Waltz, Mary “Do” Dolores (1926 – 2009)

WALTZ, WYATT, HAGEDORN, WILMES, DOYLE, PAPISH

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/19/2013 at 19:13:18

Name of deceased: Mary "Do" Dolores Waltz (nee Doyle)

Aged: 83 yrs, 6 mo, 13 days

Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan, IA

Born: April 4, 1926, in Neola, IA

Died: Oct. 17, 2009, Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church, Panama, IA; Rev. John Dorton officiated. Burial was at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Panama, IA.

Survived by: Foster sons, Jeremy Wyatt and John Wyatt both of Cedar Rapids, IA and Jason Wyatt of Panama, IA; sister, Mary Ellen (spouse, Bill) Hagedorn of Carmichael, CA; 17 nieces and nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, James and Adeline (nee Wilmes) Doyle; husband of 31 years, Vincent (deceased Sep. 8, 2007); siblings, Bob, Catherine, Phil, Margaret, Joan, and Dick

Education: Graduated with the class of 1944 from St. Joseph’s High School in Neola, IA. After high school, Do entered the Sisters of Humility Convent at Ottumwa Heights in Ottumwa, IA, where she received her education in teaching. She went on to complete her Masters.

Religious affiliation: baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Neola, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Vincent Joseph Waltz; June 4, 1976; Des Moines, IA

Employment: “Do” taught schools in Minnesota, Des Moines and Grinnell, IA. After receiving her Master’s Degree, Do became the principal at Sacred Heart Catholic School in West Des Moines, IA. During the summers, Do would volunteer to teach under-privileged children in distressed areas of Mississippi.

Do and Vincent made a home for several foster children, including Chella Papish as well as Jeremy, John, and Jason Wyatt, who lived with them from childhood.

Hobbies/Interests: information not provided

Sources: ancestry.com, pauleyjones.com