Dorothy L. Gotsch

Dorothy Louise Gotsch, 81, of St. Joseph, MI, died on Saturday, December 31, 2005. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Tuesday, January 3, 11:00 a.m., at Kerley-Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, with Rev. Galen Drawbaugh officiating. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery, St. Joseph. Visitation will be on Monday, January 2, from 5:00-8:00 p.m., at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Kidney Foundation. Friends wishing to leave a message of condolence, or to sign the family guestbook, may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com. Dorothy was born June 26, 1924, in St. Joseph, to Richard and Gustie (Buyak) Radde. In June of 1955, in St. Joseph, she married Donald Gotsch. He preceded her in death in February of 1981. Dorothy was a Registered Nurse, and retired in 1998 from Lakeland Hospital, St. Joseph. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, St. Joseph. Dorothy is survived by her children, Dave Gotsch of St. Joseph, and Kathleen (David) Ganz of Fair Lawn, NJ. She is preceded by her parents-Richard and Gustie Radde, her husband-Donald, a brother-Dickie Radde, and two sisters-Julia Krieger and Margaret Radde.