Dorothy Folkerts

Dorothy Catherine Folkerts, 89, of Pequot Lakes, MN, died Sunday, April 24, 2011 at Senior Class Care Assisted Living. Services for Dorothy will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, April 27, at the Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Baxter, MN with Pastor Tom Barthel officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather from 5-7 PM on Tuesday evening at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Pequot Lakes. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church or to an organization assisting with Parkinson's disease.

Dorothy was born July 24, 1921, in Willmar, MN, the daughter of Henry and Etta (Woltjer) Moje. After graduating from high school, Dorothy was united in marriage to Lester Folkerts on May 26, 1943 in Danube, MN. For 26 years she worked for the State of Minnesota in clerical positions. Dorothy was active in her church; she participated in the choir and ladies guild. She was also a member of the Pequot Lakes American Legion Auxiliary. Dorothy loved to be outside and to go camping. She enjoyed traveling, cooking and baking, and knitting.

She will be missed by her husband of 67 years, Lester; her children, James (Carole) Folkerts, of Ideal Corners and Phyllis Palmer, of Oakdale; her grandchildren, Jacqueline (Brad) Rasmussen, of Oakdale, Michael (Lynn) Folkerts, of Oakdale, Amy (Ben) Hofschulte, of Oakdale, and April Nystrom, of MA; 10 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Adeline Schoer, of Blomkest and Betty Orud, of St. Paul Park. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Edna; and brother, Edwin.