OBITUARY FROM THE NW INDIANA TIMES, SEPTEMBER 6, 2011:
Dorothea Kurth (Nee Thomas) "Dot", age 99, passed away Sunday, September 04, 2011 a Hobart/Barbee Lake area resident. Dot is a retired Hobart schoolteacher, she enjoyed; playing cards, reading, watching sports and spending time with other people. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
She is survived by one son, Tom (Barbara) Kurth of Elkhart; three grandchildren: Kristie (Steve) Stutsman of Elkhart, Frank (Denise) Kurth of Oseola, Karen (Bill) Hunter of Gastonia, NC; five great grandchildren Justin Stutsman, Thomas and Katie Kurth, Dean and Kurt Hunter; many nieces and nephews; many great nieces and nephews other loving family members and friends.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Frank "Red" Kurth, parents Clifton and Uva (Nee Lee) Thomas; two sisters: Harriet Hidy and Mary Elizabeth Fralick; and one brother, John Franklin Thomas.
Funeral services Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 900 Luther Drive, Hobart with Rev. Gary Nagy officiating. There will be additional visitation at church from 10:00 a.m. until time of service Burial at Ridgelawn Cemetery. Visitation Wednesday, September 7, 2011 4:00-8:00 p.m. at Rees Funeral Home, 600 Old Ridge Road, Hobart. For more information call 219-942-2109 or online at www.reesfuneralhomes.com.
This information was obtained from: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nwitimes/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=153481444.
OBITUARY INFORMATION FROM FIND-A-GRAVE WEBSITE:
Dorothea Isabel “Dot” Thomas Kurth
BIRTH 2 Oct 1911, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA
DEATH 4 Sep 2011 (aged 99), Winona Lake, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA
BURIAL Ridgelawn Cemetery, Gary, Lake County, Indiana, USA
MEMORIAL ID 76115174
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