Welsing, Dorothy

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• Obituary: 11 Jan 2015; Green Bay Press Gazette

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Obituary:
Dorothy M. (Welsing) Bries, 87, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 7, 2015, surrounded by her family. She was born on November 20, 1927 to the late Arnold and Ethel (Jobelius) Welsing. Dorothy graduated from Luxemburg High School and also attended Denmark High. She married Donald Bries at St. Willebrord Catholic Church, April 27, 1946, after he returned from the war. Together they raised six children.
Dorothy will forever be remembered as loving, generous, happy, sharp as a tack, and a fan of music (the old time polka and waltz genre, but she also had an ear for good rock and roll). A hip mom who always stayed attuned to her children's interests. She reveled in spending time with her children, grandchildren and great grandchild.
A homemaker in the 40's and 50's she then partnered with her husband to launch a successful dairy farming operation in the late 1950's and 60's….a daunting task for a young couple starting with nothing. She enjoyed her time at the cottage in Northern Wisconsin and loved to travel the US and Mexico, later wintering in Florida, Arkansas and Padre Island.
She moved from the family farm to Bellevue Retirement Apartments in 2007. Dorothy kept busy with card club, outings with new and longtime friends, and savored her weekly telephone marathons with friends.
Dorothy was a dedicated volunteer for the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, and the Brown County Mental Health Center. She taught CCD for a number of years at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Pine Grove. She was also known as a "Good Will Ambassador" at Bellevue Retirement Community where she welcomed new residents and showed them the ropes.
Dorothy is survived by her daughter Mary Jaekels, and four sons: Lorne (Kori); Glen (Michele); Paul; Eric (Grace); seven grandchildren; one great grandchild; three brothers: Roger (Cookie); Bob (Lynn); and Kurt (Helen).
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband Donald; son Mark; son-in-law Jim Jaekels; her parents; and sisters Grace Geyer and Yvonne Bauer.
Friends may call at All Saints Catholic Church, 145 St. Claude St., Denmark, after 9:00 AM Saturday, January 10, 2015, until time of mass. Funeral Mass 11:00 AM Saturday at the church, with Rev. Kevin Ori officiating. Burial in the Allouez Catholic Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to Dorothy's family at www.prokowall.com.
Dorothy's family wishes to thank the staff at Bellin Hospital and Unity Hospice for their generous and caring support.

Dorothy married Bries, Donald 27 Jul 1946. Donald (son of Bries, Albert and VandeHey, Mary) was born 9 Dec 1924, Lawrence, Brown, Wisconsin, USA; died 21 Apr 2001, Denmark, Brown, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]