Dorothy 'Dot' Montgomery, 16 Aug 1932 - 26 Feb 2010

MONTGOMERY, SPIVEY, MILLER, MACAL, NEUZIL, MULLNIX, YOUNG, SCESNEY, PIERCE, PRICE, REYNOLDS, KRUEGER, KEIL, DOUGLAS, EISENTRIGGER, HERDLISKA, MOORE

Posted By: Sandy Ficken-whc (email)
Date: 6/23/2010 at 15:36:09

Dorothy “Dot” Montgomery, 77, of 2315 Rochester Ave., Iowa City, died unexpectedly Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics after a short illness.

Visitation will be today from 4 to 8 p.m. at Lensing Funeral Service in Iowa City. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Lensing’s. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in Iowa City. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Dorothy was born Aug. 16, 1932, in Tiffin, Iowa, the daughter of Jasper and Ruth (Chapman) Spivey. Graduating from Tiffin High School, Dorothy played basketball for the Tiffin Yellow Jackets – “yeah team!”

She worked for many years at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Dorothy married James “Mike” Montgomery on May 3, 1950, in Iowa City. Mike died in 1986. She later was married to Paul Miller for 11 years.

Dorothy loved life. She often was the life of the party and was the center of the family. She especially loved being a grandma. Dorothy also enjoyed camping, fishing (with the exception of baiting the hook), visiting the casinos and had a lifetime love of cooking. She was also a member of the Morse Community Club.

Survivors include her children, Mike “Buddah” (Beth) Montgomery of Iowa City, Peggy (Ron) Macal of Marion, Iowa, John Montgomery of Houston, Texas, Kate (Marvin) Neuzil of Iowa City, Patti (Ken) Mullnix of Williamsburg, Iowa, Mary (Mike) Young of Iowa City and Stacy (Bill) Scesney of Fishkill, New York; 18 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brother, Ted Spivey of Tiffin; sisters, Helen Pierce of Iowa City, Evelyn Price of Iowa City and Lola Reynolds of California; and several nieces and nephews.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Mike; a son, Dan Montgomery; brother, Ken Spivey; sisters, Lena Krueger, Margaret Keil, Mearl Douglas and Lucille Eisentrigger; and sisters-in-law, Mary Ann Herdliska and Marie “Cork” Moore.

The family wishes to thank the staff at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics for the care given to Dorothy.

The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IA. 01 March 2010, pg 8A