Dorothy Margheim

    Dorothy Mae Margheim was born Nov. 13, 1931, in Murdo, South Dakota. She died Jan. 20, 2018. She moved to Holyoke with her family in 1932 and graduated from high school in 1950.
    She married Frederick “Fritz” Marg­heim on Aug. 27, 1950, and raised three sons: David, Bradley and Wesley. She moved to Longmont in 1962 and to Loveland in 2015.
    Dorothy loved the Lord and was a faithful servant throughout her lifetime. She was a member of First Baptist church in Holyoke, Calvary Baptist Church in Longmont and Mountain View Bible Fellowship in Estes Park.
    Dorothy was a homemaker and dearly loved her family and friends. She loved to cook and had a catering service with her dear friend Norma called “Lend a Hand.” She enjoyed entertaining. Dorothy also worked in Holyoke at the courthouse and jewelry store before marrying Fritz.
    They moved to Longmont, where she sold Avon for years. She taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School, played the organ and piano, and sang in the church choir throughout her lifetime. She was a leader of the Awana Girls Club, and she headed the MOPS group and was a wedding coordinator for Calvary Baptist.
    When she moved to Estes Park, she was active in church and also became a wedding coordinator for Mountain View Bible Fellowship. She worked for a period of time at the Chrysalis Gift Shop in the Stanley Hotel.
    Dorothy leaves behind her husband, Fritz Margheim of Loveland; brother, James Scholl of Holyoke; three sons, David Margheim and wife Jeanie of Estes Park, Brad Margheim of Loveland, and Wesley Marg­heim and wife Johnalyn of Ninole, Hawaii; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
    She was preceded in death by her parents, Jake and Augusta Scholl; and grandson, Adam Margheim.
    Services were held Jan. 26 at Good Samaritan Society in Loveland.
    In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer’s Association in honor of Dorothy Marg­heim are appreciated.