DOROTHY A. ANGERER
Published on January 25, 2007
Des Moines Register, Page 7-B , ~ Des Moines, Iowa
DOROTHY ALICE {WOOD} ANGERER, 86,
passed from this life on Wednesday,
January 24, 2007, at Bishop Drumm
Care Center in Johnston, Iowa.
A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 26, 2007 at the Basilica of Saint John Catholic Church in Des Moines, Iowa, of which she was a member.
Burial with military honors will follow at GLENDALE CEMETERY, in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.
Dorothy was born on February 12, 1920, in Princeton, Iowa to Willis and Lola Boone WOOD.
She was a graduate of Marycrest College in Davenport,Iowa, earning a bachelors degree and later earned a masters degree from the University of Iowa.
She was also a graduate of Mercy Hospital School of Nursing.
DOROTHY proudly served as a 1st Lieutenant in the ARMY NURSE'S CORPS, during WORLD WAR II.
She was stationed in the South Pacific, until she was honorably discharged in 1946.
Dorothy married Frank Angerer in 1950 and to this union, five children were born. In 1954, Dorothy moved to Des Moines, where she made her home. For more than 22 years, she was formerly employed as a Nursing Instructor for all the Des Moines area Schools of Nursing, until she retired in 1982. She was a member of the Blinded Veterans Association and a life member of University of Iowa Alumni.
She is survived by her son, Matthew (Mary) Angerer of Carlisle; daughter-in-law, Gigi Angerer of Des Moines; son-in-law, Carlos Hernandez of Des Moines; seven grandchildren, Mary Grace, Margaret, Frank, Christian, Hannah and Ambrose Angerer and Sarah (Chris) Murphy all of Des Moines; and seven great-grandchildren, Max, Sam, Maddy and Amanda Murphy, Carmen Punelli and Phillip and Isazah Shade also all of Des Moines.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Frank in 1969; two sons, John and Mark; two daughters, Mary and Anne; one sister, Frances; and one grandson, George.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 25, at Iles Funeral Homes โ Westover Chapel in Des Moines, where a Rosary service will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Dorothy became a faithful listener to I.R.I.S. Radio and that became a very important part of her day. In recognition of that support she graciously received as her blindness grew, the family has respectfully requested that memorials be made to I.R.I.S. Radio.
ILES, Westover Chapel, 6337 Hickman Road
U.S. Dept. Of Veteran's Affairs Name Dorothy A Angerer
Gender Female
Birth Date 12 Feb 1920, Death Date 24 Jan 2007
Cause of Death Natural
Enlistment Branch ARMY, Enlistment Date 8 Dec 1942
Discharge Date 27 Feb 1946
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Published on January 25, 2007
Des Moines Register, Page 7-B , ~ Des Moines, Iowa
DOROTHY ALICE {WOOD} ANGERER, 86,
passed from this life on Wednesday,
January 24, 2007, at Bishop Drumm
Care Center in Johnston, Iowa.
A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 26, 2007 at the Basilica of Saint John Catholic Church in Des Moines, Iowa, of which she was a member.
Burial with military honors will follow at GLENDALE CEMETERY, in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.
Dorothy was born on February 12, 1920, in Princeton, Iowa to Willis and Lola Boone WOOD.
She was a graduate of Marycrest College in Davenport,Iowa, earning a bachelors degree and later earned a masters degree from the University of Iowa.
She was also a graduate of Mercy Hospital School of Nursing.
DOROTHY proudly served as a 1st Lieutenant in the ARMY NURSE'S CORPS, during WORLD WAR II.
She was stationed in the South Pacific, until she was honorably discharged in 1946.
Dorothy married Frank Angerer in 1950 and to this union, five children were born. In 1954, Dorothy moved to Des Moines, where she made her home. For more than 22 years, she was formerly employed as a Nursing Instructor for all the Des Moines area Schools of Nursing, until she retired in 1982. She was a member of the Blinded Veterans Association and a life member of University of Iowa Alumni.
She is survived by her son, Matthew (Mary) Angerer of Carlisle; daughter-in-law, Gigi Angerer of Des Moines; son-in-law, Carlos Hernandez of Des Moines; seven grandchildren, Mary Grace, Margaret, Frank, Christian, Hannah and Ambrose Angerer and Sarah (Chris) Murphy all of Des Moines; and seven great-grandchildren, Max, Sam, Maddy and Amanda Murphy, Carmen Punelli and Phillip and Isazah Shade also all of Des Moines.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Frank in 1969; two sons, John and Mark; two daughters, Mary and Anne; one sister, Frances; and one grandson, George.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 25, at Iles Funeral Homes โ Westover Chapel in Des Moines, where a Rosary service will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Dorothy became a faithful listener to I.R.I.S. Radio and that became a very important part of her day. In recognition of that support she graciously received as her blindness grew, the family has respectfully requested that memorials be made to I.R.I.S. Radio.
ILES, Westover Chapel, 6337 Hickman Road
U.S. Dept. Of Veteran's Affairs Name Dorothy A Angerer
Gender Female
Birth Date 12 Feb 1920, Death Date 24 Jan 2007
Cause of Death Natural
Enlistment Branch ARMY, Enlistment Date 8 Dec 1942
Discharge Date 27 Feb 1946
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DOROTHY A. ANGERER
Published on January 25, 2007
Des Moines Register, Page 7-B , ~ Des Moines, Iowa
DOROTHY ALICE {WOOD} ANGERER, 86,
passed from this life on Wednesday,
January 24, 2007, at Bishop Drumm
Care Center in Johnston, Iowa.
