Dorothy K. Dickehuth, 90, of Boalsburg, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009, at The Atrium at the Village at Penn State.
Born Oct. 17, 1918, in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was a daughter of the late Robert W. and Claire Parker Knepton. On Sept. 28, 1940, she married Frederick W. Dickehuth, who died Oct. 7, 1983. Dorothy was a 1937 graduate of Hempstead High School, Long Island, N.Y. She was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Upper St. Clair, the Upper St. Clair Women's Club and South Hills Performing Arts. She was a Camp Fire Girls Leader and an avid Penn State football fan.
Dorothy is survived by four children, Donna D. Shenk and her husband Roger, of Boalsburg, Robert F. Dickehuth and his wife, Robin H., of Houston, Texas, Debra D. Ives and her husband, A. Bradley, of Chapel Hill, N.C., and Douglas W. Dickehuth and his wife, Fatima, of Jupiter, Fla.; five grandchildren, Holly Renee Shenk, Lawton and Emily Ives, and Derek and Aleksander Dickehuth; and a brother, Robert W. Knepton and his wife, Ruth, of Savannah, Ga.
A memorial service will be 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009, at Koch Funeral Home, 2401 S. Atherton St., State College, with Terry Daugherty officiating. Internment will be in Courtyard Columbarium at the Westminster Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Upper St. Clair. Memorial contributions may be made to the Second Mile, 1402 S. Atherton St., State College, PA 16801.
Her family mourns the passing of an especially devoted and supportive wife, mother and friend. While we are grateful that she is at peace, we will miss the vivacious, energetic, thoughtful person that she was. We will always remember her ability to talk to anyone and find humor in the most difficult situations. We will especially miss her joyous laugh. We are grateful for the support of our family, friends, and the staff of the Atrium during the last difficult years of our mother's life.