Friday, October 23rd, 2015
Dorothy Hemmelgarn
Dorothy H. (Groff) Hemmelgarn, age 91, of North Star, died on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at The Gardens at St. Henry.
She was born November 13, 1923, in Yorkshire, to the late Emanuel & Ella (Mangen) Groff. On October 7, 1978, she married Raymond Hemmelgarn, who died May 13, 2003.
She is survived by sisters, Marcella Hare of Troy, Virginia May of West Carrolton and Helen & James Russ of Somerset, New Jersey and a sister-in-law, Dolores Groff of Dayton.
She is preceded in death by brothers and sisters, Paul & Yvette Groff, Val & Joan Groff, Francis & Marie Groff, Lloyd & Sally Groff, Richard & Viola Groff, Joseph Groff, Mary & Wilfred Barga, Florine & Francis Schmitz and in-laws, William Hare, and William May.
She was a member of St. Louis Catholic Church, North Star and the St. Ann Ladies Sodality. She worked for Air Service Command at Wright Patterson Air Force Base from 1942-1951, and for American Airlines in Chicago from 1951-1978.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 AM on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at St. Louis Catholic Church, North Star. Burial will follow in St. Louis Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater on Monday from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM and at St. Louis Church on Tuesday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Memorials may be made to State of the Heart Hospice or The Gardens at St. Henry Activity Fund.
Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
