Dorotha "Dot" Ketchum, age 95, of Rowan, passed away on Friday, April 16, 2004,
at the USA Healthcare Center in Clarion, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 20, 2004, at the
United Church of Rowan with Pastor Janet Wearda officiating. Burial will take
place at Graceland Cemetery in Rowan.
Visitation will be held on Monday, April 19, 2004 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, 602 North Main Street in Clarion and will continue
one hour prior to services at the church on Tuesday.
Dorotha (Lukens) Ketchum was born in Wright County on March 25, 1909, the
daughter of Joe E. and Flora (Crabtree) Lukens. She attended Grant #7 Country
School and graduated from Clarion High School in 1927.
On February 21, 1929 she was united in marriage to Philip E. Ketchum of Rowan.
To this union four children were born, Robert, Patricia, Sidney, and Phillip.
She and Philip farmed for all of their married years. She was active in her
church by serving on several church boards, teaching Sunday School for many
years, being a member of the Alpha Circle, Women's Fellowship, a 4-H leader,
serving on the County 4-H Committee, Square-Circle Club, Quilting Club,
Progress Club, and neighborhood events. She also enjoyed gardening, flowers and
crocheting.
In 1968 she and Philip moved to town and enjoyed traveling, gardening, and card
clubs.
Dot is survived by three sons, Robert J. and his wife Inez of Belmond, Sidney H.
and his wife Barbara of Hayden Lake, Idaho, Phillip E. of Bagley, Iowa; one
daughter Patricia J. and her husband Verle Crafton of Rowan; eleven
grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Violet, an infant brother; her
husband, Philip in 1987; grandson, James Crafton; and foster daughter, Dorothy
Schraeder.