Dorothy Fitch

Dorothy B. Hansen was born May 6, 1921, on a ranch near Turtle Creek, south of Faith, South Dakota, to Morrie and Libbie (Foyt) Hansen.

As a child she moved with her parents to Philip where she grew up and graduated from Philip High School in 1939.

As a young lady she moved to California where she worked in an aircraft factory during World War II.  After the war she returned to Philip.

Dorothy was united in marriage to Lewis E. "Bud" Fitch on October 16, 1948, at Rapid City, South Dakota.

They owned and operated a trucking business all their married life.  They trucked locally and long distances.  Dorothy was one of the first female long haul truck drivers.

Dorothy was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and a member of Tribe 3 of the Evening Guild of the church.  She was a member of the Wheeler-Brooks American Legion Auxiliary Post #173 of Philip since 1946.

Grateful for having shared her life are her husband, Lewis E. "Bud" Fitch; three daughters, Diane Fitch, Marianne (Mrs. Tom) Moriarty, and Jill Alfaro, all of Philip; six grandchildren, Tadd, Vance, Patrick, Mikal, and Ian Moriarty, and Dorothy Ann Alfaro, all of Philip; one brother, Verley Hansen of Tucson, Arizona; and a host of other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, Harry "Butch" Hansen, Donald Hansen, and Ed Hansen.

Vigil Service and Rosary
Tuesday, January 8, 1991
7:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Philip, South Dakota

Mass of Christian Burial
Wednesday, January 9, 1991
10:00 a.m.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Philip, South Dakota

Celebrant
Father Arnold Kari

Con-Celebrant
Father Richard Novotny

Altar Servers
Jacob Frein - Jon Carley
Ira Carley

Eucharistic Ministers
Edmund Baye Sr. - Bob Coyle

Reader
Mary Ankrum

Music
JoAnne Stilwell
Maureen Palecek

Ushers
Dennis Kennedy - Milo Knight

Active Pallbearers
Mike Gebes - Paul Elshere
Tommy Hickman - Arlie Elshere
Boyd Parsons Sr. - Bart Parsons

Honorary Pallbearers
Larry Deis and all relatives
and friends in attendance

Interment
Masonic Cemetery
Philip, South Dakota

Service Details

Mass of Christian Burial
Wednesday, January 9, 1991
10:00 a.m.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Philip