Obituary of Dorothea Lemke
Dorothea Lemke nee Grandt age 99 of Wheeling. Dorothea died peacefully in her home that she lived in for 72 years. Beloved wife of the late Elmer Lemke for 67 years. Loving mother of Barbara (Victor) Koelper and Charlene Lemke. Dear grandmother of Melissa (Lenuard) Jacobs and Matthew (Melissa) Koelper. Great gram of Paige, Charlie, Colin, Trace and Jordan. Cherished sister of the late Bertha (late Walter) Schmidt, Mabel Grandt, Esther (late Bernhardt) Koeppen, Elmer (late Ruth), Herbert (late Loretta), Norman (late Elfrieda) and Ronald (Barbara) Grandt. Aunt and great aunt of many.
Dorothea will lie in state Saturday at 10:00 am at St. John Lutheran Church and will have a life celebration service at 11:00 am. Interment Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation Friday 3-8 pm at Kolssak Funeral Home, 189 S. Milwaukee Ave. (2 blocks South of Dundee Rd) Wheeling. In lieu of flowers donations to St. John Lutheran Church, 3020 Milwaukee Ave. Northbrook, IL 60062 appreciated. For Funeral info 847.537.6600 or www.funerals.pro