Miss Dorothy M. Zirzow, 89, died at 4:45 a.m. Nov. 19, 2014, at Golden Living Center, LaPorte.
She was born May 30, 1925, in LaPorte to Walter and Frieda (Bachmann) Zirzow, and she was a lifelong resident of LaPorte County.
Dorothy had worked as a secretary for the LaPorte County Council on Aging, and was a member of St. John Lutheran Church and its Circle 8.
She leaves behind a niece, Pam Angeledes of LaPorte; two nephews, Bruce Zirzow of LaPorte and Jeffrey Zirzow of Tijeras, NM; a great-nephew, Jason Unger; two great-nieces, Dana Angeledes and Nichole Angeledes-Jones; and great great-nieces and nephews, Danielle, Bradley, Cody, Haylee and Abigail.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Rose Cain; and brother, Walter Zirzow.
Visitation will be at Essling Funeral Home, LaPorte, on Monday, Nov. 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A funeral service will take place Monday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. John Lutheran Cemetery, LaPorte.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. John Lutheran Church, 111 Kingsbury Ave., LaPorte, IN 46350.
Messages of condolence may be posted below on WNLP, as well as at www.esslingfuneralhome.com.