Dorothy Jean (Handley) Burkheimer (1928-2010)

BURKHEIMER, HANDLEY, SULGROVE

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 10/14/2010 at 09:41:22

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Wednesday, October 13, 2010.

Dorothy Jean Burkheimer, 82, of Ames, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010, at Madrid Home in Madrid. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m., with visitation from 9 to 10 a.m., Friday, Oct. 15, at Stevens Memorial Chapel in Ames. Inurnment will be in the Greenfield, Iowa, Cemetery.

Dorothy Jean Burkheimer was born Feb. 3, 1928, at Grove Township, Greenfield, to Cletus J. and Alma E. (Sulgrove) Handley. She attended school at Grove Center Township School and the Greenfield and Menlo High Schools. She received further education from Des Moines Area Community College Boone campus. She married Ivan Burkheimer at Colorado Springs, Colo., during World War II. Two sons were born to this union, Gerald (Gary) and Steven (Steve) Burkheimer. She was a homemaker and raised her two sons. She was active in the Cub Scouts and taught Sunday school. She served as the secretary of the American Legion at Madrid and president of the American Legion Auxiliary in Ames. She was a member of St. Cecilia Catholic Church. In 1970, she worked for NADL of the Federal Agricultural Department and retired in 1993. After her retirement, she moved to Florida and lived there until 1995.

She is survived by her two sons, Gary (Helen), of Madrid, and Steve (Jana), of Clarion; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Robert D. and Randall L. Handley.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the American Legion Auxiliary Post 37 in Ames.

Condolences may be sent to www.stevensmemorialchapel.com.

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