Dorothy L. Weckbacher

Dorothy Loreen Weckbacher formerly of Lowell, passed away at 10:50 pm on Saturday, October 9, 2010, at Marietta Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

She was born on September 30, 1925, in Orlando, Braxton County, WV, a daughter of Arch Alonzo and Minnie Jane Blake Riffle.  She had been employed at American Bisque Pottery and was a homemaker.   She enjoyed making quilts, hand-quilting, working jigsaw puzzles, canning garden vegetables and making soups.  She was an avid Cincinnati Reds fan and listened to their games on radio and TV.

On December 5, 1950, she married Wilbert  Weckbacher who survives with 3 sons and 2 daughters:  Brenda K. (Mike) Rettke of Bloomington, IL, Steven (Rose) Weckbacher of Beverly, Cindy (George) Hollister of Comptche, CA, Ralph Weckbacher of Lowell, William (Missy) Weckbacher of Lowell; grandchildren Natalie Weckbacher, Mason Weckbacher both of Lowell, Paul and Victor Hollister of Comptche, CA, and great granddaughter Annberlee Weckbacher.

She was preceded in death by her parents and granddaughter Melissa Ann Weckbacher.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 10:00 am at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home.  Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday after 2:00 with family present from 2-4 & 6-8.