Dorothy Claypool
Dorothy Ellen Claypool, 59, of Bemidji
, MN died Friday, April 27, 2007 after a
battle with cancer at Neilson
Place in Bemidji
.
Funeral Services will be 2:00 pm, Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at the Faith Baptist
Church in Bemidji , MN with Rev. Derek Claypool
officiating. A visitation from 5:00-8:00 pm at the Cease
Family Funeral Home of Bemidji with a Prayer Service at 5:00pm, with Rev. Lon Kuether officiating, will be Monday, April 30, 2007, and
one hour before the services at the church.
She was born on February 13, 1948, in Unity, Wisconsin , the daughter of Clarence and
Verna (Krucker) Schultz. She attended school in
Colby , Wisconsin
until the 11th grade. She graduated from Bemidji High School
in 1966. She married Mike Claypool in November of 1970 at the Trinity Lutheran
Church in Bemidji , MN
. They later divorced in 1976. She worked part time but focused on
raising her two boys. She put herself through college and graduated from Bemidji State University
in 1987 with a degree in accounting. She proudly worked for Beltrami County
in Red Lake
and Bemidji
from 1989 until the present. She enjoyed playing cards, jigsaw puzzles,
coin collecting, cats, collecting frog
figurines, and operating her small tax business.
She is survived by her: Sons, Evan (Lauri)
Claypool of Laporte, MN;
Cort (Joyce) Claypool of Okeechobee , Florida;
Grandsons,
Bryan and Nolyn Claypool, of Okeechobee , Florida;
Brother,
Dennis (Mary) Schultz of Turtle River , MN; Sisters, Christine (Kenneth) Derfus
of Unity, WI; Marilyn (Terrance) Skarda of The Villages, Florida’ Elaine (Raymond) Degenhardt of
Marshfield , WI; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Honorary Casketbearers will be: Kenneth Derfus,
Terrance Skarda, Raymond Degenhardt,
Mike Claypool, David Claypool, Jeff Claypool, Greg Claypool, Pastor Derek
Claypool, Ross Olsen, Glenn Molitor, her friends, and
co-workers.
Active Casketbearers will be: Evan Claypool, Cort
Claypool, Bryan Claypool, Nolyn Claypool, and Dennis Schultz.
In
lieu of flowers memorials are preferred.
