1911
Dorothea
2006
Dorothea Florence Schuttemeier
June 7, 1911 — July 12, 2006
Dorothea F. Schuttemeier, 95, of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 15th at 11:00 am at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon, with Rev. Larry Olson officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 to 8:00 pm Friday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.
Dorothea Florence Herman Schuttemeier was born on June 7, 1911, on the Union Prairie Township, rural Waukon, IA farm of her parents, August and Caroline Minnie (Brandt) Herman. She was baptized at Zalmona Presbyterian Church in rural Waukon and later confirmed at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon. Dorothea graduated from Waukon High School in 1931 and received her teaching certificate from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. She taught for 6 years in rural Allamakee County Schools. On May 10, 1938 she married Otto Schuttemeier at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon. She and Otto farmed for 29 years before moving to Waukon in 1969. Dorothea then worked at Good Samaritan Center as a medical aide for 20 years, retiring in 1989. She entertained the residents by playing the Holiday Lowery Organ every Friday morning and she and her twin sister, Bernice Hagen, performed musical programs at Good Samaritan Center for many years.
Dorothea was a lifetime member of First Presbyterian Church, its ladies' circles, and an honorary member of Presbyterian Women, taking part in their gatherings. She loved to write and read letters to and from her family and friends. She also had a great interest in art and painted many oil and acrylic paintings.
Survivors include her daughter, Carole Joyce (Gunter) Tuchel of Cedar Rapids, IA; 2 granddaughters, Lisa (Douglas) Van Waart of Stone City, IA and Dr. Tammy (Rod Williamson) Tuchel of Palm Beach Gardens, FL; 1 great-granddaughter, Trinity Dae Williamson; a sister-in-law, Laura Breeser of Caledonia, MN; and a brother-in-law, Martin Schuttemeier of Evanston, WY. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband Otto, who died in 1992; 3 sisters, her twin Bernice Hagen, Mabel Miller and Hertha Grotegut; and 2 brothers, Elmer and Lawrence Herman.
Honorary casketbearers are Nyles Herman, Norman Miller, Claude Shafer, Jay Johnson, Merlin Kruger, Sonny Hoffman, John Breeser and Marlene Habhab. Casketbearers are Leander Breeser, Abby Habhab, Donald Hanson, Joe Egan and Brad and Eugene Herman.
Dorothea Florence Herman Schuttemeier was born on June 7, 1911, on the Union Prairie Township, rural Waukon, IA farm of her parents, August and Caroline Minnie (Brandt) Herman. She was baptized at Zalmona Presbyterian Church in rural Waukon and later confirmed at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon. Dorothea graduated from Waukon High School in 1931 and received her teaching certificate from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. She taught for 6 years in rural Allamakee County Schools. On May 10, 1938 she married Otto Schuttemeier at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon. She and Otto farmed for 29 years before moving to Waukon in 1969. Dorothea then worked at Good Samaritan Center as a medical aide for 20 years, retiring in 1989. She entertained the residents by playing the Holiday Lowery Organ every Friday morning and she and her twin sister, Bernice Hagen, performed musical programs at Good Samaritan Center for many years.
Dorothea was a lifetime member of First Presbyterian Church, its ladies' circles, and an honorary member of Presbyterian Women, taking part in their gatherings. She loved to write and read letters to and from her family and friends. She also had a great interest in art and painted many oil and acrylic paintings.
Survivors include her daughter, Carole Joyce (Gunter) Tuchel of Cedar Rapids, IA; 2 granddaughters, Lisa (Douglas) Van Waart of Stone City, IA and Dr. Tammy (Rod Williamson) Tuchel of Palm Beach Gardens, FL; 1 great-granddaughter, Trinity Dae Williamson; a sister-in-law, Laura Breeser of Caledonia, MN; and a brother-in-law, Martin Schuttemeier of Evanston, WY. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband Otto, who died in 1992; 3 sisters, her twin Bernice Hagen, Mabel Miller and Hertha Grotegut; and 2 brothers, Elmer and Lawrence Herman.
Honorary casketbearers are Nyles Herman, Norman Miller, Claude Shafer, Jay Johnson, Merlin Kruger, Sonny Hoffman, John Breeser and Marlene Habhab. Casketbearers are Leander Breeser, Abby Habhab, Donald Hanson, Joe Egan and Brad and Eugene Herman.
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