Dorothy Egner Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Dorothy Nadine, daughter of Ethel (Arnold) and Robert Mizar was born on November 21, 1921 at Aline, Oklahoma. She passed away at the Aurora, Colorado Cherry Creek Nursing Home on the 29th of November at the age of 86 years and 8 days. She grew up at Aline with a short time spent in Enid, Oklahoma where her father worked for Pillsbury Mill. On January 1, 1929 he was killed at an explosion at the Mill. After his death the family returned to Aline. Dorothy's mother was pregnant with twins. She had an older brother, Donald, a younger brother, Houston then the twins Betty Ann and Robert (Bobby) Lee. Before Dorothy could go to school she fixed breakfast and took care of the new babies when she came home from school. When she came home, she spent time washing diapers and fixing supper for the family. She was only eight at this time, and we think we have it bad. She graduated with the Aline High School with the Class of 1939. Miss Mizar was married to Lester C. Gottsch on July 6, 1940 at Enid, Oklahoma. To their marriage two children, Ethelyn Ann (Annie), and Robert Clark were born. Lester passed away on September 23, 1969. Following their marriage they made their home on a farm in the Dacoma area for many years. They helped raise her sister Betty Ann and Lester's nephew, Billy Wayne Mahoney, staying with them and going to high school in Dacoma. In 1965 they retired moving to 1014 Choctaw St. in Alva. In the meantime Robert had married and moved to New Castle, Wyoming. And Ethelyn had married and moved to Marcus, S.D. Mrs. Gottsch was married to Verl D. Egner on September 5, 1971 at the Pleasant View Church west of Dacoma. He passed away on December 21, 1999. They made their home in Alva at 1014 Choctaw which they remodeled. Dorothy lived there until she moved to live with her daughter in Colorado in October of 1997 until she broke her hip in October of 2004 at which time she entered the nursing home. She was preceded in death by her son Robert (Bob Gottsch), her parents, two brothers, Bobby & Donald Mizar and a grandson, Darryl Gottsch. Dorothy is survived by her daughter and her husband, Annie and Monte Simons, of Bennett, Colorado, a daughter-in-law, Claudia Gottsch of New Castle, Wyoming. Eight grand children and their families: Mark and Michelle and daughter Twyne, of Parker, Colorado; Marty and his children, Greg, Andrew and Christy Mae, of Littleton, Colorado; Bobby and Stacy Gottsch and children, William and Houston, of Casper, Wyoming; Dr. Henry and Shelly Gottsch, of Seattle, Washington; Dora and Marty Cooper and children, DelDeana Billinger, Monty Billinger and Cody Cooper, of Wister, Oklahoma; James Simons and daughters, Danielle Lahey and husband Cory, Kayla, Ashlee and Lyndee Simons, of Bennett, Colorado; Robyn and Frank Behrens and daughter Shelby of Strasburg, Colorado; Misty and Brian Walker and children, Statler and Androyn, of Union Center, South Dakota; Dorothy's first great-great grandchild, Ciana Lahey, of Bennett, Colorado; And one sister Betty Mackey, and a brother and his wife, Houston and Gertrude Mizar; A number of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. PDF Printable Version

Dorothy Egner

November 21, 1921 - November 29, 2007