July 26th, 1936 - October 18, 2019
Dorothy May Schmidke Passed away on October 18, 2019 in Lodi, CA at the age of 83. She was born on July 26, 1936 to Luther Meeks and Margie Smith in Ola, Arkansas. She worked at the Lodi Unified School District for 36 plus years. Dorothy enjoyed crocheting, sewing, and knitting. She will be dearly missed.
She is preceded in death by husband of 64 years, Gail Schmidke; parents Luther and Margie Meeks; sister Veda Jackson; and grandchild Lindsey Gayle Wendell.
Dorothy is survived by children Michael Schmidke (Pennie), Cheri Wendell (Dan), and Kenneth Schmidke (Susan); grandchildren Sharon De la Torre, Malissa Truhitte, Tony Hill (Alicia), Dallas Wendell (Jayme), Ryan Wendell, Thomas Schmidke, and Derek Schmidke; also survived by 13 great-grandchildren and sister Jeannie Hines.
SERVICE
A graveside service will be held for Dorothy at 1:00pm on Friday, November 8th, 2019 at Cherokee Memorial Park, located off of Highway 99 at Harney Lane, Lodi CA, 95240.
Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Schmidke family.
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