A graveside service will be held 2:00 pm, Thursday, November 5, 2020 in Memorial Park Cemetery, 1217 Business Loop 70 West. Friends are invited to join a virtual service via Facebook Live by visiting www.memorialfuneralhomecolumbia.com and select the view livestream tab under Services at the time of the service. If you are unable to view the event live, it will be available for replay on the Memorial Funeral Home, Crematory & Memorial Park Cemetery/Columbia Facebook page after the service ends.
She was born on March 30, 1938 in Colfax, IL, the daughter of the late Ralph and Hazel Hinrichsen. She was united in marriage to Milton Sanders on October 21, 1956 in Anchor, IL.
Prior to her marriage, Dorothy was a dance instructor at Arthur Murray Studios in Bloomington, IL. Dorothy and Milt moved from Central Illinois to the Columbia area soon after their marriage where they raised two sons and two daughters. Dorothy provided child care in their Columbia home for many years and enjoyed gardening, walking and touring the North American continent in an RV.
Dorothy is survived by two siblings, Connie Peters of Gibson City, IL, and Randy Hinrichsen of Colfax, IL; her husband Milt; four children, Brian and Loretta (Sapp) Sanders of Columbia, Bruce Sanders of Columbia, Connie and Clint Crane of Columbia, and Donna and Marty Dailey of Fairgrove, MO; nine grandchildren, Jeff, Tim, Alicia, Cassandra, Kaylyn, Zachary, Shelby, Brittany, and Bradley; and two great-grandchildren, Maisie and Jack.
Dorothy was preceded in death by siblings Doris Ann Hyatt and Gerald Hinrichsen; and a grandchild, Robert Sanders.
The family would like to thank The Arbors at Colony Point and Hospice Compassus for the care they provided to Dorothy. In Lieu of flowers please make donations to one of these two organizations. The Arbors at Colony Pointe, 1508 Chapel Hill Rd, Columbia, MO 65203; Hospice Compassus, 3050 Interstate 70 Dr SE, Unit 100, Columbia, MO 65201.
