Elise G. Dorothy

Elise G. (Koch) Dorothy of Otsego, Michigan, passed away

April 24, 2009

, after a long battle with diabetes. Elise was born

October 31, 1929

in

Bremen

,

Germany

. In October, 1949, she married Richard K. Dorothy and moved to the

United States

, settling initially in

Newton

,

Iowa

, where she became a

U.S.

citizen shortly thereafter; then moving later to Otsego. Elise and Richard were well known in the Otsego-Plainwell area as publishers of

The Otsego Union

from the late 50s until the late 70s and later

The Otsego Union Enterprise

, after purchasing

The Plainwell Enterprise

and combining the papers. Active and with a wide circle of friends, Elise enjoyed a number of hobbies, including music, bowling, flower gardening, dancing, swimming and summer days of Lake Michigan beaches, reminiscent of her youth, growing up near the North Sea in her native Germany. She is survived by her daughter, Kim (Mrs. Gary) Blagg of Otsego; her son, Rick (with wife, Jan) Dorothy of Pullman; grandchildren Jon Paul, Richard, Heather, Nicholas and Aaron; and her brother, Ernst Koch, of

Fair Oaks

,

California

. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard, in 1988; her mother, Gerhardine (Dirks) Koch and her father, Ernest Koch. Visitation will be held from

2:00

until

5:00 pm

Sunday at the

Wi

nkel Funeral Home,

Otsego,

where a service will be held at

1:00 pm

Monday, officiated by Mark Minegar, Pastor of Calvary Community Church. Interment will follow at

Mountain

Home

Cemetery

, Otsego.

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