Dorothy Barbara Kerscher, age 93, a resident of 1011 Lincoln Blvd., Manitowoc, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at her residence.
Dorothy was born on January 2, 1919 in Kellnersville to the late Charles and Barbara Typner. She graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1936. Following her education, Dorothy had worked in the office of Oriental Milling Company in Manitowoc. On September 12, 1940, Dorothy married Vincent J. Kerscher at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Kellnersville. Vincent had preceded her in death on April 16, 1983. From 1966 to 1972, Dorothy had worked at Holy Family Hospital on their early computer system. Together with her husband Vincent, they established the Kerscher Building and Heating Supply at 1125 S. Rapids Road, Manitowoc in 1969 where she served as Vice President and office manager. She continued in this capacity after her husband's death in 1983 when her son Robert took over the business. At the age of 93, she was still currently working with her son. Dorothy was a Girl Scout Leader and Den Mother in Boy Scouts for many years. She received U.S. Girl Scout statuette Awards in 1965 and 1969 from the Manitowoc Girl Scout Council for countless contributions over the years in making Girl Scouting in Manitowoc successful. Dorothy was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Daughters of Isabella, and St. Clare Society, former member and officer of Christian Mothers of the former Holy Innocents Catholic Church, past participant of the Befriender Ministry Program of the former Holy Innocents Catholic Church where she visited patients at hospitals and nursing homes, past member and Senior Counselor of the United Commercial Travelers Auxiliary of Manitowoc, past member of the Ambassador Committee of the Manitowoc Two Rivers Chamber of Commerce, wholesale division co-chairperson of the United Way in Manitowoc, member and past officer of Elks Club Auxiliary, member of Wisconsin Czechs Organization and the Manitowoc Yacht Club Auxiliary.
Survivors include Dorothy's two sons: Vincent J. (Barbara) Kerscher, Loveland, OH and Robert C. (Linda) Kerscher, Manitowoc; six grandchildren: John (Ricky) Kerscher, Chicago, IL; James Kerscher, Cincinnati, OH; Andrew Moon and Clarissa Moon, both of Colorado Springs, CO; and Gage Kerscher and Charles Kerscher, both of Manitowoc; three great grandchildren: Xavier, Chicago, IL; and Quin and Eliza, Colorado Springs, CO; two sisters-in-law: Lenore Typner, Manitowoc and Leonis Typner, Pomona, CA; a former son-in-law: Frank (Sherry) Moon, Green Bay; also nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Barbara Typner; husband, Vincent; daughter, Karen Moon; two brothers, Joseph and Charles Typner; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Frances and Francis Mary Kerscher, and Irma and Quiren Delsman.
The family will greet relatives and friends on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at St. Francis of Assisi on Waldo from 10 a.m. until the time of the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. The Rev. Dave Pleier will officiate with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Manitowoc. Online condolences may be sent to www.harriganparksidefuneralhome.com
The Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home & Crematory, N. 11th and St. Clair streets, Manitowoc is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Dorothy was born on January 2, 1919 in Kellnersville to the late Charles and Barbara Typner. She graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1936. Following her education, Dorothy had worked in the office of Oriental Milling Company in Manitowoc. On September 12, 1940, Dorothy married Vincent J. Kerscher at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Kellnersville. Vincent had preceded her in death on April 16, 1983. From 1966 to 1972, Dorothy had worked at Holy Family Hospital on their early computer system. Together with her husband Vincent, they established the Kerscher Building and Heating Supply at 1125 S. Rapids Road, Manitowoc in 1969 where she served as Vice President and office manager. She continued in this capacity after her husband's death in 1983 when her son Robert took over the business. At the age of 93, she was still currently working with her son. Dorothy was a Girl Scout Leader and Den Mother in Boy Scouts for many years. She received U.S. Girl Scout statuette Awards in 1965 and 1969 from the Manitowoc Girl Scout Council for countless contributions over the years in making Girl Scouting in Manitowoc successful. Dorothy was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Daughters of Isabella, and St. Clare Society, former member and officer of Christian Mothers of the former Holy Innocents Catholic Church, past participant of the Befriender Ministry Program of the former Holy Innocents Catholic Church where she visited patients at hospitals and nursing homes, past member and Senior Counselor of the United Commercial Travelers Auxiliary of Manitowoc, past member of the Ambassador Committee of the Manitowoc Two Rivers Chamber of Commerce, wholesale division co-chairperson of the United Way in Manitowoc, member and past officer of Elks Club Auxiliary, member of Wisconsin Czechs Organization and the Manitowoc Yacht Club Auxiliary.
Survivors include Dorothy's two sons: Vincent J. (Barbara) Kerscher, Loveland, OH and Robert C. (Linda) Kerscher, Manitowoc; six grandchildren: John (Ricky) Kerscher, Chicago, IL; James Kerscher, Cincinnati, OH; Andrew Moon and Clarissa Moon, both of Colorado Springs, CO; and Gage Kerscher and Charles Kerscher, both of Manitowoc; three great grandchildren: Xavier, Chicago, IL; and Quin and Eliza, Colorado Springs, CO; two sisters-in-law: Lenore Typner, Manitowoc and Leonis Typner, Pomona, CA; a former son-in-law: Frank (Sherry) Moon, Green Bay; also nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Barbara Typner; husband, Vincent; daughter, Karen Moon; two brothers, Joseph and Charles Typner; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Frances and Francis Mary Kerscher, and Irma and Quiren Delsman.
The family will greet relatives and friends on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at St. Francis of Assisi on Waldo from 10 a.m. until the time of the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. The Rev. Dave Pleier will officiate with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Manitowoc. Online condolences may be sent to www.harriganparksidefuneralhome.com
The Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home & Crematory, N. 11th and St. Clair streets, Manitowoc is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Dorothy Barbara Kerscher, age 93, a resident of 1011 Lincoln Blvd., Manitowoc, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at her residence.
