Dorothea Vinkemeier

Dorothea Alma Laura Vinkemeier, age 93 of Gaylord and formerly of Belle Plaine, passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Oak Terrace Health Care Center in Gaylord. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 8 at St. John Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. prior to the service. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Belle Plaine. Dorothea was born in Arlington on November 15, 1921 to Charles and Alma (Wolters) Petzel. She grew up in Arlington. On November 29, 1938 she married Earl Mueller in New Rome. She later married Marvin Vinkemeier on May 7, 1976 in Belle Plaine. She lived on a farm near Belle Plaine and later moved into town. Dorothea was a homemaker and also worked as a custom house cleaner. She loved gardening, flowers, needlework, baking, cooking, playing cards, dancing and old time music. She is also a former member of the St. John Ladies Aid. She is preceded in death by 2 husbands, son and daughter in law, Kenneth & Elenore Mueller and two brothers, Melvin and Harvey. Dorothea is survived by her daughter, Elaine (Marvin) Riebe of Arlington, 6 Grandchildren, Cynthia (Dan) Lapadula, Richard Mueller, Kristie (Dan) Gerold, Ross (Denise) Riebe, Connie Trebesch (fiancé Mike), Dean (Diedra) Riebe, 16 Great-Grandchildren, 4 Great-Great-Grandchildren, Step children, Beverly (Herman) Eggers and Roger (Linda) Vinkemeier, 6 Step Grandchildren & Step Great-Grandchildren.

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