Dorothy Heibult

Dorothy Heibult, 87, died Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Lennox Good Samaritan Center. Dorothy Joan Kuhlmeier was born April 8, 1924 in Lennox, SD, the daughter of Walter and Katherine (Nuttbrock) Kuhlmeier. She grew up in Lennox, attended school and graduated from Lennox High School. On September 15, 1943 she was united in marriage to Alfred Heibult at Ebenezer Manse in Lennox. After living in Lennox and Renner, they settled on a farm northwest of Chancellor and farmed there for 21 years. Because of a serious car accident in 1972 they sold the farm and moved to Tea. Dorothy worked as a "sandwich lady" at Lewis Drug in Sioux Falls and then operated a daycare in her home for several years. Dorothy loved little children. In 1988 she and Alfred moved to Lennox. In 1989 she and her sisters owned and operated a Christian book store, known as "Our Place", for several years. Her husband died November 15, 2007, ending a marriage of over 64 years. Recently she had been a resident of Hilda's Heritage Home in Lennox. Dorothy had been an active member of Germantown Presbyterian Church where she taught Sunday School and was active in Women In the Church. She had first be diagnosed with cancer in her early 60's and had beaten it several times. She was preceded in death by her father in 1965, her mother in 1968, her husband in 2007, her sister, Eleanor Plucker, on April 2, 2011, two brothers: Glenwood and Armour Kuhlmeier. Her son, Russel, preceded her in death by one day, on April 29, 2011. She is loved and survived by one daughter, Joylene (Gary) Spencer of Eden Prairie, MN; five grandchildren: Kristie (Bill) Beck, Lonnie (Angi) Heibult, Jennifer (Ryan) Sawchuk, Paul (Jennifer) Spencer and Katie Spencer; nine beautiful great-grandchildren: Brock, Josh, Paige, Elle, Austin, Avery, Tayler, Dylan and Zachary; one sister, Arlis Poppens of Lennox; one sister-in-law: Rena Heibult of Sioux Falls; plus her nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7 jointly with the service for her son, Russel, at Germantown Presbyterian Church, rural Chancellor with burial in the Germantown Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. Friday with the family present from 7 to 8 p.m. at Dindot-Klusmann Funeral Home, Lennox. Memorials may be directed to the Union Gospel Mission or the American Cancer Society.

Dorothy Heibult

April 8, 1924 - April 30, 2011

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