Dorothy Conrad

Dorothy Conrad, 96, of Stevensville, MI passed away Friday, January 16, 2015 at her home in Stevensville. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Starks & Menchinger Chapel and Cremation Service, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph with Rev. Dr. Christopher Noffke officiating. Friends may visit from 10:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. on Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Purdue University, c/o Laura Edwards, Director of Development Mechanical Engineering, 585 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN 47907, Hospice At Home, 4025 Health Park Lane, St. Joseph, MI 49085, or the charity of the donor’s choice. Those wishing to share a memory of Dorothy online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com Dorothy was born April 10, 1918 in Lafayette, IN to Frank & Celia (Higman) Lange. On March 26, 1935 she married Lowell Conrad and was happily married for 74 years. Dorothy was a homemaker who kept a busy schedule caring for her family. In her spare time she enjoyed knitting and collectibles. Dorothy is survived by her three children Phyllis (Tom) Beyer, Thelma (Don) Ferguson, and David (Ann) Conrad; four grandchildren Diana (David) Betema, Laura Beyer DVM, Marc (Mary) Ferguson, Jean (David) Ferguson-Thomas; five great grandchildren Benjamin, Katheryn, Ashley, Marcus and Conrad; great great granddaughter Kayleigh; brothers Harold (Lucille) Lange and Oliver (Barbara) Lange. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, husband, granddaughter Elizabeth Ann and brother Robert Lange.