Dorothea Fay Shank 1915-2003

SANDERS, MCDONALD, SHANK

Posted By: Lori Clark
Date: 6/13/2003 at 12:59:54

Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service
Iowa City – 319-338-1132

Iowa City Press Citizen – Paid
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Iowa City Dateline:

Dorothy F. Shank, age 87 formerly of the Ecumenical Towers, 320 East Washington Street, Iowa City died Thursday, June 12, 2003 at Lantern Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Coralville.

Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Monday, June 16, 2003, at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Iowa City. Memorial donations can be made in Dorothy’s memory to the charity of the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be sent for Dorothy’s family through our website @www.gayandciha.com.

Dorothy was born November 15, 1915, in Stratford, Iowa the daughter of Connie and Orma (Sanders) McDonald. She married Harold C. Shank on June 24, 1937 in Clinton, Iowa. The couple made their home in Iowa City for all their married lives. Harold died March 20, 1998. Dorothy was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Iowa City.

Her family includes her son and his wife, Ron and Sandy Shank of Iowa City; two grandsons, Greg and Steve Shank of Minneapolis, MN; two brothers, Ray McDonald of Virginia, and Frank McDonald of Tennessee; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and brother, Everett McDonald.

Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service is caring for Dorothy’s family and her services.