Dorothy Marie Plueger
December 14, 1925 - November 9, 2013
Obituary
Dorothy M. Plueger
Dorothy passed away November 09, 2013 in her Burien home, at the age of 87. The daughter of Frank and Lena Prokop, Dorothy was born on December 14th 1925 in St Paul Minnesota. Spending her youth in Plum City Wisconsin as well as St. Paul, she married Elmer Plueger enjoying 41 years together until his passing in 1988. In 1950 they moved to Kent Washington and raised their five children Pat Teal, Richard Plueger, Gary Plueger, Debi Turrentine and Kathy Marek. In addition to her children, she is survived by her 11 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Dorothy worked at Boeing for 22 years before retiring in 1990. She enjoyed exploring the region with her friends from the SeaTac and Tukwila Senior Centers on their many hiking and dining adventures. When she was not out exploring, Dorothy enjoyed gardening, bird watching and cooking for her extended family. She was active at the St. Thomas Parish in Tukwila for 54 years, followed by 3 years at St Francis of Assisi in Burien.
Her endless supply of cookies, Trident gum, wonderful stories and endless compassion for everyone she came across will be dearly missed but never forgotten.
Memorial Services will be held on Friday November 15, 2013 10:00 am at St. Thomas Parish, Tukwila, reception to follow, with gravesite service at Gethsemane Cemetery, Federal Way at 12:30 pm.
bless you all, Dorothy touched my life when she moved to our Condos. She has been an enspiriation to do more than what I thought I could. She passed on my sons 43rd Birthday, I will remember Dorothy for all my reamining years.
And this is the consolation:
That the world doesn’t end. That the world on day opens up into something better. And that we one day open up into something far better.
Maybe like this:
One morning you finally wake to a light you recognize as the light you’ve wanted every morning that has come before. And the air has some light thing in it that you’ve always hoped the air might have. And someone is there to welcome you whose face you’ve looked for during all the best and worst times of your life.They take you in and hold you close until you fully wake. And it seems you’ve only just awakened, but you turn and there we are, the rest of us, arriving just behind you. We will go the rest of the way together.
We’ll see you soon mom, love you…
Dorothy was a sweetheart to work with at Boeing. Did high quality work too ! My sympathies to her family