Dorothy Dale Whitney

1932 - 2014  (81 years)

• Name	Dorothy Dale Whitney  [1]
  Birth	19 Dec 1932	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	19 Sep 2014	Burnsville, Dakota, Minnesota   [1, 2]
  Burial	Saint John Lutheran Cemetery, Good Thunder, Blue Earth, Minnesota   [1]
  Person ID	I341089	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Richard Annis Whitney,   b. 28 Sep 1909, Mapleton, Blue Earth, Minnesota d. 21 Jun 1972, Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Doris Marguerite Durkee,   b. 21 Oct 1913, Winnebago, Faribault, Minnesota d. 25 Nov 1999, Mapleton, Blue Earth, Minnesota (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F219705	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Winton August Graf,   b. 22 Aug 1931, Good Thunder, Blue Earth, Minnesota d. 15 Jun 2013, Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	1951  [2]
  Children	1. Barb Graf   2. Sue Graf   3. Sherry Graf   4. Connie Graf   5. Tammy Graf
  Family ID	F219707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2023

  
  

• Notes

  The Free Press (Mankato, MN) September 24, 2014 Dorothy passed at her home in Burnsville on September 19th, 2014. Dorothy was the 1st child of Richard and Doris (Durkee) Whitney. She was delivered by her great uncle, Teddy Gustafson, on December 19th, 1932 at the Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis. She rode her horse to the country school near their farm (Orchard Hill) outside of Mapleton, MN. Later she attended high school in Mapleton. Dorothy experienced many firsts in her life and getting running water & a TV were 2 highlights! Dorothy married Winton Graf in 1951 and they became the proud parents of 5 daughters- Barbara, Susan, Sherry, Connie and Tammy. In 1966, they moved their family from the Mankato area to Wanamingo, where 4 of the girls graduated. Tammy graduated from the Faribault School for the Deaf. Dorothy sold Watkins for many years and opened a gift shop in Wanamingo called the Whatkins Shop. Wint and Dorothy later divorced, but remained friends. She moved to the Burnsville area in 1991 and that has been her home since then. During that time, she began doing nanny work for families with twins and triplets and continued this into her 70's. She loved to travel and was able to visit Japan, Thailand, Spain, Morocco & Mexico. Her great grandmother taught her art is a very important part of life and she became an avid collector of many beautiful things. Dorothy loved to play Bridge, Pfeffer and 500. Barefoot Becky and The Boys were one of her favorite bands and she enjoyed dancing to their music up until August. Dorothy is survived by her 5 daughters: Barb (Dave) Muellerleile of North Mankato, Sue Novotny of Kenyon, Sherry (Bob) Clowes of Rochester, Connie Graf of Burnsville and Tammy Cochran of Nixa, Missouri, her grand children: Sarah Muellerleile (Partner Doug Rowse), Becca (John) Jordre, Jessica Novotny, Ryan Clowes and Samara Pagan; great grandchildren: Nina & Wilson Jordre. Her siblings also survive her- Jean Ann (Richard) Bartholomew, Pattie Krengel and Richard Whitney Jr.

  
  

• Sources

  [S77010] Cemetery index, Saint John Lutheran Cemetery, Good Thunder, Blue Earth, Minnesota, (Find-a-Grave). [S77011] Obituary, The Free Press (Mankato, MN), Dorothy Graf, (September 24, 2014).