Dorothy Virginia Lockenour

Dorothy Lockenour

Sept. 16, 1917 - July 20, 2019

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Dorothy Lockenour died July 20, 2019, at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood, Neb., at the age of 101 years and 10 months.

She was born Sept. 16, 1917, to Bud and Verlie (Grime) Jones in Lincoln, Neb. Dorothy was a Gold Star Wife, an American Legion Auxiliary member, a Cambridge Hospital Auxiliary member, active in her church, a volunteer at many activities and known for her kettle corn and divinity.

She was preceded in death by first husband, Kenneth Kirchhefer, second husband, John Primrose, and last husband, Bill Lockenour, as well as siblings Roy Jones, Donald Jones, Patsy Losee, and Betty Riggs.

Dorothy is survived by daughter, Linda Weathers (Pat) of Las Cruces, N.M., and son, Dan Kirchhefer (Susan Stover) of Topeka, Kan.; granddaughters, Amy Glickler, Heather Kirchhefer, Hayley Lanier, Anna Lanier and Scout Lanier; and sisters, Maxine Bergeron of Vancouver, Wash., and Helen Nowka, of York, Neb.

Services will be in Cambridge on Friday, July 26, 2019, at 10 a.m., at the First Congregational Church with Bill Weaver officiating. Interment will be in the Parkview Cemetery in Hastings, Neb., at 2 p.m.

Friends may leave online condolences at lockenour.com. Visitation will be Thursday, July 25, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Memorials may be left in her name at the Lockenour-Jones Mortuary of Cambridge.

Lockenour Jones Mortuary entrusted with arrangements.