Goossen, Dorthy (1919-2005)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2005 Feb 28 p. 8

Birth date: 1919 Aug 9

text of obituary:

DORTHY GOOSSEN

Dorthy Goossen, 85, of Beatrice, Neb., died Feb. 9, 2005, at Good Samaritan Center. She was born Aug. 9, 1919, in Beatrice, and lived in the Beatrice area her entire life.

She was a 1937 graduate of DeWitt High School and had taught country school. She married Theodor A. "Ted" Goossen on May 27, 1941, at Beatrice. They lived on a farm west of Beatrice until they moved to Bea-trice in 1994.

She was a member of First Mennonite Church of rural Beatrice, where she directed the children's choir and was Sunday school superintendent and a teacher for many years. She was an active member of Mennonite Women's Mission Society and was a past member of the Homestead Extension Club. She enjoyed cooking and gardening, entertaining friends and family and was always a gracious host.

Survivors include a son, Ronald Goossen of Los Angeles; a daughter, Darlene Dieckhoff of Lincoln; a daughter-in-law, Janet Goossen of Buffalo Gap, S.D.; four grandchildren; three step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Gertrude Claassen of Beatrice.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Theodor, on Oct. 29, 2004; a son, Harvey, in 2000; and a sister, Frieda Claassen.

Funeral services were held at First Mennonite Church of rural Beatrice. Burial was in the church cemetery.