Dorothy Maxine Schill
1923 - 2014
Obituary
HESSTON - Dorothy Maxine Schill, 90, died Thursday (April
17, 2014) at the Newton Medical Center.
She was born on April 21, 1923, in Newton, the daughter of
Margaret (Powell) and Charles "Mutt" Sherman. Dorothy was raised and
attended schools in Newton. She married Paul A. Schill on March 28, 1946, in
San Francisco, Calif., and they returned to Newton. Paul died on Sept. 23,
1986.
Dorothy had worked in the local A.S.C.S. Office for a short
time, then became the secretary to the principal of the Newton High School,
where she worked for several years until retiring. Dorothy and Paul enjoyed
traveling and spent many winters in the South. She was a member of the Phi
Betta Kappa and loved to dance.
Survivors include her son, Dr. Michael Schill and his wife,
Patricia of Redding, Calif.; two grandchildren, Stephen Schill of Fairfax, Va.,
and Andra Schill-Hiester of Redding, Calif.; and three great-grandchildren,
Caleb, Zachary and Nathaniel Hiester.
Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday (April 26,
2014) at the Schowalter Villa in Hesston. Inurnment will be in St. Mary's
Catholic Cemetery in Newton.
There will be no visitation as cremation has been effected.
A memorial has been established with Schowalter Villa;
contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway,
Newton, KS 67114.
Condolences may be left at www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton.
