Dorothy L. Schofield, age 99 of Hamburg, Iowa, passed away on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024 at the Ambassador in Sidney, Iowa

Dorothy Lucille Metz was born on July 6, 1925, in Cheney, the daughter of Charles T. and Rachel (Guthrie) Metz. She attended school in Cheney through the ninth grade and attended school in Garden City, where she graduated in 1943.

She married William Walter Schofield in 1945 and to this union four children were born: William Alfred, Charles Michael, Roger Alan, and Scharon Lynn. In addition to raising her family, Dorothy worked for the Hamburg Schools as a cook for the hot lunch program for 20 years. She loved to cook and took great pride in making homemade lunches for the students.

Dorothy enjoyed bowling, making pies and hosting holiday meals for her family. She was an active member of the American Legion Auxiliary.

Dorothy is survived by her children, William A. Schofield (Nancy) of Shelton, Neb., Charles M. Schofield (Cheryl) of Columbia, Mo., Roger A. Schofield of Grand Island, Neb., and Scharon Lynn Dahl of Jackson, Mich.; 10 grandchildren, John P. Schofield (Amy), Sean Schofield, Matthew Schofield, Annie Schofield, Teresa Dawson, Katelyn Luensman, Mary Beth Wochner (Joel), Rebecca Lynn Schofield, Tom Boudewyns (Jan) and David Dahl (Veronica); 13 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren; cousin, Billie Marie Peavey of Pea Ridge, Ark.; and other family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; stillborn infant son, John; brother, Charles Eugene Metz; half-siblings, Minnie Carlson, Jim Guthrie, Richard Guthrie, and Charles Wilbur Guthrie (aka Wilbur Fred Jones); and husband, William “Walt” Schofield.

Family visitation will be Monday, Sept. 9, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Rash-Gude Funeral Home in Hamburg, Iowa. Graveside service will be at Fairview Cemetery, Cheney, Kan., at 2 p.m. on Sept. 11. Her brother, Charles Eugene Metz, will be laid to rest at the same time on the Metz family plot with military honors.

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