Anderson, Dorothy Ann Thiessen Xouris Alpert (1941-1916)

Date of Birth: 1941, Champa, India
Date of Death: 2016 December 26, Lawson, Missousri

Dorothy Ann Thiessen Xouris Alpert Anderson

Anderson.- Dorothy Ann Thiessen, formerly Dorothy Alpert, Dorothy Xouris, 75, Lawson, Mo., died Dec. 26, 2016. The youngest of five siblings, Dorothy was born to Mennonite missionaries John and Elizabeth Thiessen while on post in Champa, India. She attended Bethel College, North Newton, Kan., and Wichita (Kan.) State University before teaching in the Hickman Mills School District in Kansas City, Mo. Dorothy was an inspirational English teacher for thousands of students during her 25-year career and took true joy in their growth and learning. Dorothy loved gardening, attending the Kansas City Symphony, listening to music and traveling. She is survived by John, her husband of 25 years, daughter Maria Hed Xouris (husband Curtis), sons Jeff Xouris (wife Susan) and Matt Alpert, stepdaughters Michelle Rich and Kelly (Anderson) Cox, granddaughters Kaitlin and Emily Xouris, grandsons Broderick and Nathaniel Hed, and Mason Alpert. She was preceded in death by parents John and Elizabeth Wiens Thiessen, brothers Harold and Arthur Thiessen, sisters Eleanor Ewert and Muriel Thiessen Stackley. A celebration of Dorothy's life will be scheduled at a later date.

The Mennonite, February 2017, pages 34-35, Vol. 20, No. 2.

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MLA Personal Photos Collection

Biographical note:
India
Daughter of John and Elizabeth Ruth (Wiens) Thiessen
Married Demetrios Xouris 1962 (div)
Married Irwin Alpert 1973
Married John Anderson, c. 1991

Bethel alumni note:
Bethel College student 1960s?

Photo holdings:
See John Thiessen (1893-1967) for family photo
See Muriel Ruth Thiessen (1937- ) for group photo

Sources:
Buller, Gen ... Jacob Thiessen ... 1974 (Courtesy JDT), p. 94 & 96
Grandma database Profile #128302
Kansas City Star/Legacy.com obituary
The Mennonite February 2017, obituary