Medora Ann “DoDee” Whiting Wiese, 94, died July 13, 2017 at Green Acres retirement home at Holiday Island, Ark.
Mrs. Wiese was born January 16, 1923 in Webster Groves, Mo., to the late Minnie Fern (Toothacher) Whiting and Col. Frederick Charles Whiting (USAFR) of Santa Barbara, Calif.
The family moved from the St. Louis area to southern California when DoDee was two months old. Mrs. Wiese grew up in California where she graduated from Hollywood High School in 1940. She left California to attend Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.
While a student at Iowa State, she met her future husband, Albert H. Wiese. They were married February 9, 1944, at the home of the bride in Hollywood, Calif. Al and DoDee made their home in southern California where their three children were born. The family also lived in Hazlehurst, Miss., and Chesterfield, Mo., before moving to Holiday Island, Ark.
Dodee was a homemaker and enjoyed the outdoor life; camping, gardening, and golfing. She enjoyed painting and traveled with friends and family to six continents and all 50 states. She served as a Girl Scout Troop leader and was active in Holiday Island Elks Auxiliary. DoDee and Al were founding members of the Holiday Island Community Church.
DoDee is survived by her husband, Al, and their three children, Craig Wiese from Eureka Springs, Ark., Catherine “Cathie” Drake, from Holiday Island, Ark., and Charles “Chuck” Wiese from Creal Springs, Ill. Also surviving is her sister, Jane Lostetter, and niece, Ruth Lovegren, both from Portland, Ore. She is also survived by eight grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Memorial services will be held August 12, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Holiday Island Community Church, Holiday Island, Ark. Memorial gifts may be made to the church in DoDee’s name. The family wishes to thank caregivers at Peachtree Village, Brighton Ridge, and Green Acres. Interment will be at Greenwalt Cemetery, Mt. Auburn, Iowa, at a future date.
Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service, Inc. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com. © Nelson Funeral Service, Inc. 2017