: Marie Bruns and husband, Dale, of Galva; Patricia Wilhelm and husband, David, of Schaller, Iowa; five grandchildren: Jennifer Marie Bruns and special friend, Denis Matheis, of Aurelia, Iowa; Jonathon Dale Bruns and special friend, Elissa Jordt, of Galva; James Henry Bruns and special friend, Jessica Johnson of Ankeny, Iowa; and Elizabeth Lynn Wilhelm and Wyatt William of Schaller; her parents, Herman and Louise Hogrefe, Jr., of Holstein; brother- and sister-in-law Lorn and Elaine Johannsen of Paullina, Iowa; extended family and friends.
Dorothy was preceded in death by a son, James Allen Ploeger; and her father- and mother-in-law, Clarence and Zoa Ploeger.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ploeger will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be at E&R Church Cemetery in rural Schaller, Iowa. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home of Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.
Friends may call Wednesday, April 30, 2008, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Fratzke and Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake where the family will be present from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
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