Funeral services for Dorothy
will take place on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 11 AM at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Whittlesey with Rev. Gary Lodholz officiating. Visitation will take
place that morning from 9:00 AM until the time of service at 11:00 AM.
Interment will follow the Luncheon at Evergreen I Cemetery in Medford. Her
grandchildren will serve as pallbearers, Guy Polacek, Kim Polacek, Lee Miller,
Ryan Miller, Jessica Washburn and Jason Wille. Serving as Honorary Pallbears
are Neal Polacek and Robert Hansen.
Dorothy was born on June 29,
1924 in Rib Lake to Joseph and Ludmilla (Hein) Vlach. She attended Mud Lake
Country School. When she was a young lady before marriage, she worked at
Continental Can in Chicago making water canteens for the Army during World War
II and also at Gimble’s in Milwaukee as a store clerk. Dorothy married Adolf
Gustav Wille on April 7, 1945 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Rib Lake,
Wisconsin. He proceeded her in death in 2004. Dorothy was a homemaker, raising her
eight children.
In her free time Dorothy enjoyed
gardening, fishing, jigsaw puzzles, playing cards especially 500 Rummy with her
grandchildren, or anyone that would like to play, and spending time with her
family. Dorothy was head cook at the Chelsea conservation club for many years. She
was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Whittlesey.
Left to cherish in Dorothy’s
memory are her children: Linda Garrett of Port Orange, FL, Roger Wille, Nancy
(Rich) Rohland, David (Chris) and Ralph Wille all of Medford; her eight
grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, Dorothy,
was also proceeded in death by her husband, Adolf; children Dennis, Barbara and
Alan; grandchild Michele, her five sisters, and six brothers, Dorothy always said she was “the last of the Mohicans.”
In lieu of flowers Memorial
donations in honor of Dorothy can be made to Trinity Lutheran Church.
Hemer Funeral Services of
Medford and Rib Lake have been entrusted with arrangements. Online condolences
can be left at www.hemerfuneralservice.com.
