OBITUARY: Dorothy Ann (Robinson) Rapp, 1921-2003, Mitchell Co., Iowa

[Mitchell County Press-News online - posted 7-23-2003]




                             Dorothy Rapp
                           
Funeral services for Dorothy Ann Rapp, age 83, formerly of Lime Springs,
Iowa were held Monday, July 21, 2003 at the Saratoga Presbyterian Church in
Saratoga, IA. The Reverend Tim Sir officiated. Burial was in the Saratoga
Cemetery.

Dorothy was born May 14, 1920 in Waltham, MN, daughter of Norman and
Hazel Sigler Robinson. Her youth was spent in Saratoga and on several
homesteads in rural Howard County. She spoke with great joy of her childhood
and could tell story after story with great detail and recollection. Dorothy
graduated from Lime Springs High School in May of 1937. She worked in several
locations during the following years, including Chicago, IL and Berkeley, CA.

Dorothy was united in marriage on March 8, 1949, in Rochester, MN, to
Raymond Lewis Rapp. Three children were born to this union.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Raymond on Jan. 3,
2003 and a brother Ronald.

Her survivors include two sons Tim and his wife Lynn Sonneman of Seattle, WA;
Ted and his wife Sarah of Ankeny; and a daughter Polly Miller and her husband
Frank of Forest City. She was also the proud and loving stepmother of Paul
Rapp of Richmond, MO and Janine Bedwell and her husand Cliff. Also surviving
are 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; a brother John "Jack"
Robinson of Lime Springs and a sister Betty (Harold) Munkel of Lime Springs.