Dorothy A. Panek, 93 of St. Anna, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family June 28, 2024, at her home in St. Anna.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Anna with the Rev. Gregory Mastey. Interment will be at the parish cemetery.
Visitation was 4-8 p.m. July 2 and 10-10:45 a.m. July 3 at the church. Christian
Dorothy Anna Panek was born Dec. 31, 1930, in Avon Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, to Anton and Bernice (Kozulla) Woitalla. She worked at the country school in St. Anna. On June 27, 1950, she was united in marriage to Alois Panek at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Anna. The couple resided in Avon Township all their lives. Dorothy worked at The Landing as a cook.
She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the Christian Mothers. Dorothy enjoyed gardening, embroidering, cooking and baking homemade bread and donuts. She always made fried chicken on Tuesdays for supper and Sundays for dinner. She enjoyed listening to KASM radio, dancing to old tyme music and playing bingo.
Survivors include her children, Rita (David) Auer of St. Anna, Carol Pannek of St. Anna, Yvonne Panek of St. Anna and Ken Panek of Avon; seven grandchildren, Ervin, Annette, Greg, Marilyn, Stephen, Gary and Anna; five great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and sisters Bernadette Larkey of St. Anna and Hilda Kociemba of St. Anna.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Alois Panek, Aug. 1, 1999; parents; daughter-in-law Mary Rose Panek April 26, 2016; and brothers-in-law Lee Larkey and Alois Kociemba.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral and Cremation Services of Melrose.
