Dorothy Boatz

Dorothy Ann Becker Boatz, 89, died April 7, 2005, at the North Ridge Care Center in New Hope, Minnesota. Services will be held at 10:30 AM at the Church of Corpus Christi, Bismarck, with the Rev. Paul Becker officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. A prayer and remembrance service will be held at Boelter-Eastgate Funeral Service, 200 W. Turnpike Ave. from 7-9 PM Sunday. Dottie was born December 25, 1915 in Toledo, Ohio to Fred Becker and Rose Heitzman Becker. She attended St. Charles School in Peru, Indiana and upon graduation worked for a law firm from 1934 until 1946. On August 10, 1946, she married Robert Bob M. Boatz and they resided in Agate, North Dakota, where Bob was a grain buyer. In 1951, they moved to Humboldt, Minnesota where they raised a family of seven children. In 1969, they moved to Underwood, North Dakota and in 1980 they retired to Bismarck, North Dakota. Bob died in 1990, shortly after which Dottie moved to Minnesota. Dottie will be remembered for her humorous stories which were published in several newspapers and magazines. As an octogenarian, she wrote for a magazine "Going Places" which most often featured her family and friends. Her favorite pastimes included scrabble games, rummage sales, corresponding with friends and family, and family gatherings as well as her writing. Dottie took special pride in her family, friendships, community, and church. She appreciated the inherent goodness of people and embraced good old-fashioned values of strong moral and work ethics, family closeness, and awareness of others' needs. She will be remembered as a person of great compassion and love for family, friends, and community. Dottie is survived by three sons and three daughters, Robert, Jr. Margie of St. Joseph, MN, Dave of Fargo, ND, Jerry Tammy of California City, CA, Mary Roger Motschenbacher of Fargo, ND, Beth Aldinger of Rogers, MN, and Sue Danny Williams of Seguin, TX; a sister, Mary E. Diver of Indianapolis, IN; a brother, Jim Becker Bev of Las Vegas, NV; twelve grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and four nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and two sons, John and Steve.

Dorothy Boatz

December 25, 1915 - April 7, 2005