Dorothy Zink

Dorothy L. Zink, age 86, of Chadwick, Illinois, died Wednesday, April 09, 2008, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mount Carroll, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 12, 2008, at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home in Chadwick, Illinois with Pastor Josh Jensen of the Chadwick Evangelical Free Church officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, at the funeral home in Chadwick just prior to the Service. Following the funeral service, Dorothy’s body will be donated to medical science. A Memorial fund has been established in Dorothy’s name. Dorothy was born on May 27, 1921 in Mt. Carroll, Illinois, the daughter of Walter and Mary Elizabeth (Jones) Fulrath. She attended Mt. Carroll schools and after marrying Merle E. Zink on February 14th, 1941, in Clinton, Iowa, Dorothy farmed with her husband in the Pols Grove, Illinois area. Dorothy also worked as the Post Office janitor in Chadwick for many years, and for the Warners and the Acker Implement Companies. Merle passed away in Chadwick on June 12, 1998. Dorothy was a member of the Evangelical Free Church of Chadwick and in her spare time loved crocheting, playing cards, putting puzzles together, reading, fishing, gardening, but most of all spending time with her family. Dorothy is survived by her daughter Bonnie (Ronald) Norman of Chadwick; her son Ronnie (Phyllis) Zink of Mt. Carroll; six grandchildren: Tina (Mark) Updike, Tim (Renee’) Nye, David (Beth) Norman, Thomas Norman, Eric Zink, and Lara Zink; and six great grandchildren: Crystal Updike, Josh Updike, James Nye, Chelsea Nye, Jonathon Norman, and Madison Norman. Dorothy is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a brother, and a sister.