Dorothea Korb-Heckman

TORRINGTON, WYOMING..............Funeral services for DOROTHEA CHRISTINA KORB HECKMAN, 91, will be held at 10:00a.m. Wednesday July 26, 2006 at the First Wyoming United Presbyterian Church with Reverend David Lee officiating. Cremation will take place following the service and private burial will be held at a later date. Dorothea died at the Goshen Care Center on July 22. Visitation hours will be held at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel on Tuesday, July 25 from 10am to 7pm. Memorials to the donor's choice in her name would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Dorothea was born February 14, 1915 in Fairfax, South Dakota the daughter of Gottlieb and Elizabeth (Streacker) Korb. She received her education mostly in Goshen County Wyoming and Denver, Colorado. She was employed by the Goshen County Agriculture Association, by the State of Washington Labor and Industries Insurance, and then by U.S. Naval Dry Dock #13 doing U.S. Navy payrolls at Long Beach, California. When she returned to Goshen County she was employed by the Goshen County Welfare Department. She was married to Edward Heckman on May 8, 1946 in Torrington. They farmed in Goshen County until 1980. They lived all their retirement years in Torrington. Dorothea was a member of First Wyoming United Presbyterian Church, a forty year member of Reed Gobble Unit #63 of the American Legion at Lingle, Wyoming, a lifetime member of Paul A Johnston Auxiliary Unit #2918 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Southeastern Wyoming Artists Association. Dorothea is survived by her husband Ed of Torrington; a daughter, Elaine Pollock and her husband Bruce of Gleason, Wisconsin; a son, Stephen Heckman and his wife La Vonne of Torrington; a sister, Helen Curry of Scottsbluff, Nebraska; two brothers, Ben Korb of Strasberg, Colorado and Harold Korb of Carpenter, Wyoming; granddaughter, Robin Taylor; grandsons, Andrew Maddox, Aaron Maddox, Joseph Edward Pollock and his wife Rosita, and Scott Weichel and his wife Shirley; three great grandchildren, Cathryn Weichel, Chad Weichel and Michelle Camila Pollock. She was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters, Lorene Herdt, Eva Marie Korb, Emma Flint, and Bernece Persson; and two brothers, Oscar Korb and Fred Korb.

Dorothea Korb-Heckman

February 14, 1915 - July 22, 2006