Zweibahmer, Dorothy (Rothmeyer) 1926 - 2013

ZWEIBAHMER, ROTHMEYER, BACKES, PTACEK, PATTERSON, ULVE, MEYER, NORTH, ELFNER, HOLSHBACH, HOSEK

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:42

Dorothy Zweibahmer, 87 of Cresco, IA passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at the Cresco Care Center in Cresco, IA. Dorothy Rothmeyer was born on January 29, 1926 in Festina, IA to Florian and Kathryn (Backes) Rothmeyer. She attended schools at Festina, Fort Atkinson, and graduated from Calmar High School, 1944. Following graduation from High School, Dorothy worked at Holtz Drug in Austin, MN, the Midland plant and also at Darlings Drug Store in Decorah, IA. She also worked at HECO in Harmony, MN sewing campers from 1966-1991. On November 6, 1946 she married Elias Zweibahmer at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar, IA. To this union two daughters were born, Cynthia and Susan. Together Dorothy and Elias made their home in Fort Atkinson, Ossian, Cresco, and farmed most of their life near Kendallville, IA. She was a very hard worker and enjoyed working side by side with her husband Elias. She enjoyed playing cards, traveling, going to casinos, dancing, working crossword puzzles, and old time music. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Elias, two daughters, Cynthia (fiancé Ed Voves) Ptacek of Cresco, IA, Susan (Jerry) Patterson of St. Ansgar, IA, six grandchildren, Robert Ptacek of Elma, IA, Daniel (Renee) Ptacek of Elma, IA, Vicky (Todd) Ulve of Manly, IA, Debra (Monty) Meyer of Mantorville, MN, Jamie (Jill) Patterson of St. Ansgar, IA, and Scott (special friend Taji North) Patterson of St. Ansgar, IA, 10 great-grandchildren, Jessica and Alicia Ulve, Rebecca and Zachary Meyer, Addison Ptacek, Dargan, Dakotah, and Dylan Patterson, Xavier Patterson, and Jadyn North, three sisters, Alice Elfner of Tallassee, AL, Norma Holshbach of Belgium, WI, and Mary Hosek of Elma, IA, and one brother, Richard of Bellingham, WA. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, Jerome, Kenneth, and Dale, a brother-in-law, James Hosek, and one son-in-law James Ptacek.

Cemetery:
Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery in Cresco.

Source: Lindstrom Funeral Home database

Calvary Cresco Cemetery
 

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