Dorothe Cavanaugh

Dorothe Regina Cavanaugh, age 95, of Franklin, TN (Formerly of Newell, Iowa) passed away Tuesday September 13, 2016 at The Hearth in Franklin. Born in Joliet, Illinois on March 27, 1921. She was a graduate of St. John Grade School and Joliet Township High School. Dorothe met her husband, Cecil at Globe Corporation in Joliet, IL where he worked as a welder for war drones and she was secretary for a Lieutenant Colonel during WWII. They married and moved to Sulfur Springs and later purchased their home in Newell, Iowa. In her early years she worked as a secretary for the Newell Creamery and Superintendent of Newell-Providence High School. Later she worked as a teller at the First National Bank in Newell. She spent the remainder of her life as a dedicated housewife, mother and grandmother. Dorothe was a devout Catholic with a devotion to Mary. She will be remembered for her culinary delights and being an avid golf and bridge player. Survived by her children, Tom (Donna) Cavanaugh of Storm Lake, IA; Cory (Dan) McCormick of Franklin, TN; Jim (Lorri) Cavanaugh of Plano, TX and grandchildren: Stacie (Lance) Mullen of Crestwood, KY; Ross (Kaley) Lyons of Franklin, TN; Matthew Cavanaugh of Denton Texas; Jason Cavanaugh of Plano, TX and four great-grandchildren.Preceded in death by her husband Cecil B. Cavanaugh, her infant daughter, Jan; her parents, John and Mary (nee Goestel) Schauer; four sisters, Marie Kramer, Bernadine Hoffmeyer, Cecelia Schauer and Bertha Schauer; and three brothers, John, Joseph and George in infancy. Funeral Mass of the Resurrection for Dorothe R. Cavanaugh will be Saturday September 17, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Storm Lake, Iowa with interment following at St. Mary's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or St. Mary's Catholic School. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 with rosary at 6:30 at Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home, 321 S. Fulton St., Newell, IA. (712) 272-4212

Visitation Details

Friday, September 16th, 2016 5:00pm - 7:00pm, Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home

Saturday, September 17th, 2016 9:15am - 10:30am, St. Mary's Catholic Church

Service Information

Saturday, September 17th, 2016 10:30am, St. Andrew Lutheran Church