Dorothea Meyer

Dorothea I. Meyer, 86 of Sauk Centre, died Friday May 23, 2008 in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 4 at Our Lady of the Angel's Catholic Church in Sauk Centre. Rev. Sylvester Kleinschmidt will officiate. Lunch will follow and interment will be in St. Alexius Cemetery in West Union.

Friends may call from 10 to 10:30 at the church on Saturday.

Dorothea Isabelle Meyer was born on September 4, 1921 in West Union, Minnesota to Herman and Elizabeth (Grapperhaus) Bentfield. Dorothy spent her life spread across three states -- Minnesota, California and Texas. Dorothy moved her family to California in 1952, where her and her husband of 58 years, Jerome "Bud", would raise their three children. Dorothy and Bud returned to Minnesota in 1988. Bud despised the cold weather, so in 1996 he convinced Dorothy to navigate south to San Antonio, TX where their youngest daughter, Renie, lived. Bud passed away on December 17, 2000. In the spring of 2001 Dorothy decided she wanted to return home to Minnesota. She enjoyed her last seven years living in Sauk Centre, spending time with family and close friends, watching great grandchildren play sports and receive First Communions. Dorothy had many hobbies, among her favorite were playing cards, playing solitaire on the computer and winning at cribbage. She also enjoyed bowling, watching old Westerns, quilting, crossword puzzles, baking and calling her family to give them the latest news from Sauk Centre.

She is survived by her three children, Geraldine "Jerry" Terfehr of Sauk Centre, Maureen "Renie" Maya of Lodi, California and Jerome "Buddy" Meyer of San Leandro, California. She was blessed with six grandchildren, Jeff, Sheri, Kristine, Doug, Stefanie, and Jorja, and 10 great grandchildren, Toni, Elizabeth, Veronica, Katherine, Rebecca, Ashley, Sophia, Landon, Jeremiah, and Taylor.