Schrock, Dorothy S. Troyer Burkett (1909-2005)

Newton Kansan obituary: 2005 Nov 4 p. 2; 2005 Nov 5 p. 2

Birth date: 1909 Sep 24

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2005 Nov 21 p. 11

text of obituary:

DOROTHY SCHROCK

Dorothy S. (Troyer) (Burkett) Schrock, 96, of Hesston, Kan., died Nov. 3, 2005. She was born Sept. 24, 1909, to Menno Z. and Susan B. (Miller) Troyer of rural Inman in McPherson County.

At age 12, she accepted Christ as her Savior and Lord. She was baptized and became a member of the West Liberty Mennonite Church on Feb. 23, 1921. All her life she served the Lord faithfully.

In her younger years, she helped her sisters with their young children, taught Bible school and served as secretary at the Kansas City Mennonite Mission. There she met and fell in love with Leo M. Burkett. They were married Oct. 19, 1940, at West Liberty Mennonite Church.

Her primary role was being a homemaker and raising her family. She also did some work outside the home. After her children were raised, she worked for seven years at Hesston Corp. in the print shop, retiring in 1974.

Her husband, Leo, preceded her in death in March 1972. She married E. Freedly Schrock on July 19, 1980. During the 10 years of their marriage, they traveled extensively. Freedly preceded her in death in March 1991.

She was a member of Whitestone Mennonite Church and a member of the Auxiliary of Gideons International. All who knew her will miss her gentle spirit and remember the kindness she showed to all.

Survivors include two sons, Jim Burkett and his wife, Kay, of West Liberty, Ohio, and David Burkett and his wife, Judi, of Hesston; a daughter, Mary Friesen and her husband, Jim, of Hesston; 19 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; two stepsons, Marvin Schrock and his wife, Jodi, of Naples, Fla., Ed Schrock and his wife, Irene, of Colorado Springs, Colo., two stepdaughters, Dorothy Kratz and her husband, Jim, of Elkhart, Ind., and Eunice Munn and her husband, Don, of Middlebury, Idaho; and numerous step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren

She was preceded in death by six brothers, Roy, Ora, Sam, Paul, Menno M and Ernest; and three sisters, Lillie Steckly, Bertha Troyer and Ida Kauffman.

Funeral services were held at Whitestone Mennonite Church. Burial was at the West Liberty Cemetery.