- Date Of Birth: October 11, 1927
- Date Of Death: April 12, 2009
- State: Michigan
Dorothy R. (Faulstich) Fauver, 81, of Midland died Sunday, April 12, 2009, at Nottingham Place. She was born October 11, 1927, in Cicero, Illinois to the late Karl and Helen (Krogmann) Faulstich. The family moved to Hammond, Indiana in 1941 and Dorothy graduated from Hammond High School in 1945.
On December 23, 1947, she married Vernon A. Fauver in Hammond and they became Midland residents in 1954. Dorothy was a Yellow Lady volunteer at the Midland Hospital from 1954-1958 and had the Picture Lady at Adams Elementary School for several years. As hosting chair for People to People for many years, she enjoyed arranging homestays for overseas visitors in Midland. She was a member of the Midland Nature Center, the Midland Symphony League, where she provided coffee for orchestra rehearsals, the Chippewa Nature Center, and the Red Hat Society.
Dorothy was instrumental in starting the United Church of Christ in Midland in 1958 where she was active in the local Civil Rights action in the 1960s and continuing social justice concerns. She also sang in the choir. She was a nature lover, especially enjoying feeding and banding birds, feeding the chipmunks, and caring for her indoor plants.
She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Vernon; son John V. (Inanna) Fauver of Lansing; daughter, Gayle (William) Pamerleau of Murrysville, Pennsylvania; grandchildren, Ian and Claire Pamerleau; and brother, John (Janet) Faulstich of Florida.
