Dorothy Jean Dunn 1930- 2018

DUNN, DANNENBRING, STIEF

Posted By: Connie Swearingen -Volunteer (email)
Date: 5/21/2018 at 22:51:16

Sioux City Journal
7 May 2018

Merrill, Iowa -- Died Sioux City

Dorothy J. Dunn, 87, of Merrill, passed away Friday, May 4, 2018, at Sunrise Health Center in Sioux City, following a courageous battle with cancer.

Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Le Mars, Iowa. The Rev. Dr. Jean Ziettlow and the Rev. Chris Meier will officiate. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memory Gardens at Le Mars. Visitation will begin 2 p.m. Wednesday, with the family present 5 to 7 p.m., and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Mauer–Johnson Funeral Home in Le Mars. There will also be one hour of visitation prior to the services at the church. Expressions of sympathy may be directed through www.mauerjohnsonfh.com.

Dorothy Jean Dunn was born on July 7, 1930, near Chester, S.D., the daughter of Harry F. and Elsie M. (Dannenbring) Stief. Her family moved to a farm near Le Mars, where she graduated from Le Mars High School in 1948. Dorothy continued her education at Wartburg College, where she earned a degree in education.

Dorothy’s first teaching job was at West Bend, Iowa, where she met her husband, Dean. They were united in marriage on March 23, 1952, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Le Mars. She continued her teaching career in Rolfe, Iowa, until 1961. They moved to a farm near Merrill, where Dorothy stayed home to raise their family. She later worked as a substitute teacher and teacher’s aide for Le Mars Community Schools.

First and foremost in her life was her love for the Lord. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Le Mars. Dorothy was very active in the church and participated in the Dorcas Circle.

She will be greatly missed by her husband of 66 years, Dean of Merrill; a daughter and her husband, Jayne and John Willer of Merrill; a son and his wife, Jay and Vickie Dunn of Merrill; grandchildren, Megan, Brianna and Kyle; a brother-in-law and his wife, Wayne and Rosemary Dunn; a sister-in-law, Lois Hatton; and nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant daughter, Joy Margaret Dunn; a brother and his wife, Rev. Harry F. and LaVonne Stief; her mother and father-in-law, Joe and Viola Dunn; a brother-in-law, Tom Hatton; and a niece, Rebekah Fulton.