Dorothy Margaret Schachterle was born to Walter and Mathilda Heileman on December 7, 1925 in Bay View, WI, the city in which she lived for nearly seven decades before moving to Alexian Village in Milwaukee. After graduating from Bay View High School, Dorothy worked in a doctor’s office and then in the City of Milwaukee Health Department until the time she married her husband, Laurence. Laurence predeceased her in 2010, after a marriage of fifty-eight years.
Dorothy was born into God’s family on January 31, 1926 through the washing of Holy Baptism. Throughout the years of her life, Dorothy was an active member of various Lutheran churches, with a special heart for mission work. On June 6 her Savior called her home at the age of 98 to enjoy the gift of eternal life with him in heaven.
Christian Committal will take place at Woodlawn Cemetery, 614 East Howard Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 10, 2024 at 11:00 AM. Pastor Dennis Roser of St. Paul Lutheran, Brown Deer will officiate.