Dorothy Viletta (PLACEK) ROCHFORD
PLACKE, ROCHFORD, MCCLELLAND
Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 3/29/2011 at 11:02:03
Obituary - Dorothy Viletta (Placek) Rochford
Austin Daily Herald
Austin, Minnesota
August 12, 2008Dorothy Viletta ROCHFORD, age 97, of Austin, Mower county, Minnesota, died on August 9, 2008 at St. Mark's Lutheran Home.
Dorothy was born on June 2, 1911 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo county, Iowa to William and Eleanor (McCLELLAND) PLACEK. In 1929 she graduated from Austin High School. On June 9, 1949 she married Durward ROCHFORD, and they were married for 26 years before his death on September 13, 1975.
Dorothy was a retired bookkeeper, having worked at Leuthold's Clothing store. Dorothy loved to travel and in 1993 she went to China. She enjoyed fishing, dancing in her younger years, reading, and listening to music. She was a member of First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include many cousins and friends, as well as a special cousin, Babe and her family.
In addition to her husband, Dorothy is preceded in death by her parents, William and Eleanor PLACEK and sister, Harriet PLACEK.
Funeral services were held on Friday, August 15, 2008 at First United Methodist Church. Interment will be in Grandview Cemetery south of Austin.
The casket bearers were: Marcia FERGUSON, Monica ROLLIE, Margie BEDNAR, Steve MICHELS, Michele JOHNSON, Melody BARNES, Marie STEWART and Marlene LeBARRON.
The Mayer Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, February of 2011
Cerro Gordo Obituaries maintained by Lynn Diemer-Mathews.
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