Dorothy K. Dreher
Nov. 9, 1906-Oct. 7, 2001
Dorothy K. Dreher, 94, formerly of Silverbrook Avenue, Niles, Mich., died following an extended illness at 6:15 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, 2001, in the Riveridge Manor, Niles.
She was born Nov. 9, 1906, in Bertrand, Mich., to Lawrence M. and Bessie (Reynolds) Keller. She was a lifetime area resident and had attended Dowagiac High School.
Mrs. Dreher was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Niles and was active in its women's groups.
She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star, Niles Chapter 332, and the Grand Chapter of Michigan. Mrs. Dreher volunteered with the Pawating Hospital Auxiliary, and for many years as an election official at the local precinct. She enjoyed reading history and traveling.
On July 26, 1930, in Dowagiac, she married Paul B. Dreher, who died Jan. 18, 1976. She was also preceded in death by five brothers and sisters.
Surviving family includes a son, P. Michael Dreher, and daughter, Marcia Brubaker, both of Niles; grandchildren, Michael J. Dreher, Gary Dreher, Patricia Wyland, John Brubaker and Susan Perkins; eight great-grandchildren; and sisters, Jeanette Martin of Niles and Virginia McCarthy of Benton Harbor, Mich.
Funeral service for Dorothy K. Dreher will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the First Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Dr. Ronald H. Wakeman officiating. Committal services will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, in the Halbritter Funeral Home, with a ceremony by the Order of the Eastern Star at 4 p.m.
Contributions in memory of Mrs. Dreher may be made to the Niles Community Library or to Hospice at Home.
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