Dubuque Telegraph Herald - August 26, 2011
MAQUOKETA, Iowa -- Dorothy M. Alpers, 82, of Bettendorf, formerly of Maquoketa, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011.
A celebration of Dorothy's life will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, at Carson & Son Funeral and Cremation Services, Maquoketa, where a memorial visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. A private family burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Maquoketa.
Dorothy was born on Aug. 5, 1929, in Van Horne, daughter of Lyle and Lois (Waddle) Colston. A 1946 graduate of Vinton High School, she married Harold Alpers on Feb. 9, 1947, at the Presbyterian Church in Vinton. Harold and Dorothy celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary this year.
While in Maquoketa, Dorothy had been an active member of the First United Methodist Church, Maquoketa Women's Club and American Field Service (AFS).
If there was one absolutely abiding belief in Dorothy's life, it was the strong and fervent belief in family. Her beautiful home was filled with photographs of family members, family members long gone, as well as those still with us. She made sure everyone who visited her home felt welcomed and loved.
Surviving are her husband, Harold; her children, Bobbi (Kurt Ullrich) Alpers, of Maquoketa, Peggy (Charles) Martin, of Oak Lawn, Ill., Mikel Alpers, of Elk Grove Village, Ill., and AFS daughter (1969) Pawana Chantawan Hongmanop, of Bangkok, Thailand; three grandchildren, Elizabeth (Kyle) Messmer, Nicholas (Carrie) Martin and Nathan Martin; a great-granddaughter, Kelsey Messmer; a sister, Virginia (Ray) Albright, of Friendswood, Texas; sisters-in-law, Mae (Don) Wilhelmi, of Atkins, and Joan (Orville) Schrage, of Vinton; a brother-in-law, Russell Alpers, of West Palm Beach, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her father- and mother-in-law; her brother, Charles Robert Colston; and several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
MAQUOKETA, Iowa -- Dorothy M. Alpers, 82, of Bettendorf, formerly of Maquoketa, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011.
A celebration of Dorothy's life will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, at Carson & Son Funeral and Cremation Services, Maquoketa, where a memorial visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. A private family burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Maquoketa.
Dorothy was born on Aug. 5, 1929, in Van Horne, daughter of Lyle and Lois (Waddle) Colston. A 1946 graduate of Vinton High School, she married Harold Alpers on Feb. 9, 1947, at the Presbyterian Church in Vinton. Harold and Dorothy celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary this year.
While in Maquoketa, Dorothy had been an active member of the First United Methodist Church, Maquoketa Women's Club and American Field Service (AFS).
If there was one absolutely abiding belief in Dorothy's life, it was the strong and fervent belief in family. Her beautiful home was filled with photographs of family members, family members long gone, as well as those still with us. She made sure everyone who visited her home felt welcomed and loved.
Surviving are her husband, Harold; her children, Bobbi (Kurt Ullrich) Alpers, of Maquoketa, Peggy (Charles) Martin, of Oak Lawn, Ill., Mikel Alpers, of Elk Grove Village, Ill., and AFS daughter (1969) Pawana Chantawan Hongmanop, of Bangkok, Thailand; three grandchildren, Elizabeth (Kyle) Messmer, Nicholas (Carrie) Martin and Nathan Martin; a great-granddaughter, Kelsey Messmer; a sister, Virginia (Ray) Albright, of Friendswood, Texas; sisters-in-law, Mae (Don) Wilhelmi, of Atkins, and Joan (Orville) Schrage, of Vinton; a brother-in-law, Russell Alpers, of West Palm Beach, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her father- and mother-in-law; her brother, Charles Robert Colston; and several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald - August 26, 2011
MAQUOKETA, Iowa -- Dorothy M. Alpers, 82, of Bettendorf, formerly of Maquoketa, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011.
A celebration of Dorothy's life will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, at Carson & Son Funeral and Cremation Services, Maquoketa, where a memorial visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. A private family burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Maquoketa.
Dorothy was born on Aug. 5, 1929, in Van Horne, daughter of Lyle and Lois (Waddle) Colston. A 1946 graduate of Vinton High School, she married Harold Alpers on Feb. 9, 1947, at the Presbyterian Church in Vinton. Harold and Dorothy celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary this year.
While in Maquoketa, Dorothy had been an active member of the First United Methodist Church, Maquoketa Women's Club and American Field Service (AFS).
If there was one absolutely abiding belief in Dorothy's life, it was the strong and fervent belief in family. Her beautiful home was filled with photographs of family members, family members long gone, as well as those still with us. She made sure everyone who visited her home felt welcomed and loved.
Surviving are her husband, Harold; her children, Bobbi (Kurt Ullrich) Alpers, of Maquoketa, Peggy (Charles) Martin, of Oak Lawn, Ill., Mikel Alpers, of Elk Grove Village, Ill., and AFS daughter (1969) Pawana Chantawan Hongmanop, of Bangkok, Thailand; three grandchildren, Elizabeth (Kyle) Messmer, Nicholas (Carrie) Martin and Nathan Martin; a great-granddaughter, Kelsey Messmer; a sister, Virginia (Ray) Albright, of Friendswood, Texas; sisters-in-law, Mae (Don) Wilhelmi, of Atkins, and Joan (Orville) Schrage, of Vinton; a brother-in-law, Russell Alpers, of West Palm Beach, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her father- and mother-in-law; her brother, Charles Robert Colston; and several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
MAQUOKETA, Iowa -- Dorothy M. Alpers, 82, of Bettendorf, formerly of Maquoketa, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011.
A celebration of Dorothy's life will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, at Carson & Son Funeral and Cremation Services, Maquoketa, where a memorial visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. A private family burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Maquoketa.
Dorothy was born on Aug. 5, 1929, in Van Horne, daughter of Lyle and Lois (Waddle) Colston. A 1946 graduate of Vinton High School, she married Harold Alpers on Feb. 9, 1947, at the Presbyterian Church in Vinton. Harold and Dorothy celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary this year.
While in Maquoketa, Dorothy had been an active member of the First United Methodist Church, Maquoketa Women's Club and American Field Service (AFS).
If there was one absolutely abiding belief in Dorothy's life, it was the strong and fervent belief in family. Her beautiful home was filled with photographs of family members, family members long gone, as well as those still with us. She made sure everyone who visited her home felt welcomed and loved.
Surviving are her husband, Harold; her children, Bobbi (Kurt Ullrich) Alpers, of Maquoketa, Peggy (Charles) Martin, of Oak Lawn, Ill., Mikel Alpers, of Elk Grove Village, Ill., and AFS daughter (1969) Pawana Chantawan Hongmanop, of Bangkok, Thailand; three grandchildren, Elizabeth (Kyle) Messmer, Nicholas (Carrie) Martin and Nathan Martin; a great-granddaughter, Kelsey Messmer; a sister, Virginia (Ray) Albright, of Friendswood, Texas; sisters-in-law, Mae (Don) Wilhelmi, of Atkins, and Joan (Orville) Schrage, of Vinton; a brother-in-law, Russell Alpers, of West Palm Beach, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her father- and mother-in-law; her brother, Charles Robert Colston; and several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
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