Steinert, Dorothy (1924-2011)

STEINERT, GOODMAN, CORY, PLAGMANN, YOUNG, DIEKEN, PATRIDGE, TAYLOR, PATTEN

Posted By: Paul Nagy, volunteer (email)
Date: 8/20/2011 at 17:50:29

Dorothy Steinert
July 10, 1924 - August 3, 2011

Dorothy Juanita Steinert, 87, formerly of Alta and Sutherland, entered into rest on August 3, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Home in Newell.

Dorothy and her identical twin sister Doris were born on July 10, 1924, in Marshalltown to Paul Everett Goodman and Mabel Victoria (Cory) Goodman. She grew up on a farm near Lime Springs with her sisters, Doris and Alice, and her brother, Corwin. She graduated from Lime Springs High School in 1942 and went on to graduate from the Evangelical Hospital School of Nursing in Marshalltown in 1945.

On July 19, 1944, Dorothy married Lloyd Robert Plagmann at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. The couple began farming in the Riceville area. Three children were born to their union: Dianne, Barbara, and Larry.

In 1952, Lloyd lost his left leg to cancer so the couple moved to Mason City where Dorothy worked as a nurse and Lloyd became an accountant. During their years in Mason City, Dorothy played an active role not only in the life of her family but also in that of the First Methodist Church. Dorothy and Lloyd were divorced in 1963, and Lloyd passed away in September of 1964.

On September 24, 1964, Dorothy married Elbert Young in Cherokee. Elbert and Dorothy enjoyed music, dancing, and stock car racing with Dorothy's son Larry. Elbert passed away on March 25, 1968.

Dorothy and Waldo R. Steinert married on May 11, 1969, and lived in Sutherland for twenty-three years. Dorothy and Wally enjoyed Elderhostel travel, volunteering for the Republican Party, doing conservation work, and gardening. Dorothy also began doing volunteer work in the elementary school. When Wally passed away in 1992, Dorothy moved to Alta.

While in Alta, Dorothy volunteered at the elementary school. For her many efforts, Dorothy received the Governor's Volunteer Award. Her other activities included serving in the United Methodist Church, being a Foster Grandparent, and assisting with costumes for the Buena Vista Community Theatre. She also enjoyed beautifying her surroundings with roses and baking special wild berry pies for friends and family. People often relied on her nursing, gardening, and cooking skills wherever she lived.

In her later years, Dorothy lived at Lake Pointe Villa (Storm Lake), at the Willoway Complex (Sutherland), and finally at Wel-life (Alta) until 2007.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Mabel Goodman; her husbands Lloyd Plagmann, Elbert Young, and Wally Steinert; her sister-in-law, Carolyn Goodman; and her sisters and brothers-in-law, Alice and Ted Dieken and Doris and Charles Patridge.

Left to cherish her memory are daughters, Dianne Taylor, of Omaha, Nebbraska, and Barbara Patten, of Storm Lake; her son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Mary (Porter) Plagmann, of Humboldt, her brother and sister-in-law, Corwin and Anita Goodman, of Cresco; seven grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren, and numerous nephews and nieces as well as extended family and friends. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the United Methodist Church of Alta, the United Methodist Church of Sutherland, or the Prairie Heritage Center (4931 Yellow Ave., Peterson, Iowa, 51047).

A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 20, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Alta. Burial of her ashes will be at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, August 22, 2011, at the Riverside Cemetery in Riceville. The Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home of Alta is in charge of arrangements.

© Copyright 2011, Storm Lake Pilot Tribune