 1927 - 2011 (84 years)
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| Name |
Dorothy Jean Gensler |
| Born |
14 Jan 1927 |
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
18 Feb 2011 |
Boca Raton, Florida, USA |
| Person ID |
I22881 |
Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
20 Mar 2017 |
| Father |
Jerome Kermit Gensler, b. 14 Sep 1905, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA , d. 22 Mar 1982, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Margaret Musselman, b. 24 Feb 1907, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA , d. 5 Oct 1982, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (Age 75 years) |
| Married |
3 Jul 1926 |
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA |
| Family ID |
F11317 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Dorothy Jean VanderWeele of Boca Raton, Florida passed away on February 18, 2011 after a long and courageous battle with heart disease. Born Dorothy Jean Gensler in Kalamazoo, Michigan on January 14, 1927, she was the daughter of Jerome K. Gensler and Margaret (Musselman) Gensler. She married the love of her life Cornelius (Buck) VanderWeele in 1948 and raised two daughters. Their marriage was beautiful and punctuated by trips all over the world. The family lived in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Columbia, South Carolina, Bernville, Pennsylvania, Greenville, South Carolina and Naples, Florida. In 2009, Dorothy and husband Buck moved to St. Andrew?s Estates South in Boca Raton, Florida where she made many new friends and enjoyed the activities there.
Dorothy is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Cornelius (Buck) VanderWeele, daughter Sandra Gregersen and her husband Thomas of Delray Beach, Florida, daughter Sally VanderWeele and her husband William Boardman of Hingham, Massachusetts, granddaughter Kristen Najmabadi and husband Jon of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and grandson Brian Gregersen of Boynton Beach, Florida. Dorothy was pre-deceased by her younger brother, Richard Bruce Gensler.
Dorothy enjoyed cooking, entertaining, caring for her family, traveling and spending time with family and friends. She was known for her grace and generosity and was loved by everyone she knew. Dorothy was an activist early in life. She was the first female Student Council President of Kalamazoo Central High School in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1944. (This was the high school where President Obama delivered the commencement address in 2010.) She was the PTA President for the Kalamazoo school system and an early supporter of adequate funding for education. Her TV appearances on behalf of the school system led to her being asked to host a women's daytime television show, an early form of the present day talk show. She was a golfer and won several country club championships. She was an active volunteer and the president of the volunteers group for the Shriner?s Hospital in Greenville South Carolina and a docent for the Historic Columbia Foundation in Columbia, SC. She was a member of the Friends of Lake Keowee Society (F.O.L.K.S) where she organized annual educational events for school children to learn about the importance of protecting water quality. Her last years were devoted to her family and friends. They will miss her loving and courageous spirit.
A memorial service will be held at St. Andrew?s Estates South on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 4PM.
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