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Gothenburg Resident: Dorothy Wright, age 92 (1920-2012)

Dorothy Margaret Wright, 92, of Gothenburg, Nebraska, died December 27th, 2012, at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital in Gothenburg.

She was born July 25th, 1920, in Gothenburg, daughter of Pete and Emma (Poggendorf) Jobman.

Dorothy was baptized and confirmed at the Zion Lutheran Church. She graduated from Gothenburg High School with the class of 1938. In 1939 she left with her brother Paul to join her brother Alfred in Los Angeles. She spent from 1939 to 1983 on the West Coast from San Diego to the Cascades of Washington. She worked in restaurants all of her life, starting at Otto's Lunch during her school years. She finished with Gary at Pete's working part-time and she loved every minute of it. Dorothy married Stan Wright on November 24th, 1951.

She is survived by her brother, Lester (Francis) Jobman, nephew, Terry (Nancy) Jobman, nieces Renee Cordova, Heidi Jobman and Charlotte Jobman, great-nieces and nephews Andy and Becky Jobman, David Jobman, Erin Jobman, Christopher Morris, and Erica Jobman; and brother-in-law Orvin (Shirley) Stevens.

Dorothy was preceded in death by husband, Stanley Wright; parents; two brothers, Paul and Alfred Jobman; sister, Lorene Stevens; two nephews Harlan Stevens and Matt Jobman,a niece Bonnie Meier and great-niece Susan Elizabeth Jobman.

Memorial services were held at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel on December 29th, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Larry Viter officiating.

Inurnment will take place at a later date in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Gothenburg.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the charity of your choice.

To sign the online guest book, go to www.blasestrauser.com.

 







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