Dorothy M. Seiler

Dorothy Mae Seiler, age 86, of Savanna, Illinois, died Friday, December 12, 2008 at Big Meadows Nursing Facility in Savanna. Funeral Services will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at the First United Methodist Church in Savanna, with Reverend Larry Thomson officiating. Burial will be in the Lanark Cemetery, Lanark, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday, December 15, 2008 at the First United Methodist Church in Savanna. A memorial fund has been established in Dorothy’s memory.

Dorothy was born July 27, 1922 in Elroy, Illinois the daughter of Charles Frank and Edna Erna (Miche) Merchant. She graduated from Freeport High School. Dorothy married Howard Duane Seiler on May 17, 1947 in Decorah, Iowa. Howard passed away January 3, 1978 in Clinton, Iowa. She worked for the Savanna Army Depot, Savanna Garment Factory, Clinton Engines in Maquoketa, Iowa, Sabula Speaker Factory in Sabula in Sabula, Iowa, and later worked for the Eaton Corporation as a line worker.

Dorothy was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Savanna. She enjoyed crocheting, flowers, gardening and being with her grandchildren. Most importantly she loved her church and her family.

Dorothy will be dearly missed by her son, Vernon (Nancy) Seiler of Elkhorn, Wisconsin; daughter-in-law, Selene Seiler of Byron, Illinois; two daughters, Sandra (Freddy) Goetz of Savanna, Kathy (Bob) Hull of Olney, Illinois; nine grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren.

Dorothy is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Howard; son, Roger; great-granddaughter, Hannah Willis; two brothers and three sisters.