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Service:
Private family services will be held.
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mount Pulaski
Obituary
Dorothy Marie Brooker, 89 passed away
Friday, February 5, 2021 at Timbercreek Village in
Lincoln. She was born July 31, 1931 in Springfield,
daughter of Herman and Amanda (Lenger) Eickhoff. She
married Kenneth Brooker on June 14, 1953.
Dorothy is survived by her husband Kenneth and their
children Kathy (Wayne) Carter, Kent (Carole) Brooker,
Grandchildren: Derrick (Kim) Davison, Joshua (Laura)
Davison, Jeffery Davison, Kayla (Luis) Benitez,
Kaitlyn (Kevin) Kinsella. Step grandchildren: Nicole
(Jason) Hansens, Danielle (Tracy) Enloe, Ryan
(Emily) Young. Great grandchildren: Annibelle,
Alexander, Macklin, Emma, Adley, and a great
grandson arriving soon. Step great grandchildren:
Katelyn, Kaleb, Grace, Carlee, Jacob, Bella, Abby,
Lucy and Eli. Surviving is her brother Don (Marge)
Eickhoff, and several nieces and nephews.
Preceding her are her parents, baby sister, great
granddaughter Jade, step great grandson Cole.
After graduating from Millikin University she
married Kenneth and they lived on the family farm in
Mount Pulaski, where she raised a family and helped
on the farm.
Mom was a schoolteacher in Cornland and Mount
Pulaski Grade School where she was a third grade
teacher and a home economics teacher. She loved
teaching and touched so many lives while doing so.
Mom enjoyed finding and trying new recipes on her
family before sharing them with others. Mom was an
avid reader, loved to play cards, sew, bird watch
and spend time with her family. |
Dorothy volunteered at the Courthouse
in Mount Pulaski and was active in the Mount Pulaski
Historical Society. She was a member of Zeta House
Sorority when she attended Millikin University. She
was involved in the Junior Women’s Club and the
American Legion Auxiliary 447. She was a member of
St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski.
Private family services will be held.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St.
John’s Lutheran Church of Mount Pulaski, American
Legion Auxiliary Post 447 of Mt Pulaski or in her
memory to the Mount Pulaski Historical Society.
Services are entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.
Mom, you will always hold a special place in our
hearts. You will be missed by many. We will miss you
and love you forever.
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