Dorothy was born on January 2, 1919 in Kellnersville to the late Charles and Barbara Typner. She graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1936. Following her education, Dorothy had worked in the office of Oriental Milling Company in Manitowoc. On September 12, 1940, Dorothy married Vincent J. Kerscher at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Kellnersville. Vincent had preceded her in death on April 16, 1983. From 1966 to 1972, Dorothy had worked at Holy Family Hospital on their early computer system. Together with her husband Vincent, they established the Kerscher Building and Heating Supply at 1125 S. Rapids Road, Manitowoc in 1969 where she served as Vice President and office manager. She continued in this capacity after her husband's death in 1983 when her son Robert took over the business. At the age of 93, she was still currently working with her son. Dorothy was a Girl Scout Leader and Den Mother in Boy Scouts for many years. She received U.S. Girl Scout statuette Awards in 1965 and 1969 from the Manitowoc Girl Scout Council for countless contributions over the years in making Girl Scouting in Manitowoc successful. Dorothy was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Daughters of Isabella, and St. Clare Society, former member and officer of Christian Mothers of the former Holy Innocents Catholic Church, past participant of the Befriender Ministry Program of the former Holy Innocents Catholic Church where she visited patients at hospitals and nursing homes, past member and Senior Counselor of the United Commercial Travelers Auxiliary of Manitowoc, past member of the Ambassador Committee of the Manitowoc Two Rivers Chamber of Commerce, wholesale division co-chairperson of the United Way in Manitowoc, member and past officer of Elks Club Auxiliary, member of Wisconsin Czechs Organization and the Manitowoc Yacht Club Auxiliary.
Survivors include Dorothy's two sons: Vincent J. (Barbara) Kerscher, Loveland, OH and Robert C. (Linda) Kerscher, Manitowoc; six grandchildren: John (Ricky) Kerscher, Chicago, IL; James Kerscher, Cincinnati, OH; Andrew Moon and Clarissa Moon, both of Colorado Springs, CO; and Gage Kerscher and Charles Kerscher, both of Manitowoc; three great grandchildren: Xavier, Chicago, IL; and Quin and Eliza, Colorado Springs, CO; two sisters-in-law: Lenore Typner, Manitowoc and Leonis Typner, Pomona, CA; a former son-in-law: Frank (Sherry) Moon, Green Bay; also nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Barbara Typner; husband, Vincent; daughter, Karen Moon; two brothers, Joseph and Charles Typner; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Frances and Francis Mary Kerscher, and Irma and Quiren Delsman.
The family will greet relatives and friends on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at St. Francis of Assisi on Waldo from 10 a.m. until the time of the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. The Rev. Dave Pleier will officiate with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Manitowoc. Online condolences may be sent to www.harriganparksidefuneralhome.com
The Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home & Crematory, N. 11th and St. Clair streets, Manitowoc is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Dorothy was born on January 2, 1919 in Kellnersville to the late Charles and Barbara Typner. She graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1936. Following her education, Dorothy had worked in the office of Oriental Milling Company in Manitowoc. On September 12, 1940, Dorothy married Vincent J. Kerscher at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Kellnersville. Vincent had preceded her in death on April 16, 1983. From 1966 to 1972, Dorothy had worked at Holy Family Hospital on their early computer system. Together with her husband Vincent, they established the Kerscher Building and Heating Supply at 1125 S. Rapids Road, Manitowoc in 1969 where she served as Vice President and office manager. She continued in this capacity after her husband's death in 1983 when her son Robert took over the business. At the age of 93, she was still currently working with her son. Dorothy was a Girl Scout Leader and Den Mother in Boy Scouts for many years. She received U.S. Girl Scout statuette Awards in 1965 and 1969 from the Manitowoc Girl Scout Council for countless contributions over the years in making Girl Scouting in Manitowoc successful. Dorothy was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Daughters of Isabella, and St. Clare Society, former member and officer of Christian Mothers of the former Holy Innocents Catholic Church, past participant of the Befriender Ministry Program of the former Holy Innocents Catholic Church where she visited patients at hospitals and nursing homes, past member and Senior Counselor of the United Commercial Travelers Auxiliary of Manitowoc, past member of the Ambassador Committee of the Manitowoc Two Rivers Chamber of Commerce, wholesale division co-chairperson of the United Way in Manitowoc, member and past officer of Elks Club Auxiliary, member of Wisconsin Czechs Organization and the Manitowoc Yacht Club Auxiliary.
Survivors include Dorothy's two sons: Vincent J. (Barbara) Kerscher, Loveland, OH and Robert C. (Linda) Kerscher, Manitowoc; six grandchildren: John (Ricky) Kerscher, Chicago, IL; James Kerscher, Cincinnati, OH; Andrew Moon and Clarissa Moon, both of Colorado Springs, CO; and Gage Kerscher and Charles Kerscher, both of Manitowoc; three great grandchildren: Xavier, Chicago, IL; and Quin and Eliza, Colorado Springs, CO; two sisters-in-law: Lenore Typner, Manitowoc and Leonis Typner, Pomona, CA; a former son-in-law: Frank (Sherry) Moon, Green Bay; also nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Barbara Typner; husband, Vincent; daughter, Karen Moon; two brothers, Joseph and Charles Typner; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Frances and Francis Mary Kerscher, and Irma and Quiren Delsman.
The family will greet relatives and friends on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at St. Francis of Assisi on Waldo from 10 a.m. until the time of the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. The Rev. Dave Pleier will officiate with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Manitowoc. Online condolences may be sent to www.harriganparksidefuneralhome.com
The Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home & Crematory, N. 11th and St. Clair streets, Manitowoc is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
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