Dorothy Latcham, 92, of Grinnell, died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25, at Grinnell United Methodist Church with Pastor Eric Schubert officiating. A luncheon will follow the service at the church. Interment will be at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell. Memorial contributions may be designated to St. Francis Manor Foundation to benefit the Hammond Center and mailed in care of Smith Funeral Home, PO Box 368, Grinnell, IA 50112. Memories and condolences may be shared with Dorothy’s family online at www.smithfh.com.
Dorothy Johanna Versendaal was born the daughter of Andrew and Johanna (Geenan) Versendaal on Sept. 4, 1929, near Kellogg. She was raised near Sully and attended Sully Christian School.
Dorothy was united in marriage to Lyle John Latcham on Aug. 29, 1950, in Sully. Their marriage was blessed with six children: Dianna, Janice, Allen, David, Judith, and Carol. They raised their family in Sully and later in Montezuma, where John farmed for several years. They moved to Grinnell, and Dorothy was employed at DeLong’s Sportswear as a seamstress for 43 years. Dorothy was a longtime member of Grinnell United Methodist Church. She will be remembered for her steadfast faith, for the strong love of her family, and for the countless hours spent doing needlework, crocheting, and sewing.
Dorothy is survived by her daughters Dianna (Darlo) Kelting of Grinnell and Carol (Jeff) Oliver of Grinnell; her son David (Annette) Latcham of Grinnell; daughter-in-law Teresa Latcham of Lynnville; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and her siblings Adrian (Kathy) Versendaal of Grinnell and Joan (Louis) Terlouw of Pella.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Lyle John Latcham; daughters Judith Latcham and Janice Reimers Kriegel; son Allen Latcham; son-in-law Harry Reimers; grandson Lance Reimers; granddaughter Cora Oliver; and siblings Arie Versendaal, Mathilda Van Sant, and Marie Lender.
