Dorothy F. Imhoff

IN MEMORY OF
DOROTHY F. IMHOFF

BORN
June 5, 1924
Ashton, Iowa

PASSED AWAY
September 7, 2013
George, Iowa


FUNERAL SERVICE
10:30 A.M. Tuesday, September 10, 2013
St. Mary’s Catholic Church; Ashton, Iowa
Father John Vakulskas Jr. ~ Officiating

Visitation will be after 3:00pm Monday, September 9, 2013
with the family present from 5:00 - 7:00pm
at the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Sheldon, Iowa.
A Rosary will be prayed by the CDofA at 4:00pm
with a Christian Wake Service at 7:00pm
all at the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home ~ Sheldon.


MUSIC
“Be Not Afraid”
“Amazing Grace” Soloist: Rick Richter
“On Eagle’s Wings”
“Song of Farewell”
“How Great Thou Art”
Organist: Donna Voss

HONORARY CASKET BEARER
Reese Freeman
CASKET BEARERS
Jesse Freeman Ben Robertson
Steven Imhoff Travis Imhoff
Jordan Van Meeteren Dillon Richter
Dalton Richter Brady Gruis



FINAL RESTING PLACE
St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery ~ Ashton, Iowa

After the graveside service relatives and friends
are invited to join the family for lunch in the
Ashton Community Building ~ (Legion Hall).

Arrangements under the care of the:
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home ~ Sheldon, Iowa
DOROTHY F. IMHOFF

Dorothy Florence Imhoff was born on June 5, 1924 in Ashton, Iowa to Louis and Anna (Seivert) Winchell. She was the youngest of 10 children. She received her education through high school at St. Joseph Catholic High School in Ashton, Iowa graduating in 1942. After high school, Dorothy worked as a waitress at Tom Breneman’s Breakfast on the famous corner, of Sunset and Vine in Hollywood, California. On February 20, 1950 she was united in marriage to Clarence Imhoff at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Ashton, Iowa. They lived their married life in Ashton and to this union seven children were born. Her husband, Clarence preceded her in death on February 3, 1972. Dorothy remained in her home until 2005 when she moved into the Fieldcrest Assisted Living in Sheldon. Dorothy passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2013 the George Community Good Samaritan Center in George, Iowa, reaching the age of 89 years, 3 months and 2 days.
Dorothy was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and of CDofA all in Ashton. She was known for her good cooking and hospitality. She enjoyed spending time with her children, playing 500 and Gin Rummy, gardening, especially selling sweet corn and doing her yard work.
Those left to cherish her memory are her children, four daughters and two sons; Rosanne (Scott) Robertson of Lake Park, Iowa; Mary (Jerry) Freeman of Spirit Lake, Iowa; Robert (Karla) Imhoff of Ashton, Iowa; Keith (Valerie) Imhoff of Ventura, Iowa; Karen (Rick) Richter of Primghar, Iowa; Karla (Leland) Van Meeteren of Boyden, Iowa; 12 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild, a sister-in-law, Louise Winchell of Crawfordsville, Indiana; a brother-in-law, Albert (Dick) Imhoff of Spirit Lake, Iowa and several nieces and nephews.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence; a son, Steven; her parents, two sisters and seven brothers.