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Dorothy Frieda (Gierman) Whitlock

Posted 2021-10-30 by mhenderson
Mohave Memorial Funeral & Cremation -
Kingman, Arizona -

Dorothy Frieda (Gierman) Whitlock, 88, died peacefully at her home in
Kingman, AZ. surrounded by loved ones at 8:45 AM on Friday, June 4th,
2021. She was born on October 22nd, 1932 in Buffalo, NY to Floyd and
Rose Gierman. She married the love of her life, George “Don” Whitlock on
October 11, 1952 and they cherished 51 years of marriage together before
he preceded her in death in 2003.

Dorothy and Don had four children: Deborah Wilson (who preceded her in
death in 2017), Linda (Dennis) Therkildsen, George (Elizabeth) Whitlock
and David (Rebecca) Whitlock, seven grandchildren: John (Elisa) Curtis,
Valerie Garcia, James (Megan) Whitlock, David Whitlock, Ashley Whitlock,
Robert (Amber) Whitlock and Lauryn (William) Heath and six great-
grandchildren: Kelley, Torrie, Emily, Adison, George and Lily.

She also had one sister, RoseMarie Mularski, who preceded her in death.

Prior to moving to Kingman, Dorothy lived in Hemet, CA where she
volunteered as a grief counselor for children. Prior to that she lived
in Valinda, CA where she worked for 20 years in Customer Service for
Sears and volunteered at the local Sheriff’s Department.

Her greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren and great-
grandchildren who affectingly called her “GG”.

The funeral and internment will take place at Riverside National
Cemetery in California where she will once again be united with her
beloved Don. Service will be on Friday July 16th at 9:30 AM.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Legion Auxiliary at
donate.legion-aux.org or the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at
donate.lls.org


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