Theadora, or Dorothy as she was known by friends and family, was born September 6th, 1954 to Albert and Jeanette Bosscher in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She grew up in Grand Rapids and graduated from Calvin College with a Bachelor’s degree 1975. While at Calvin she met her husband, Jim, and were married on January 24th, 1976. Dorothy and Jim lived in various cities including Ann Arbor, Michigan; Omaha, Nebraska; Bloomington, Illinois; and St. Louis, Missouri before settling in Dallas, Texas. She earned her Juris Doctorate cum laude from Creighton University in 1984. After working as a lawyer for a couple years, she decided to become a homemaker with the birth of their first child. She found great joy in her family, children, and grandchildren, often declaring “I love you more.” In 2016, she was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. She fought a formidable battle for three years and was lovingly cared for by her family. Dorothy loved the Lord and continually leaned on Him throughout her life.
She is preceded in death by her father, Albert, and mother, Jeanette; her mother-in-law Agnes Vandermolen; as well as her infant son Jacob Cornelius Stroo. Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, James; her children Elizabeth (Josh) Addison of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Catherine (Matt) Teeselink of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Victoria (Hudson) Diesing of Coppell, Texas, and William Stroo of Coppell, Texas; her grandchildren Caleb and Jeremiah Addison, Micah and Jude Teeselink, Theadora Diesing and the upcoming birth of a grandchild to Victoria; as well as her sister Harriet Bosscher of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is also survived by her in-laws Elaine (Robert) Clark of Cadillac, Michigan, Cathy (Leo) VanArragon of Strathroy, Ontario; Suzanne Towers of Cadillac, Michigan; Maxine (Harvey) Brink of Everett, Washington; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Monday June 24th,2019 at 11:00 A.M. at Bethel Presbyterian Church at 17990 Midway Road, Dallas, Texas, 75287. Visitation and Interment will be held at Rolling Oaks Funeral Home and Cemetery at 400 Freeport Parkway Coppell, Texas 75019. Visitation will be Sunday June 23rd, 2019 from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. Interment will be Monday June 24th, 2019 at 2:30 P.M.
Flowers can be sent to Rolling Oaks Funeral Home at 400 Freeport Parkway Coppell, Texas 75019.
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