Dorothy Catherine DeGreef Gannon obituary submitted
Dorothy passed away on May 23, 2011 in Phoenix, AZ.She was born January 23, 1922 at Dell Rapids, SD to Peter and Clasina VanDam DeGreeff, immigrants of the Netherlands.She was the oldest of 10 children.Her first job was a telephone operator in Lake Wilson, MN and then in Farmington, MN where she met her husband Edward Gannon.She married Edward on December 28, 1941.She and her husband had 5 sons.They were in the restaurant business for many years.A steakhouse in Hatfield, MN, restaurant in lake Wilson, MN and restaurant & bar in Forest City, IA.She also worked for an optometrist in Pipestone, MN.
After Edward passed away in 1987 she moved to Waseca, MN to be near her sister.She lived there until 1994 when her sons in Phoenix, AZ convinced her the AZ climate would help her arthritis.She lived in Phoeniz, AZ until her passing.Dorothy was a lifetime member of the 3rd Order of St. Francis and the Catholic Daughters.
Edward & Dorothy are the parents of Michael, David, Jerry, Darryl, & a son, Donald, who preceded Dorothy in death.
Dorothy's siblings include Nick DeGreeff, John DeGreeff, Peter DeGreeff, Arnold DeGreeff, Steve DeGreeff, Rosemary Drager, Catherine, Nellie, & James Degreeff.