Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Dorothy Lynette Whitmore

Jan. 31, 1912 - Sept. 17, 2008

 

South Bend Tribune 9/19/2008
MISHAWAKA - Dorothy Lynette Whitmore, 96, of Mishawaka, IN died at 10:07 a.m. Wednesday, September 17, 2008, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center following a short illness. Mrs. Whitmore was born January 31, 1912, in Mishawaka, to the late Lynn and Mabel (Cuthbert) Perkins and returned to Mishawaka following her retirement as a bookkeeper from General Motors in Lansing, MI. She was married in Bremen, IN to Marvin Whitmore, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Charles Perkins. She is survived a sister, Joyce Bornemann of Mishawaka, IN; two nieces, Martha (Robert) Page of Granger, IN and Kathy Sullivan of Kalamazoo, MI; three nephews, Charles (Patsy) Perkins of Kalamazoo, Dennis Perkins of Texas, and Phillip (Kathy) Bornemann of Ft. Wayne, IN; several great nieces and nephews including Valerie Bartlett; and several great-great-nieces and nephews including Ian Bartlett. Mrs. Whitmore was an active member of Evangel Heights United Methodist Church, where she loved the music and singing in the choir. She was also active in the drama and singing activities at her home in Waterford at Edison Lakes.

 

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 20 in Evangel Heights United Methodist Church, 114 N. Ironwood Dr., South Bend, IN, 46615 with Rev. Patrick Somers officiating. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, IN. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today, September 19 in Welsheimer Family Funeral Home North, 17033 Cleveland Rd. Memorial contributions may be made to the church.