Dorothy Grenz

Dorothy Grenz, 84, Jamestown, North Dakota died Thursday, June 28, 2007 at Jamestown Hospital.

Dorothy Suko was born June 30, 1922 in Alexander Township, north of Alfred, North Dakota, the daughter of Reinhold and Christina (Obenauer) Suko. She was baptized and confirmed at a young age. She was educated in rural school and worked on the family farm.

On November 5, 1943 Dorothy married Gust Grenz at the farm home of her parents north of Alfred. They lived on a farm by Cleveland, ND for seven months, then moved to a farm southwest of Medina, ND where they lived until 1967 when they moved to Jamestown. Dorothy worked at the Anne Carlsen Center for Children for six months; 2 years in food service at the ND State Hospital and 12 years in housekeeping from where she retired in 1982. Gust died August 30, 1982.

Dorothy was a member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ and the North Dakota State Employee Association.

Dorothy is survived by one son, Donald (Sylvia) Grenz; one daughter, Deborah Grenz, all of Jamestown; two grandsons, Anthony (Kristi) and Kenneth (Kristen) Grenz; two step-granddaughters, Michelle (Aaron) Scoles and Samantha (John) Twombly; seven great-grandchildren, Bobby, Dakota, Bryan, Jacob, Alexandra, Elizabeth and Emma; three step-great-grandchildren, Crystal, Brianna and Skyler, all her ""little sweeties""; two brothers, Martin (Helen) Suko and Edwin (Loretta) Suko, both of Jamestown; one sister, Ruth Gomke, Cleveland, ND; a sister-in-law, Leona Suko, Napoleon, ND and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; two brothers, Gotthilf and Sam and seven sisters, Amelia Gohner, Bertha Wegner, Louise Attebery, Minnie Hoff, Rose Reich and twin sisters in infancy.

Funeral Mass: 10:30 AM, Monday, July 2, 2007 at the St. James Basilica, Jamestown with Father Al Bitz officiating.

Visitation: 1:00 to 7:30 PM, Sunday, July 1, 2007 at the Eddy Funeral Home in Jamestown.

Vigil: 7:30 PM, Sunday, July 1, 2007 at the Eddy Funeral Chapel.

Burial: Medina Cemetery, Medina, North Dakota

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