OBITUARY: Dorothy Pippert, Worth County, Iowa Dorothy "Dodie" (Young) Pippert [1915-2001] [ The Northwood Anchor -- August 21, 2001 -- www.northwoodanchor.com ] Memorial service held for Dorothy "Dodie" Pippert Dorothy "Dodie" Y. Pippert, 86, of Mason City and formerly Northwood, died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2001 at USA Healthcare in Mason City. Memorial services for both Dorothy and her husband Jess will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 21, at the Northwood United Methodist Church in Northwood. Officiating will be the Rev. Richard Jensen. Inurnment will take place at a later date at Park Cemetery in Nora Springs. She donated her body to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Those planning on an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to Hospice of North Iowa. Dorothy was born on April 4, 1915 at Oskaloosa, IA the daughter of John Andrew and Cora (McKnight) Young. She graduated from Mason City High School and then attended teachers college. She lived and worked in Minneapolis and later lived with her husband Jess in New York while he was in the service. Dodie and Jess were married on June 1, 1944 in Mason City. After returning to Iowa she was a teacher at Osage and Nashua. She also was a well-loved pre-school teacher. She retired from teaching in 1975 when they moved from Osage to Northwood. They made their home in Northwood for many years and in November of 1997 they moved to Mason City. Dorothy was excellent at crafts and played the piano to the entertainment of friends and family. Her love of animals extended to her favorite dogs Sheba and Bear. Dodie was a kind, loving, thoughtful and caring lady and will be greatly missed by her niece Prudy and her family. She is survived by one sister Irene Wagner, St. Paul, MN and several nieces and nephews. Dorothy was proceeded in death by her parents, her husband Jess in June 1998, three brothers Johnny, Orville, and Charles Young. Copyright (c) 2001 by Kermit Kittleson; This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. (Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.) ************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material,must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. **************************************************************