Dorothy Catherine LePere

Dorothy was a longtime member and quilter at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church. She enjoyed vacationing, working on mailings at the Senior Center and canning fruits and vegetables. She was a wonderful mother and caregiver who will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Mary C., nee Buehler, Turner; her husband, Wilbur LePere; one daughter, Mary Ellen; and her brother, Walter Turner.

Surviving to cherish her memory is her daughter, Norma Jean Lawson; three grandchildren, Pamela (Bradley Williams) Fultz, Melissa (Mike Jansen) Lischer and David (Jean) Neumeyer; her six great-grandchildren, Ben, Chris, John, Kaitlyn, Ramon and Jared; one great-great-grandson, Daniel; her sister-in-law, Cecelia Turner; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Memorial donations in Dorothy’s memory are appreciated to Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Memories and expressions of condolences may be offered at www.valhallagardensandfuneralhome.com.

Friends may call from 10-2 p.m., Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois. Funeral services to follow at 2:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Interment in Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, Illinois.