BORN

1926

DIED

2017

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Dodie Vandegraft Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Mar. 21, 2017.

NORMAL – Dora "Dodie" Vandegraft, 91, of Normal, passed away Monday, March 20, 2017 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.
Dodie was born March 12, 1926, in Downs, IL, the daughter of Clarence and Beulah Ferris Simpson.
Surviving are her children; Judy (Karl) Eminger of Princeton, IA; Bob Vandegraft of Normal; and Mark Vandegraft of Normal; two grandchildren, Jason Vandegraft of Chicago; and Kristin (Rev. Tim) Lorenz of Huntington, IN; three great-grandchildren, Abby, Noelle, and Oliver Lorenz. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, two brothers and four sisters.
Dodie was very close with family. She was always known as Aunt Dodie. She loved taking trips to Florida with her husband during the winter months. She was a very good cook and was known for her homemade noodles. She was very hardworking and loved to help her husband paint and update homes that he built.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 24, 2017 at East Lawn Funeral Home in Bloomington. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. A private burial will follow the service in East Lawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the donor's choice. Online condolences may be shared with the family at eastlawn-bloomington.com

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March 23, 2017

Judy, Mark and Bob: Thank you for getting in touch with us about Aunt Dodie. Judy and Karl, Naomi and I will always remember the time you met us at Olive Garden for our. birthdays and the chance to reconnect with you.

March 23, 2017

Diane McIntyre

Mark, I know this is a rough time for you but please know that you have friends that you can call in whenever you feel the need. Your Mom meant a whole lot to Staci and although I never met her, Staci told me so much that I know she was a very good person.

March 23, 2017

Jim Whittinghill

My memories of Dodie Vandegraft go back 58 years when I started Kindergarten with Bob. At birthdays, playing together she always made me feel like part of the family. She never changed. Anytime I visited with her in later life it was always the same as she treated me like one of the family. I know she was a great wife , mom, grandma and great grandma as family was at the top of her list. I know that whenever she met someone new, they were not just someone she met, but a new friend. My sister Janet and I both consider the Vandegraft family as part of our family. Dodie Vandegraft was loved and will be truly missed.

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