- Dorcas M. Kuchenbecker, age 81, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2006. She was born March 3, 1925, in the Town of Menasha, daughter of William and Alvina Korth. She graduated from Menasha High School, class of 1943. She married Carl M. Kuchenbecker on November 29, 1947 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Neenah. They lived in Menasha for 16 years. She was a former employee of Kimberly Clark. In 1961, Carl and Dorcas moved to the Town of Vinland where they were engaged in farming. She worked 23 years as a Lab Technician for Winnebago D.H.I.A., retiring in 1993.
Dorcas was a lifelong member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Neenah. She taught Sunday school for many years and belonged to the Mary Martha Circle, Stitch and Tie Quilting Enterprize, East Winneconne Homemakers, Four Seasons Study Group, and was a 4-H Club Leader. She enjoyed cards, reading, and crossword puzzles.
She is survived by a son, Carl C. (June) Kuchenbecker, Rosendale, WI; a granddaughter, Jill (Glenn) Beske, Neenah; two sisters: Evelyn Buss, CT; Audrey (Carl) Boettcher, AR; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl, on July 30, 2001; her parents; two sisters and brothers-in-law: Ruth (Ervin) Schultz, Carol (Calvin) Hildebrand; a brother and sister-in-law, Ervin (Esther) Korth; and a brother-in-law, Clarence Buss.
Funeral services for Dorcas will be held Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at 7 p.m., at Westgor Funeral Home, Neenah with clergy from St. Paul Lutheran Church officiating. Visitation will be on Tuesday at the funeral home from 4 p.m. until the time of service. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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