Doris Eugenia Dorsey

March 26, 2019 at 3:09 p.m.

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NORTH WEBSTER – Doris Eugenia Dorsey, 99, of Winona Lake, formerly of North Webster, passed away at 3:50 a.m. Sunday, March 24, 2019, at Grace Village Healthcare in Winona Lake. She was born on Nov. 2, 1919 in Kosciusko County to Elmo and Florence Weimer Shock.

She graduated in 1936 from Syracuse High School and was a lifetime Syracuse/North Webster area resident until moving to Grace Village in Winona Lake in 2009.

She was married on June 6, 1936, to Maurice William Dorsey, who preceded her on Nov. 29, 2001. She was a homemaker and retired as the cafeteria manager at Syracuse School after several years.    

She was a member of the Church of the Brethren in North Webster and former member of the Mother’s Club in Syracuse.

She is survived by two daughters, Dixie Simmons of Syracuse and Kathleen (Bruce) Wolfe of Middlebury; a son,  William “Bill” (Marilyn) Dorsey of Columbia City; seven grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, several step-great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren and several step-great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a sister, D. Maris Miller; and a brother, Joe Shock.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, March 29 at Owen Family Funeral Home, Ind. 13 and CR 500N, North Webster. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the funeral home with Pastor Bob Wyman of the church officiating.

Burial will follow in the Mock Addition of the North Webster Cemetery.

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Memorials may be given to the Church of the Brethren, 7281 E. 600N, North Webster, IN 46555; or Kosciusko County Home Care & Hospice, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, IN 46581.

To send condolences to the family in memory of Doris Dorsey, visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.

NORTH WEBSTER – Doris Eugenia Dorsey, 99, of Winona Lake, formerly of North Webster, passed away at 3:50 a.m. Sunday, March 24, 2019, at Grace Village Healthcare in Winona Lake. She was born on Nov. 2, 1919 in Kosciusko County to Elmo and Florence Weimer Shock.

She graduated in 1936 from Syracuse High School and was a lifetime Syracuse/North Webster area resident until moving to Grace Village in Winona Lake in 2009.

She was married on June 6, 1936, to Maurice William Dorsey, who preceded her on Nov. 29, 2001. She was a homemaker and retired as the cafeteria manager at Syracuse School after several years.    

She was a member of the Church of the Brethren in North Webster and former member of the Mother’s Club in Syracuse.

She is survived by two daughters, Dixie Simmons of Syracuse and Kathleen (Bruce) Wolfe of Middlebury; a son,  William “Bill” (Marilyn) Dorsey of Columbia City; seven grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, several step-great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren and several step-great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a sister, D. Maris Miller; and a brother, Joe Shock.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, March 29 at Owen Family Funeral Home, Ind. 13 and CR 500N, North Webster. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the funeral home with Pastor Bob Wyman of the church officiating.

Burial will follow in the Mock Addition of the North Webster Cemetery.

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Memorials may be given to the Church of the Brethren, 7281 E. 600N, North Webster, IN 46555; or Kosciusko County Home Care & Hospice, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, IN 46581.

To send condolences to the family in memory of Doris Dorsey, visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
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