Mielke, Dorothy

1919 - 2006  (87 years)    Has 6 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Mielke, Dorothy
  Born	2 Aug 1919	Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	6 Aug 2006	Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	10 Aug 2006
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Zirbel (Mielke), Doro thy Annie OttiliaDorothy Annie Ottilia (Mielke) Zirbel, 87, Wrightstown, passed away Tuesda y, August 8, 2006, at Century Oaks in Wrightstown. She was born Augu st 2, 1919, to the late August and Minnie Mielke. Dorothy married Arthur R etzlaff on April 20, 1939, and he preceded her in death on July 19, 193 9. She married Harold Zirbel on August 8, 1945, and he preceded her in dea th December 22, 1984.Dorothy lived in Wrightstown and was a member of St. John Ev. Lutheran Chu rch where she was a member of Ladies Aid and Martha Circle and performed m any hour of volunteer service. She loved gardening and working with her fl owers. Dorothy was an employee of Nabisco, Inc. in Wrightstown for 18 year s.Survivors are two sons, Dennis Zirbel of Wrightstown and Arthur (Ardena) R etzlaff of Amberg; two grandchildren, Timothy (Dawn) Retzlaff and childre n: Kyle, Ryan and Lauryn; Shelly Retzlaff and daughter, Abby; sisters: Ma ry Burriss of Anderson, NC; Iris (Ben) Valk of Green Bay; brother, Augu st (Marie) Mielke of Kimberly; sister-in-law, Doris Mielke of Kaukauna; a nd many nieces and nephews, especially Sue and Steve Johnson. Sue was li ke a daughter to Dorothy.Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents and her husbands, Arthur a nd Harold; granddaughter, Jennifer Retzlaff; sister, Leona (Harold) Van De urzen; brothers, Wilmer (Dorothy), Vitalus and Gordon Mielke and Ben (Bett y) Verbeten; brothers-in-law: Lawrence (Adeline), Alvin (Mary) Zirbel a nd Norman Burriss; and sister-in-law, Viola (William) Ray.Family and friends may call Friday, August 11, 2006, from 2:30 p.m. unt il 4 p.m. at St. John Ev. Lutheran Church in Wrightstown. Funeral servi ce will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at church, with the Rev. Ronald Zindler o fficiating. Interment will be in St. John Ev. Lutheran Church Cemetery. De Wane-Cotter Funeral Home, Wrightstown, is assisting the family. Online con dolences may be expressed at cotter funeralhome.com.The family extends a warm thanks to the staff at Century Oaks, Heartland H ospice, and Rev. Ronald Zindler for all the care and compassion shown to D orothy.
  Buried	St. John Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Wrightstown, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I108096	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Mielke, August,   b. 26 Mar 1873, Harrison, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 20 Dec 1926, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Russ, Wilhelmina Minerva,   b. 24 Oct 1891, Harrison, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 16 Oct 1963, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F35285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Retzlaff, Arthur,   b. 26 Dec 1904, Belle Plaine, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 19 Jul 1939, , , Wisconsin, USA  (Age 34 years)
  Married	20 Apr 1939	, , Wisconsin, USA
  Children	+ 1. Retzlaff, Arthur,   b. 31 Aug 1939, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 12 Nov 2023, St. Paul Villa, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F35289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Zirbel, Harold,   b. 8 Aug 1908, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 22 Dec 1984, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1945	, , Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. Zirbel, Dennis,   b. 21 Aug 1946, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 25 Jul 2008, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F35290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 2 Aug 1919 - Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Married - 20 Apr 1939 - , , Wisconsin, USA Married - 8 Aug 1945 - , , Wisconsin, USA Died - 6 Aug 2006 - Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - St. John Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Wrightstown, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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