Dottie married Roger Simmons of White, South Dakota on September 3, 1964, while he was stationed at the air base in Cheyenne. Upon his discharge from the Air Force, they moved back to White, where this city girl became a dairy farmer's wife; helping raise the baby calves, bailing hay, and milked cows when needed and oh yeah…gave birth and raised five children: Shelly in 1965, Lee in 1967, April in 1971, Casey in 1975 and Joshua in 1978.
She was a telephone switchboard operator at the Cheyenne AT&T from 1963 to 1965. She also worked as a nurse's aide at the Hendricks (MN), White (SD) and Brookings (SD) Care Centers. After taking a computer short course, she was able to get a secretarial job at South Dakota State University's Registrar's Office from 1998 to 2018 until health issues caused her to retire.
Dottie was proceeded in death by her son Lee, her parents, uncles, and aunts, especially her Aunt Dorothy Markley, who helped raise her.
She is survived by her husband Roger; her children Shelly (John) Zajic, April (Gordy) Clarin, Casey and Joshua (Flavia Cesa); her granddaughters Pheobe McDonald, Jamie Simmons, Brittany and Emily Hutt, Kaiya Simmons; a step-granddaughter Mariah Clarin; one-great grandson, Keegan Ray and a step-granddaughter Emery Clarin.
The family would like to thank all of the hospice workers that helped with her care at home and for all the love we've received from our friends and family.
- Eidsness Funeral Home
Dottie married Roger Simmons of White, South Dakota on September 3, 1964, while he was stationed at the air base in Cheyenne. Upon his discharge from the Air Force, they moved back to White, where this city girl became a dairy farmer's wife; helping raise the baby calves, bailing hay, and milked cows when needed and oh yeah…gave birth and raised five children: Shelly in 1965, Lee in 1967, April in 1971, Casey in 1975 and Joshua in 1978.
She was a telephone switchboard operator at the Cheyenne AT&T from 1963 to 1965. She also worked as a nurse's aide at the Hendricks (MN), White (SD) and Brookings (SD) Care Centers. After taking a computer short course, she was able to get a secretarial job at South Dakota State University's Registrar's Office from 1998 to 2018 until health issues caused her to retire.
Dottie was proceeded in death by her son Lee, her parents, uncles, and aunts, especially her Aunt Dorothy Markley, who helped raise her.
She is survived by her husband Roger; her children Shelly (John) Zajic, April (Gordy) Clarin, Casey and Joshua (Flavia Cesa); her granddaughters Pheobe McDonald, Jamie Simmons, Brittany and Emily Hutt, Kaiya Simmons; a step-granddaughter Mariah Clarin; one-great grandson, Keegan Ray and a step-granddaughter Emery Clarin.
The family would like to thank all of the hospice workers that helped with her care at home and for all the love we've received from our friends and family.
- Eidsness Funeral Home
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