Dorothy Friesen
Obituary
Dorothy Ann Friesen, 80, passed away on
Sunday (June 26, 2016) at Mercy Hospital, Moundridge. She was born in
Newton on March 23, 1936, to Paul E. and Edna O. Tangeman Vogt. She
was an active member of the Garden Community Church, rural
Moundridge. On May 4, 1956, she married Norman Friesen. They farmed
in rural Walton for 45 years until retiring in Hesston.
She is survived by her husband, Norman,
of Hesston; sons Larry (Jeanette) Friesen and Dale (Shelly) Friesen,
all of Walton; daughter Yvonne (Gerhard) Fast of Hesston; one
brother, Arnold (Shirley) Vogt of Hesston; one sister, Helen (Alvin)
Bergen of Augusta; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
parents and two sisters, Verna Broeckel and Betty Oller.
The family will receive friends from 6
to 8 p.m. Wednesday (June 29, 2016) at the Moundridge Funeral Home.
Memorial service will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday (June 30, 2016) at
Garden Community Church with Pastor Gary Janzen officiating.
Inurnment will be in the Garden Community Church Cemetery at a later
date. Memorials may be given to either Garden Community Church or
Harvest Radio Migration –Brazil (Avant Ministries), in care of
Moundridge Funeral Home.
