Dorothy A. Walters

Dorothy A. Walters, 86, of Sioux City, IA, and formerly of Mason City, IA, passed away peacefully Monday, October 26, 2015, at Whispering Creek Active Retirement Community in Sioux City. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams – Mason City, with Rev. Neil Manternach officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM followed by a scriptural wake service at 7:00 PM on Monday, November 2, 2015, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue. Interment will take place in Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Epiphany Parish Holy Family Catholic Church.

Dorothy was born June 27, 1929, in Spillville, IA, the daughter of Louis and Clara (Wagner) Kalec. She was the oldest of 3 children. She moved to Mason City at the age of 14 where she found work as a maid at the residence of General Hanford MacNider. Later she attended Hamilton Business College and worked at various doctor’s offices. She married Robert E. Walters on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1949, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville. They made Mason City their home for almost 60 years and raised three sons. They had many close friends and especially enjoyed dancing at the Surf Ballroom, playing 500, and traveling to visit family and friends. Dorothy had many dear friends from her Social Hour Club as well. She is most remembered for being a loving mother, grandma, and wonderful mother-in-law, homemaker, and close friend. Her calling in life was taking loving care of others – first her children and grand children, then later her parents, an aunt and uncle, and finally her husband. Her family will miss her fried chicken, desserts, and canned peaches and cherries along with jellies and kolaches. She was an excellent seamstress and made her own draperies as well as clothing; most famous were her flannel pajamas for everyone in the family. She also loved embroidery and made more pillowcases and dish towels than her family could ever use! She will be dearly missed.

Dorothy is survived by three sons: Rod (Kris) Walters, Gary (Patty) Walters, and Kevin (Carol) Walters; eight grandchildren: Alex (Rebecca), Ted (Jillian), Aaron (Allison), Rachel (Jason), Adam (Bekah), Christopher, Nate and Morgan; three great grandchildren: Eloise, Nora, and Oliver; one brother: Ray (Jude) Kalec; and in-laws: Shirley Lent, Karl Walters, and Etsuko Kalec.

She was preceded in death by her parents: Louis and Clara; her loving husband: Robert (Bob) in 2009; a daughter in infancy: Karen Ann; and a brother: Richard Kalec.