Mrs. Gumper was born in Stony Hill, Missouri on March 15, 1922, the daughter of the late Ernst and Wilhelmina (Sewing) Benz.
She was the widow of Elton Gumper. They were married October 24, 1949 at St. Louis, Missouri.
Dorothy was a member of St. James Church, Stony Hill, Missouri and she was a homemaker.
Dorothy is survived by a daughter Patricia Aichholz-Schowe & husband Wayne of Berger and a son Gary Gumper & wife Pam of New Haven, by a sister Helen "Mutz" Kurrelmeyer of Rosebud, a brother Paul Benz & wife Helen of Stony Hill, 13 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, by two sisters-in-law Dorothy Haeffner of Hermann and Norma Benz of Jefferson City, and by many nieces, nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and several brothers and sisters.
Visitation will be held Tuesday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Toedtmann-Grosse Funeral Home, New Haven, where funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.
Burial will be at St. James Cemetery, Stony Hill. Memorials may be given to New Haven Senior Center or St. James Cemetery. C/O Toedtmann-Grosse Funeral Home.
Mrs. Gumper was born in Stony Hill, Missouri on March 15, 1922, the daughter of the late Ernst and Wilhelmina (Sewing) Benz.
She was the widow of Elton Gumper. They were married October 24, 1949 at St. Louis, Missouri.
Dorothy was a member of St. James Church, Stony Hill, Missouri and she was a homemaker.
Dorothy is survived by a daughter Patricia Aichholz-Schowe & husband Wayne of Berger and a son Gary Gumper & wife Pam of New Haven, by a sister Helen "Mutz" Kurrelmeyer of Rosebud, a brother Paul Benz & wife Helen of Stony Hill, 13 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, by two sisters-in-law Dorothy Haeffner of Hermann and Norma Benz of Jefferson City, and by many nieces, nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and several brothers and sisters.
Visitation will be held Tuesday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Toedtmann-Grosse Funeral Home, New Haven, where funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.
Burial will be at St. James Cemetery, Stony Hill. Memorials may be given to New Haven Senior Center or St. James Cemetery. C/O Toedtmann-Grosse Funeral Home.
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Fred J. Benz
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Frieda Benz Faber
1914–1996
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Elsie Anna Benz Hahne
1915–2005
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Emma Benz
1916–1916
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Laura Benz
1917–1917
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Hilda Louise Benz Brown
1919–2004
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Elmer Arthur Benz
1921–1921
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Edgar August Benz
1924–1985
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Florence Helen Benz Ham
1925–2011
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Paul A Benz
1927–2015
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Helen Ella "Mutz" Benz Kurrelmeyer
1929–2021
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Milton Erwin Benz
1930–1931
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Marvin John Benz
1932–2000
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Ralph K Benz
1934–2012
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