Dorothy E. Struckmann

Funeral Services for Dorothy E. Struckmann will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Bethel Lutheran Church with the Reverend Dr. Norman W. Wahl officiating.Visitation will be one hour prior to funeral services at the church.Entombment will follow in Grandview Memorial Gardens Cemetery Mausoleum. Dorothy very peacefully passed away at Seasons Hospice on Monday, January 26, 2015 at the age of 95. Dorothy was born February 11, 1919 in Wanda, MN, to Reverend and Mrs. William J. Langholz.She attended Wanda public schools grades 1 through 8, graduating as valedictorian.She attended Lamberton High School where she graduated as salutatorian.She attended Lamberton Teachers Training and taught three years in the rural schools of Redwood County, five years in Rock Dell township and thirteen years at Pinewood Elementary School. On September 4, 1940 she married Harold E. Struckmann who preceded her in death.They are survived by their five children: Ruth Ann Horning (Lowell) of Rochester, Ronald Struckmann (Dianne) of Maple Grove, Shirley Chambers (Bill) of Llano, TX, Gerald Struckmann of Rochester, and Janet Ableitner (Chris) of Rogers, AR.Also surviving are thirteen grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, spouse, one sister, three brothers, and one grandson. She was a long time member of Bethel Lutheran Church of Rochester where she enjoyed quilting and Bible study.She also enjoyed sewing, reading, traveling, cooking, gardening, playing Scrabble and doing puzzles.She also enjoyed her family. Memorials may be designated to Seasons Hospice.