Dorothy Louise (Wolf) Loghry

Dorothy Louise (Wolf) Loghry age 89 of Omaha Nebraska died Tuesday, May 22 2007 at Bergen Mercy Hospital in Omaha.

She was born September 27, 1917 in Frontier County, Nebraska to Reece and Ruth (Cathcart) Wolf. She attended school in rural Frontier County and graduated from the University Of Nebraska School Of Agriculture in 1936.

Dorothy grew up at Quick, Nebraska where her father owned the general store and her mother was the Post Mistress. On January 31, 1938 she was united in marriage to Joseph Emerson Loghry at Maywood. To this union two children were born, Mary Anne and Leroy James.

Joe and Dorothy farmed in the Quick area until his death in 1951. Dorothy and her two young children remained on the farm until 1955 when she moved to McCook. She was employed by Zephyer Cleaners until their closing. She became employed by McCook Schools Cafeteria and retired in 1967.

She was a professional seamstress for Turman's Store for Men, Clapp's Store for Women and Gen's Bridal Shop. She was employed by the Nebraska National Guard as a facilities engineer retiring in 1990. She lived in McCook until 2002 when she moved to Omaha.

Dorothy became a member of the McCook Memorial United Methodist Church in 1963. She was a member of the Business and Professional Women of McCook, and the Daughters of the American Revolution.

In Dorothy's pastime, she loved to sew for her family and do ceramics. She kept a beautiful yard with gorgeous flowers and had a nice garden every year to share with others. She spent the winters in Omaha, with her daughter Mary Anne from 1991-2001. In 2002 she sold her home in McCook and moved to Omaha to be with her daughter.

Preceding her in death were her parents, Reece and Ruth Wolf; her husband, Joseph; four brothers, Grant, Deane, Cecil, and Theodore Wolf; and one sister, Mabel.

She leaves to mourn her passing: a daughter, Mary Anne O'Dea of Omaha and a son, Leroy Loghry and wife Alene of Edison; a grandson, John J. Loghry of Arapahoe; two great-grandchildren, Amanda and Bradlee Loghry of Arapahoe; two sisters-in-law, Adele Wolf of Baldwin Park, California and Glee Wolf of Renton, Washington; Dorothy will be remembered with love and joy by a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, family and friends.

Memorials may be given in her name.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at Carpenter Breland Funeral Home in McCook with Pastor Kirk Einspahr officiating. Burial was in the Maywood Cemetery.

Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook was in charge of the arrangements.