Davis, Dorothy Mae 1923-2011

DAVIS, VEVERKA, SCHLESSELMAN, VAN ZELE

Posted By: Marilyn Norris Holmes (email)
Date: 3/3/2011 at 12:48:57

Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home

DOROTHY MAE DAVIS

Born in Victor, Iowa on July 8, 1923
Departed on February 14, 2011. Resided in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Service: Thursday, February 17, 2011

MEMORIAL

Dorothy Mae Davis, 87, of Cedar Rapids, passed away February 14, 2011 at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. A memorial service will be held at 2 PM on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at First Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids. Arrangements with Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home.

Dorothy was born July 8, 1923 in Victor, IA the daughter of William and Esther (Veverka) Schlesselman. She married Gordon Davis in 1954 in Arkansas. Gordon passed away in 1967. Dorothy was a bookkeeper for Kaplan Wholesale in Minneapolis, MN from 1970 until her retirement in 1981. She was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids, the Democratic Party, and the Genealogy Society.

Dorothy is survived by her sister Thelma Van Zele, several nieces, nephews, and step-children.

She was preceded in death by her husband Gordon, her parents, and infant sister Violet Schlesselman.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House or to a charity of your choice.

SERVICE

Location: First Lutheran Church
Address: 1000 Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids 52402
319-365-1494
Date: Thursday, February 17, 2011
Time: 2:00 p.m.

Transcriber Note: She was cremated and will be inurned in the Victor Cemetery where her parents and husband, Gordon Davis, are buried. --MH