Dorothea M. Saathoff

Dorothea M. Saathoff, age 94, of Storm Lake, Iowa passed away peacefully on August 30, 2023 at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake, Iowa. Funeral services will take place Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. Burial will be in the Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements. Dorothea Marie Grotjohn was born in Schaller, Iowa on April 2, 1929 to Frank and Lillie (Krause) Grotjohn. She was baptized and confirmed at the Emmanuel Reformed Church, rural Schaller. Dorothea attended country school for eight years and then attended and graduated from Hayes Consolidated School south of Storm Lake. Dot married her high school sweetheart, H. Harrison (Binks) Saathoff on August 10, 1948. It was Binks who gave her the name “Dot”. Their marriage was blessed with two children: Sharon and Rick. Early in their marriage Binks and Dot farmed near Storm Lake and Rembrandt. She worked alongside Binks driving trucks and tractors, mowing lawn and helping as she was needed. From 1967-1970, they lived in Spencer where Dot worked as an office assistant for the Farm Bureau Insurance. In 1970, they purchased their farm home south of Storm Lake. Dot again, was a right-hand farm wife. They lived there for 36 years until they retired and moved to town. Dot was a faithful member of the United Methodist Church. She was an active member of her church circle. She also belonged to several bridge clubs where she enjoyed friendships made through the years. Dot especially enjoyed time spent with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Family always looked forward to her treats of fresh cinnamon rolls and special cookies. When it was time to move from her home to Otsego Place and later Methodist Manor Retirement home, she made more treasured friends and always enjoyed and appreciated visits from others. Those left to cherish her memory include her daughter, Sharon (Jay) Butterfield of Storm Lake and son, Rick (Joan) Saathoff of Canton, South Dakota; grand-children: Ryan (Jill) Lalone, Sherae (Tom) Pace, Becky (Jesse) Coudron and Beth (Mark) Poss; Great-grandchildren: Aubree and Katelyn Lalone, Hayden and Collin Pace, Jacob and Luke Coudron, Mason, Harper, and Cade Poss and many nieces and nephews. Dorothea was preceded in death by her husband, H. Harrison Saathoff; her parents, Lillie and Frank Grotjohn; her brother, Eugene Grotjohn and sisters, Arlene Movall and Janet Grotjohn.

Dorothea M. Saathoff

April 2, 1929 - August 30, 2023