Dorothy Elma (Livingood) Schave, 88

Dorothy Elma (Livingood) Schave, 88

Mrs. Glen (Dorothy Elma Livingood) Schave, age 88, of Sunnycrest Manor, formerly Fengler St., Dubuque, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at Sunnycrest Manor. There will be no services or visitation. Burial will be in the Frankville, Iowa Cemetery beside her husband, Glen, her grandson Bobby, first son-in-law, Marvin Lantz and her parents Earl and Sophia (Hager) Livingood. The Schutte Funeral and Cremation Service of Postville is in charge of the arrangements.

Dorothy was born the fourth child and third daughter of Earl and Sophia (Hager) Livingood at their farm home just outside of Frankville, Iowa on July 16, 1920. She was baptized August 28, 1920 by Rev. Peck and confirmed March 27, 1932 at the Frankville Community Church. After marrying her husband she was confirmed into the Lutheran faith on March 10, 1944. She attended school at Ludlow # 9 and continued to the 10th grade in the Frankville School, but couldn't finish high school because of transportation problems.

On June 30, 1939 she married Glen Emil Schave, son of William and Lena (Fischer) Schave, at the parsonage of the Zion Lutheran Church at Castalia, Iowa. Three children were born to this union: Sandra, Mary and William (Bill). Dorothy and Glen celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary in June of 2000. Glen passed away in December of 2000.

Dorothy and Glen farmed in the Castalia, Postville Junction, Clermont and Gunder, Iowa areas. They ran the Standard Gas Station and G & D Café in Castalia, the Commercial Hotel in Postville, the Laundromat in Monona and a salvage yard in Gunder, Iowa where they made their home until moving to Postville in 1996. Dorothy also worked at the Postville Turkey Plant for five years, the Good Samaritan Home in Postville and five years in the Swiss Valley Cheese Plant in St. Olaf, Iowa. After Glen's death Dorothy lived in Postville for 2 years. She then lived in Clermont and finally moved to Dubuque, living within a block of both her daughters, then living with her oldest daughter, until moving to Sunnycrest Manor.

Dorothy retired from the workforce in 1982 and went home to take up her hobbies full time. She was a genealogist and learned that her family descended from two of the early pioneer families of Allamakee County. One being Rueben Smith of the Old Stone House, rural Waukon, and the other being Greenbury Jackson Livingood. She learned to run a computer at the age of 81 and thoroughly enjoyed doing it. The computer enhanced her genealogy research by placing her in touch with distant relatives. Games on the computer amused her for many hours in the later years when getting around became such a chore. She especially enjoyed puzzles and card games. All of her married life she collected the weekly obits and interesting articles from the weekly newspaper, the Postville Herald, and made scrapbooks with these articles. She has left a gold mine of knowledge with this hobby. Dorothy also loved to quilt in her later years and helped with many many quilts at the Marion Lutheran Church in Gunder. When living in Gunder Glen would saw out wooden projects, sand and eventually put them together after Dorothy had painted them in detail. She became quite skilled at this painting and her children cherish her many gifts of them.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, her father Earl (1962), her mother Sophia (1980); sons-in-laws Marvin Lantz (1970) and Gerald Wander (December 2001); daughter-in-law Carolyn (Monroe) Schave (March 2004), grandson Robert Earl Lantz (1973); a baby brother in 1919 and two sisters: Olga (Livingood) Krambeer (1976) and Gertrude (Livingood) Yarwood (1990).

Dorothy is survived by two daughters: Sandra Wander and Mary E. (James) Durr of Dubuque; one son: William "Bill" Schave of Florida; three grandsons: Mike (Cathy) Lantz of Waverly, Iowa; Brian (Kelly) Durr of Dubuque and Richard Durr of Florida; two granddaughters: Lori Lantz of Cedar Falls, Iowa and Mandi (Steve) Rattigan of Florida; two great granddaughters: Tifani (Bill) Daly of North Liberty, Iowa and Erica Stowers of Dubuque; four great grandsons: Tyler Bushman and Anthony "Tony" Bushman of Cedar Falls, Iowa and Cody Durr and Caleb Durr of Dubuque; one great-great granddaughter: Ezralynn Raylene Stowers of Dubuque; step-great grandchildren, Michael and Jessica Boen and Kyle Ridgeway, TJ Hanson and Crystal Smith and Brittany Rattigan; step great-great grandchildren: Robbie and Bobbie Jo Smith and Bradley Hanson.

Dorothy's daughters wish to express their thanks to the whole staff of Sunnycrest Manor and to Marge, Dorrie, Laura, Matt. Christy, Kelly, Nellie and Ann for their help and thoughtful concern. We also wish to give Bonnie Krogman a big hug and heartfelt thanks for the care and friendship she showed Dorothy. We also wish to thank Hospice of Dubuque for their help and care.