Wilkinson, Dolores “Tootie” (1927 - 2015)

WILKINSON, BLUM, MUELL, MCDANIEL, RATIGAN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/18/2015 at 12:52:19

Name of deceased: Dolores Marie Wilkinson (nee Blum) “Tootie” or “Dee”

Aged: 88 yrs, 5 mo, 7 days

Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Home, Harlan, IA

Born: June 29, 1927; Panama, IA

Died: Dec. 6, 2015; Elm Crest Retirement Home, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Friday, Dec. 11, 2015; St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church, Panama, IA; burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery, Panama, IA

Survived by: Son, Richard (spouse, Lynda) Wilkinson of Omaha, NE; 5 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, John and Gertrude (nee Muell) Blum; husband, William; daughter, Kathleen McDaniel; brothers, Donald and Robert Blum; sister, Carmen Ratigan; son-in-law, Thomas McDaniel; grandson, Mark McDaniel

Education: attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Panama, IA

Religious affiliation: Catholic

Military service: n/a

Marriage: William Wilkinson, Jr; May 15, 1952; Panama, IA

Employment: homemaker while her husband served in the U. S Air Force in Spain and stateside; when they settled down in Council Bluffs, IA, she worked at Mercy Hospital there, and retired in 1972.

Hobbies/Interests: playing bingo; spending time with her family, especially the family gatherings on Memorial Day each year.

Sources: harlanonline.com; pauleyjones.com