Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Dorothy W. Forshey

Sept. 12, 1909 - Sept. 19, 1998

 

South Bend Tribune 9/21/1998

SOUTH BEND - Dorothy W. (Theede) Forshey, 89, of Regency Place Nursing Home died Saturday, September 19, 1998, in Saint Joseph Medical Center after an extended illness. Mrs. Forshey was born on September 12, 1909, in the Village of Bannesdorf on the Island of Fehman in Germany to Karl and Johanna (Wilkens) Theede, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her two brothers, Fritz and Carl, and her sister, Emma. Coming from Germany when she was 13 years old, Mrs. Forshey made her home in South Bend, where she was a homemaker for 75 years. Survivors include her daughter, Patricia A. (Garcia) Bratton of Chicago, Illinois and her son, Robert Bruce Bratton of South Bend, Indiana. She is also survived by seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; three sisters, Hertha Forslund of South Bend, Indiana, Freida Slisz of Mishawaka, Indiana and Ann Granat of Whitter, California.

 

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 23, 1998, in Saint Paul Lutheran Church, South Bend, Indiana, with burial to follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, Indiana. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Hickey Funeral Homes, 17131 Cleveland Road, South Bend, Indiana, and one hour before services in the church on Wednesday. Mrs. Forshey was a member of Saint Paul Lutheran Church for many years. Memorial contributions may be made to Saint Paul Lutheran Church Building Fund. Hickey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.