- Date Of Birth: January 17, 1925
- Date Of Death: July 21, 2017
- State: Iowa
Dorothy, the daughter of Lowman and Cora (Fleming) Miller, was born January 17, 1925, in Vandalia, Iowa. She attended rural Jasper County Schools and graduated from Runnells High School in 1943. She was united in marriage with Leland Tratchel on September 16, 1943, in Ivy, Iowa. Dorothy worked as an office clerk at The Maytag Company for 31 years before retiring in 1990.
Those left to honor Dorothy’s memory include her son, Jack Tratchel of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren: Lea (Russell) Ladehoff, Amanda (Corey) McGraw, Jacqulyn Marmion, Todd (JoAnn) Tratchel, and Bret Tratchel; her great-grandchildren: Silas Ladehoff, Lexi and Conner McGraw, Tommy and Carlie Tratchel, and Chelsea, Ashley, and Jeffrey Tratchel; and many nieces and nephews.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leland; sons, Lee Tratchel and Carl Tratchel; 5 brothers: Lawrence, Kenneth, Everett, Calvin, and Cecil Miller; and 5 sisters: Viola Wicker, Merle Mahaffey, Sylvia DeReus, Lorene Rosborough, and Anna Parrott.
