(nee Mengel) Of Colgate, Born to Eternal Life July 11, 2024, age 88 years. Beloved wife of the late Richard A. "Dick". Loving mother of Cindy (Kevin) Wienkers, Catherine (Patrick) Schaefer, Kay (Patrick) Copsey and Dan (Dawn) Jorgensen. Loving grandma of Jacob (Jennifer) Schaefer, Brianne (David) Schimenz, Aaron (fiancée Manuela Zimmermann) and Brittany (Fiancé Ryan Harris) Wienkers, Madeline (Alex) Mckennell, Ella, Beatrice and Hazel Jorgensen and Fred Copsey. Beloved great-grandma of Alaina, Hailey and Liam Schaefer, Liam and Evelyn Schimenz. Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives, friends and her cat Skitters. Preceded in death by her husband, her parents John and Ella Theilig Mengel, infant son James Allen, sister Jeanette Schroeder and her infant brother Arnold Mengel.
Dorothy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and homemaker who was a faithful servant of The Lord.
Visitation Wednesday, July 24th from 9:30 to 10:30 AM at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, 1200 St. Gabriel Way, Hubertus followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:30 AM. Private burial at St. Columba Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in Dorothy's name to the Owen-Whithee Historical Society or the Richfield Historical Society would be appreciated.