Mrs. Dorothy B. Kozlowski, 78, of LaPorte, died March 2, 2014, at Brentwood Assisted Living, LaPorte.
She was born June 28, 1935, in South Bend, IN, to Stanley and Rose (Walkowiak) Ciesielski. She had lived in LaPorte for 42 years, coming from South Bend.
Dorothy retired from Whirlpool, where she picked parts. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, where she worked on the funeral committee. She was also a member of the Falcons.
On July 29, 1972, in South Bend, she married Louis Kozlowski, who survives.
She is also survived by two sisters, Verna (Ervin) Kuspa and Mary (Norbert) Gapczynski, both of South Bend; two brothers, Louis (Jeannette) Ciesielski and Leo (Linda) Ciesielski, both of South Bend; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and four brothers, Harry, Joseph, Casimer and William Ciesielski.
A funeral Mass will be held Thursday, March 6, at 10 a.m. LaPorte time at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, LaPorte, with Rev. Ian Williams officiating. Visitation will be at Essling Funeral Home, LaPorte, on Wednesday, March 5, from 3 to 7 p.m. and on Thursday from 9 to 9:45 a.m. The rosary will be recited Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pine Lake Cemetery, LaPorte, following the Mass.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Messages of condolence may be posted below on WNLP, as well as at www.esslingfuneralhome.com.