A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 26, 2007 at the Basilica of Saint John Catholic Church in Des Moines, Iowa, of which she was a member.
Burial with military honors will follow at GLENDALE CEMETERY, in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.
Dorothy was born on February 12, 1920, in Princeton, Iowa to Willis and Lola Boone WOOD.
She was a graduate of Marycrest College in Davenport,Iowa, earning a bachelors degree and later earned a masters degree from the University of Iowa.
She was also a graduate of Mercy Hospital School of Nursing.
DOROTHY proudly served as a 1st Lieutenant in the ARMY NURSE'S CORPS, during WORLD WAR II.
She was stationed in the South Pacific, until she was honorably discharged in 1946.
Dorothy married Frank Angerer in 1950 and to this union, five children were born. In 1954, Dorothy moved to Des Moines, where she made her home. For more than 22 years, she was formerly employed as a Nursing Instructor for all the Des Moines area Schools of Nursing, until she retired in 1982. She was a member of the Blinded Veterans Association and a life member of University of Iowa Alumni.
She is survived by her son, Matthew (Mary) Angerer of Carlisle; daughter-in-law, Gigi Angerer of Des Moines; son-in-law, Carlos Hernandez of Des Moines; seven grandchildren, Mary Grace, Margaret, Frank, Christian, Hannah and Ambrose Angerer and Sarah (Chris) Murphy all of Des Moines; and seven great-grandchildren, Max, Sam, Maddy and Amanda Murphy, Carmen Punelli and Phillip and Isazah Shade also all of Des Moines.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Frank in 1969; two sons, John and Mark; two daughters, Mary and Anne; one sister, Frances; and one grandson, George.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 25, at Iles Funeral Homes โ Westover Chapel in Des Moines, where a Rosary service will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Dorothy became a faithful listener to I.R.I.S. Radio and that became a very important part of her day. In recognition of that support she graciously received as her blindness grew, the family has respectfully requested that memorials be made to I.R.I.S. Radio.
ILES, Westover Chapel, 6337 Hickman Road
U.S. Dept. Of Veteran's Affairs Name Dorothy A Angerer
Gender Female
Birth Date 12 Feb 1920, Death Date 24 Jan 2007
Cause of Death Natural
Enlistment Branch ARMY, Enlistment Date 8 Dec 1942
Discharge Date 27 Feb 1946
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Published on January 25, 2007
Des Moines Register, Page 7-B , ~ Des Moines, Iowa
DOROTHY ALICE {WOOD} ANGERER, 86,
passed from this life on Wednesday,
January 24, 2007, at Bishop Drumm
Care Center in Johnston, Iowa.
A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 26, 2007 at the Basilica of Saint John Catholic Church in Des Moines, Iowa, of which she was a member.
Burial with military honors will follow at GLENDALE CEMETERY, in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.
Dorothy was born on February 12, 1920, in Princeton, Iowa to Willis and Lola Boone WOOD.
She was a graduate of Marycrest College in Davenport,Iowa, earning a bachelors degree and later earned a masters degree from the University of Iowa.
She was also a graduate of Mercy Hospital School of Nursing.
DOROTHY proudly served as a 1st Lieutenant in the ARMY NURSE'S CORPS, during WORLD WAR II.
She was stationed in the South Pacific, until she was honorably discharged in 1946.
Dorothy married Frank Angerer in 1950 and to this union, five children were born. In 1954, Dorothy moved to Des Moines, where she made her home. For more than 22 years, she was formerly employed as a Nursing Instructor for all the Des Moines area Schools of Nursing, until she retired in 1982. She was a member of the Blinded Veterans Association and a life member of University of Iowa Alumni.
She is survived by her son, Matthew (Mary) Angerer of Carlisle; daughter-in-law, Gigi Angerer of Des Moines; son-in-law, Carlos Hernandez of Des Moines; seven grandchildren, Mary Grace, Margaret, Frank, Christian, Hannah and Ambrose Angerer and Sarah (Chris) Murphy all of Des Moines; and seven great-grandchildren, Max, Sam, Maddy and Amanda Murphy, Carmen Punelli and Phillip and Isazah Shade also all of Des Moines.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Frank in 1969; two sons, John and Mark; two daughters, Mary and Anne; one sister, Frances; and one grandson, George.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 25, at Iles Funeral Homes โ Westover Chapel in Des Moines, where a Rosary service will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Dorothy became a faithful listener to I.R.I.S. Radio and that became a very important part of her day. In recognition of that support she graciously received as her blindness grew, the family has respectfully requested that memorials be made to I.R.I.S. Radio.
ILES, Westover Chapel, 6337 Hickman Road
U.S. Dept. Of Veteran's Affairs Name Dorothy A Angerer
Gender Female
Birth Date 12 Feb 1920, Death Date 24 Jan 2007
Cause of Death Natural
Enlistment Branch ARMY, Enlistment Date 8 Dec 1942
Discharge Date 27 Feb 1946
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