Dorothy Carol Pfister, 82, of Elmhurst, DeKalb, Chicago

Submitted by Cathy Pfister.

Dorothy Carol Pfister, nee Rose, age 82 of Laguna Woods, CA, formerly of DeKalb, Elmhurst and Chicago; beloved wife of George Pfister; loving mother of Daniel (Aimee), Catherine (J. Timothy Wootton), Jeffrey (Stacy) and Christopher Pfister; proud grandmother of J. Benjamin Wootton, Charlotte Pfister, Grace Anne Pfister, Anna Wootton and Liv Marie Pfister; dear sister of Donald and Charles Rose, Jean Lynch, Carol Marshall and the late Larry Rose; cherished daughter of the late Charles and Sarah Rose.

Dorothy attended St Maurice Elementary and Kelly High Schools in Chicago, and earned an AA at Kishwaukee Community College. Dorothy was a 38-year resident of DeKalb IL where she raised her family, served in special education in the DeKalb schools, and worked in real estate at Coldwell-Banker. She was a parishioner at St Mary’s Church in DeKalb, and had a legacy of generosity and kindness that is remembered by those in her family and in the DeKalb community.

Visitation Monday, 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. until time of funeral 10:30 a.m. at Gibbons Funeral Home, 134 South York Road, (½ mile North of Saint Charles Road), Elmhurst.

Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Interment Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Hillside.

For funeral information please call 630-832-0018 or visit gibbonsfuneralhome.com.