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Dorothy Jean Franke
Born: 4/20/1939
Died: 3/17/2022
Age: 82
Community: Fenton, MI
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PEACEFULLY, AND SURROUNDED BY HER FAMILY, DOROTHY JEAN FRANKE, 82 FROM FENTON, MICHIGAN (FORMERLY OF HOLLY), WENT TO BE WITH HER LORD AND SAVIOR ON THURSDAY, MARCH 17TH. SHE WAS BORN IN KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA TO THE LATE EVEREST J. NEWMAN AND CECILE NEWMAN (BRADSHAW) ON APRIL 20TH, 1939. DOROTHY SPENT MOST OF HER CHILDHOOD IN CENTRAL LAKE, MICHIGAN. SHE WAS UNITED IN MARRIAGE TO H. WAYNE FRANKE ON MARCH 15, 1975 IN BURTON, MICHIGAN. PRIOR TO HER RETIREMENT, SHE WAS A SUPERVISOR FOR THE MICHIGAN UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE AND THE MICHIGAN STATE LOTTERY (which we never won, but we have lots of playing cards). SPEAKING OF PLAYING CARDS, DOROTHY ALWAYS ENJOYED GATHERING THE FAMILY FOR A COMPETITIVE GAME OF EUCHRE OR OH HECK. SHE WAS A LONG-TIME MEMBER OF TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH IN FENTON, AND WAS BLESSED WITH MANY SPECIAL FRIENDSHIPS. DOROTHY WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING MANY ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING OUTREACH, FLINT MISSION NETWORK, AND COMMITTEES WITHIN THE CHURCH. WILL BE DEARLY MISSED BY HER LOVING HUSBAND WAYNE OF 47 YEARS, SONS: ERIC (ALICIA) AND HAL, DAUGHTERS: SUE (JOHN) AND JOANN (GREG). GRANDCHILDREN: RYAN (ROBYN), JOEL, BRANDON, SEAN, CODY (DOMINIQUE), TRAVIS, JUSTIN, ZACHARY, WHITNEE (JONNY), QUENTIN (AMANDA), AND LINNEA (JOSH). TEN GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. AND SISTER EVELYN (BILL) DERENZY. DOROTHY WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER PARENTS, SISTERS: BETTY, ELLA, MARY AND BROTHER HAROLD. THE FAMILY WISHES TO SEND THEIR HEARTFELT THANKS TO THOSE WHO HAVE HELPED IN SO MANY WAYS THROUGH HER JOURNEY. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, DOROTHY WOULD BE HONORED IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER A DONATION TO MERCY HOUSE, WHICH IS A PARTNER OF THE FLINT MISSION NETWORK. A FUNERAL SERVICE CELEBRATING HER LIFE WILL BE HELD AT THE DRYER FUNERAL HOME IN HOLLY AT 2:00 ON MONDAY, MARCH 21ST. VISITATION WILL BE SUNDAY, MARCH 20TH FROM 2:00-5:00 AND FROM 1:00 TO 2:00 (MONDAY) PRIOR TO THE SERVICE BURIAL WILL BE AT GREAT LAKES NATIONAL CEMETERY AT 9:30 AM TUESDAY, DEPARTING FROM DRYER FUNERAL HOME AT 9:00.
Dryer Funeral Home
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