Dorothy Ann (Schultz) Kleinendorst, the daughter of Melvin and Frances (Castorf) Schultz, was born May 17, 1933, in Galesburg. Dorothy’s mom died during childbirth, and her dad then married Hazel Kling. Dorothy graduated from Sully High School. After high school, Dorothy began working at Newton Manufacturing. Sept. 3, 1966, Dorothy was united in marriage to Bernard “Bob” Kleinendorst at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church near Sully. Dorothy loved gardening, bowling, and following sports teams, especially the Iowa Hawkeyes. She continued working at Newton Manufacturing until she was 55 years of age; she then retired to devote her time to her family and to spoil her grandkids and great-grandkids. She was a very good cook and loved making big dinners at Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Eve. Dorothy was a member of St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church and the Newton Manufacturing Retirement Club.
Dorothy died at the age of 89 years on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, in Newton Healthcare Center. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, parents, baby sister Doris, husband Bob Kleinendorst, and a great-granddaughter Madahlynn Polo.
A celebration of life was at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29, at Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Memorials are being designated to American Cancer Society or St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church.
Those left to honor the memory of Dorothy include her daughter Deborah (Roger) Farver of Monroe; her son Perry Kleinendorst of Des Moines; her grandchildren Jeff (Shelly) Heyveld, Lori (Kyle) Padget, Travis (Randi) Kleinendorst, Tonya (Dustin) Vos; her step-grandchildren Wade (Tonya) Farver, Todd Farver, Amy (David) Henninger; her great-grandchildren Skylar Heyveld, Leandra Heyveld, Garin Padget, Zebulyn Padget, Kailyn Padget, Jett Kleinendorst, Josie Kleinendorst, Michael Pitts, Dakota Ortiz, Colton Ortiz; her stepgreat-grandchildren Evie Farver, Nick Farver, Jacob Henninger, Grace Henninger; her great-great-granddaughter Sienna; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
