Dorothea Firchow

Kenosha – Dorothea Mae Firchow, 97, passed away on Friday, January 18, 2013 at Brookside Care Center.  She was born in Kenosha on May 25^th, 1915, daughter of the late John and Anna (nee: Broad) Sinclair.  Dorothea was a 1932 graduate of Kenosha High School.  On November 30, 1939 she was married to William R. Firchow, Jr.  She was a lifetime Kenosha resident.

Dorothea was a gifted homemaker who dearly loved her family.  She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church, where she sang in the Chancel Choir, was director of the youth choir, was a member of the United Methodist Women’s Circle, and also taught Sunday school.  Dorothea was very active and served as president in many levels of the PTA in Kenosha, was a member of the Women’s Club of Kenosha, served many terms as president of the Schubert Club of Kenosha, and a fervent supporter of the Kenosha Symphony.

She is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law, James and Myla Firchow of Kenosha, Thomas Firchow of Racine; grandchildren, Joel (Anja) Firchow of Rosemount, Minnesota, Kevin (Sarah) Firchow of Madison, and Steven Firchow of St. Paul, Minnesota; great-grandchildren, Aidan, Ayla, Benjamin, and Emily Firchow; sister-in-law, J. Eleanor McFadden of Denver, Colorado; as well as other relatives and friends.  In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her daughter-in-law, Joyce Firchow, and her brother and sister-in-law, Alfred and Julie Sinclair.

Funeral services will be held in the funeral home at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, January 25, 2013 with Pastor Tim Berlew presiding.  Visitation will begin at 4:30 p.m.  Committal services at Sunset Ridge Memorial Park will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.  Memorials to The Schubert Club of Kenosha have been suggested.