Dorothy Mary Harrington (nee VandeBoom), 93, passed away on Monday, May 26, 2014.
She was born in the township of Cedarburg on Nov. 30, 1920, to the late Norbert and Margaret (Wollner) Vande-Boom and married Michael (Mike) Harrington on June 12, 1940, at Immaculate Conception Church in Saukville.
They farmed the family farm in Saukville until moving to West Bend in 1951. Mike owned and operated Harrington Oil Co. in West Bend, for which Dorothy did the book work.
She was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church in West Bend for 63 years. She enjoyed gardening, collecting Santas and helping others. She still has the Santa that Mike gave her on their first Christmas together in 1940.
Dorothy was a devoted wife, loving and caring mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother, and never wanted to be a burden to her children saying, "You do what you need to, I'll be OK."
She will be sadly missed by her children: Michael (Dorothy) Harrington of Port Washington, Tom (Maggie) Harrington of Sacramento, California, Mariann (Les) Gundrum of West Bend and Colleen (Bob) Ruhnke of Kewaskum; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; sisters: Rita Arentz, Celia Albers and Bernice Schueller; and a brother, George (Frances) VandeBoom.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Mike on April 16, 1999; siblings: Anita Bell, Marie Rennicke and Ralph VandeBoom; in-laws: Carol VandeBoom, Carl Arentz, Robert Schueller, Robert Bell, Vern Albers, Roland Rennicke, and Jake and Lucille Karius; and two nieces and three nephews.
The visitation will be on Saturday, May 31, 2014, from 9-11 a.m. at Holy Angels Catholic Church (138 N. Eighth Ave., West Bend) with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Interment will take place at Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Saukville at 2 p.m.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Cedar Lake Nursing Home and Hospice, as well as Ivy Manor.
She was born in the township of Cedarburg on Nov. 30, 1920, to the late Norbert and Margaret (Wollner) Vande-Boom and married Michael (Mike) Harrington on June 12, 1940, at Immaculate Conception Church in Saukville.
They farmed the family farm in Saukville until moving to West Bend in 1951. Mike owned and operated Harrington Oil Co. in West Bend, for which Dorothy did the book work.
She was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church in West Bend for 63 years. She enjoyed gardening, collecting Santas and helping others. She still has the Santa that Mike gave her on their first Christmas together in 1940.
Dorothy was a devoted wife, loving and caring mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother, and never wanted to be a burden to her children saying, "You do what you need to, I'll be OK."
She will be sadly missed by her children: Michael (Dorothy) Harrington of Port Washington, Tom (Maggie) Harrington of Sacramento, California, Mariann (Les) Gundrum of West Bend and Colleen (Bob) Ruhnke of Kewaskum; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; sisters: Rita Arentz, Celia Albers and Bernice Schueller; and a brother, George (Frances) VandeBoom.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Mike on April 16, 1999; siblings: Anita Bell, Marie Rennicke and Ralph VandeBoom; in-laws: Carol VandeBoom, Carl Arentz, Robert Schueller, Robert Bell, Vern Albers, Roland Rennicke, and Jake and Lucille Karius; and two nieces and three nephews.
The visitation will be on Saturday, May 31, 2014, from 9-11 a.m. at Holy Angels Catholic Church (138 N. Eighth Ave., West Bend) with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Interment will take place at Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Saukville at 2 p.m.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Cedar Lake Nursing Home and Hospice, as well as Ivy Manor.
Dorothy Mary Harrington (nee VandeBoom), 93, passed away on Monday, May 26, 2014.
She was born in the township of Cedarburg on Nov. 30, 1920, to the late Norbert and Margaret (Wollner) Vande-Boom and married Michael (Mike) Harrington on June 12, 1940, at Immaculate Conception Church in Saukville.
They farmed the family farm in Saukville until moving to West Bend in 1951. Mike owned and operated Harrington Oil Co. in West Bend, for which Dorothy did the book work.
She was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church in West Bend for 63 years. She enjoyed gardening, collecting Santas and helping others. She still has the Santa that Mike gave her on their first Christmas together in 1940.
Dorothy was a devoted wife, loving and caring mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother, and never wanted to be a burden to her children saying, "You do what you need to, I'll be OK."
She will be sadly missed by her children: Michael (Dorothy) Harrington of Port Washington, Tom (Maggie) Harrington of Sacramento, California, Mariann (Les) Gundrum of West Bend and Colleen (Bob) Ruhnke of Kewaskum; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; sisters: Rita Arentz, Celia Albers and Bernice Schueller; and a brother, George (Frances) VandeBoom.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Mike on April 16, 1999; siblings: Anita Bell, Marie Rennicke and Ralph VandeBoom; in-laws: Carol VandeBoom, Carl Arentz, Robert Schueller, Robert Bell, Vern Albers, Roland Rennicke, and Jake and Lucille Karius; and two nieces and three nephews.
The visitation will be on Saturday, May 31, 2014, from 9-11 a.m. at Holy Angels Catholic Church (138 N. Eighth Ave., West Bend) with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Interment will take place at Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Saukville at 2 p.m.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Cedar Lake Nursing Home and Hospice, as well as Ivy Manor.
She was born in the township of Cedarburg on Nov. 30, 1920, to the late Norbert and Margaret (Wollner) Vande-Boom and married Michael (Mike) Harrington on June 12, 1940, at Immaculate Conception Church in Saukville.
They farmed the family farm in Saukville until moving to West Bend in 1951. Mike owned and operated Harrington Oil Co. in West Bend, for which Dorothy did the book work.
She was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church in West Bend for 63 years. She enjoyed gardening, collecting Santas and helping others. She still has the Santa that Mike gave her on their first Christmas together in 1940.
Dorothy was a devoted wife, loving and caring mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother, and never wanted to be a burden to her children saying, "You do what you need to, I'll be OK."
She will be sadly missed by her children: Michael (Dorothy) Harrington of Port Washington, Tom (Maggie) Harrington of Sacramento, California, Mariann (Les) Gundrum of West Bend and Colleen (Bob) Ruhnke of Kewaskum; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; sisters: Rita Arentz, Celia Albers and Bernice Schueller; and a brother, George (Frances) VandeBoom.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Mike on April 16, 1999; siblings: Anita Bell, Marie Rennicke and Ralph VandeBoom; in-laws: Carol VandeBoom, Carl Arentz, Robert Schueller, Robert Bell, Vern Albers, Roland Rennicke, and Jake and Lucille Karius; and two nieces and three nephews.
The visitation will be on Saturday, May 31, 2014, from 9-11 a.m. at Holy Angels Catholic Church (138 N. Eighth Ave., West Bend) with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Interment will take place at Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Saukville at 2 p.m.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Cedar Lake Nursing Home and Hospice, as well as Ivy Manor.
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