Siems, Dorothy K. 1925- 2015

SIEMS, FROHARDT, GOLD, PIERCE, CAWIEZELL, KLEPPE, STOCK, MANGELS, MASTON

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Date: 7/1/2015 at 06:55:35

Dorothy K. Siems, 90, of Newton, formerly of Durant, died Saturday, June 27, 2015, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.

She married William A. Siems on Dec. 11, 1943, in Davenport. He preceded her in death on June 17, 1993.

She was a member of the Durant American Legion Auxiliary. She was a homemaker, an excellent cook and enjoyed playing cards, doing word puzzles and especially playing Yahtzee. She enjoyed embroidering and reading. Above all, Dorothy loved spending time with her family and going on outings.

Visitation for Dorothy will be from 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 3 until the funeral service at 11:30 a.m. at the Bentley Funeral Home in Durant. Interment will take place at the Durant Cemetery.

Dorothy is survived and lovingly remembered by her daughters, Joan (Paul) Frohardt of Newton and Julie (Cliff) Gold of Des Moines; her son Gerald (Linda) Siems of Lancaster, Pa.; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and her sister, Edna Pierce of Tipton. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her sisters, Florence Cawiezell, Viola Siems and Bernice Kleppe; and her brothers, Elmer, Alvin, Harold, Theodore and Raymond Stock.

Memorial donations may be made to Durant Firefighters’ Inc. or the Durant or Newton Ambulance Services in her memory.

Online remembrances and condolences may be left at www.bentleyfuneralhome.com . ~ The Newton Daily News, Newton, Iowa 30 Jun 2015.
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Dorothy K. Siems

Visitation Friday, 03 Jul 2015 10:30AM-11:30AM

Funeral Service
Friday, Jul 03, 2015 11:30 AM

Dorothy K. Siems
February 17, 1925 - June 27, 2015

Dorothy K. Siems, age 90, of Newton, IA formerly of Durant, IA, died on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, IA.

Dorothy was born February 17, 1925 to Theodore and Alvina (Mangels) Stock in Walcott, IA. Dorothy graduated from Durant High School in 1943. She married William A. Siems on December 11, 1943 in Davenport, IA. He preceded her in death on June 17, 1993.

Dorothy worked at the Durant Foundry for 12 years.

She was a member of the Durant American Legion Auxiliary. She was a homemaker, an excellent cook and enjoyed playing cards, doing word puzzles and especially playing Yahtzee. She enjoyed embroidering and reading. Above all, Dorothy loved spending time with her family and going on outings.

Visitation for Dorothy will be on Friday, July 3, 2015, from 10:30 until the funeral service at 11:30 A.M. at the Bentley Funeral Home in Durant, IA.

Serving as pallbearers will be Matt Frohardt, Mark Siems, Amy Schafer, Ben Schafer, Sarah Maston, Glenn Maston, Jeffrey Gold.
Interment will take place at the Durant Cemetery, Durant , IA.

Dorothy is survived and lovingly remembered by her daughters: Joan (Paul) Frohardt of Newton, IA and Julie (Cliff) Gold of Des Moines, IA, her son Gerald (Linda) Siems of Lancaster, PA, 5 grandchildren:Amy (Ben) Schafer, Matt (Shannon) Frohardt, Sarah (Glenn) Maston, Mark (Melissa) Siems and Jeffrey Gold, 11 great grandchildren: Margaret, Caroline, James, Addie, Eli, Cece, Lily, Sam, Abby, Christopher and Alexis and her sister Edna Pierce of Tipton, IA. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her sisters: Florence Cawiezell, Viola Siems and Bernice Kleppe and her brothers: Elmer, Alvin, Harold, Theodore and Raymond Stock.

Memorial donations may be made to Durant Firefighter's Inc. or the Durant or Newton Ambulance Services in her memory. ~ The Bently Funeral Home, Durant, Iowa 27 June 2015.