Dorothy M. Bailey, 89, Winona Lake, passed away at 12:20 p.m. Jan. 18, 2016, at her residence. She was born June 28, 1926, in Chicago, to Joseph and Emily Kretschmer Smrt. In April 1944, in Joplin, Mo., she married Lt. Herb Bailey, who passed away in January 1966. She was a 1943 graduate of Harper High School, Chicago, and in 1968 she graduated from Northern Illinois University. She was an elementary school teacher for 20 years in DeKalb, Ill. She was a member of The Federated Church, Sycamore, Ill., and attended Warsaw Evangelical Presbyterian Church. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and DCTRA. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Penelope (and spouse James) Grogan, Orlando, Fla.; two sons, Herb (and spouse Anne) Bailey Jr., Warsaw, and Scott (and spouse Nina) Bailey, Sycamore, Ill.; four grandchildren: Herb III (and spouse Sarah) Bailey and Heidi (and spouse Gary) Leininger, all of Warsaw; Ian (and spouse Michelle) Bailey, Bloomington; Hannah Bailey, Austin, Texas; and four great-grandchildren: Mandy Whittaker, Emily Bailey, Josie and Jules Leininger. She was preceded in death by her mother, Emily Smrt, in December 1982; father, Joseph Smrt, in January 1986; brother-in-law, George Zitek, in March 2006; and her sister, Gladys Zitek, in October 2010. A memorial service and a celebration of life will be held at a later date with burial at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw. No calling is planned. Arrangements were entrusted to Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw. ***** Memorials to Grace Village Retirement Community, 337 Grace Village Drive, Winona Lake, IN 46590 and would be appreciated by the family. Condolences via www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com
