City and State of residence: Casper, Wyoming
Name of deceased: Dorothy Marie Ketchum
Age of deceased: 84
Place of service: Seventh-day Adventist Church in Casper, Wyoming
Date of service: Friday, 01-26-2007
Time of service: 02:00 PM
Officiating: Pastor Weldon Treat from Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Viewing: Wednesday 1-24-2007 1:00pm until 4:00pm Thursday 1-25-2007
5:00pm until 8:00pm
Date of death: 01-21-2007
Place of death: Wyoming Medical Center
Date of birth: 04-27-1922
Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland
Parents name: William T. Hardesty and Clara J. Maier
Life History:
The third of six children, Dorothy was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. She met Carl Ketchum when she was 22 years old and they were married November 17, 1945, immediately moving to Casper and shortly there after starting their family.
Dorothy worked for twenty-three years at Natrona County Memorial Hospital in the Nursery as an aide. Later she and Carl owned and operated B & B Portrait Studio.
Dorothy was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist church and active in their Community Service Center and Sabbath School Department.
Dorothy's family was the light of her life. She taught love and values that were priceless to her own children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and acted as surrogate grandmother to many other children.
She was greatly loved and will be missed by all.
Survivors name and city and state.
Son: Carl Ketchum Jr, Cheyenne, WY
Daughter: Carline Keller, Longmont, CO
Daughter: Cheryle Hopkins, Casper, WY
Daughter: Lynnette Huber, Casper, WY
Daughter: Deborah Street, Nashville, TN
Brother: Paul Hardesty, Baltimore, MD
Sister: Edna Vollmer, Baltimore, MD
Sister: Annamarie Johnson, Baltimore, MD
Grandchildren: 16 , ,
Great-grandchildren: 10
Numerous nieces and nephews
Preceded in death: Her parents
Preceded in death: Husband
Preceded in death: Brothers: 2
Preceded in death: Grandson: 1
Preceded in death: Great-granddaughters 2
Memorials:
In lieu of flowers SDA Christian Academy, or Seventh-day Adventist Service Center 2625 Mountain Rd., Casper, WY 82601
Newcomer Family Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements.
Contact person: Merle Roberts at (307) 234-0234.