Dorothy J. Westphal, 93, of Larrabee passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Accura Nursing Home in Cherokee.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, April 30, at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Burial was in Cedar Township Cemetery at rural Larrabee. Online condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com.
Dorothy was born on Sept. 26, 1932, to Nicholas and Lillian (Boysen) Weins in South Dakota. She graduated from Calumet Public School in 1951. She was united in marriage on Jan. 18, 1952, to Charles Westphal.
She stayed at home raising their two children, Rick and Teresa, and assisting Charles on the farm. She also worked for Cherokee Schools.
She was a member of Larrabee Methodist Church and actively participated in many church groups.
In her free time she enjoyed fishing, sewing and baking.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Charles Westphal; brothers, Bob Weins and Jim Weins; and sister Judy Wagner.
Dorothy is survived by her two children, Rick and Pam Westphal and Teresa and Randy Newbury; five grandchildren: Nick and Heather Westphal, Nate and Kate Westphal, Nicole and Matt Hoskinson, Zach and Kaylea Cargin and Cassie Cargin and Oz; great-grandchildren: Morgan Kinch, Logan Kinch, Ty Westphal, Morgan Westphal, Avery Westphal, Piper Westphal, Trae Hoskinson, Tenley Hoskinson, Taya Hoskinson, Nevaeh Cargin, Zayden Rivers, Killian Cargin and Beckett Cargin; sisters: Ruth Hanson, Joan Anderson, Alice Daniels, Patty Anderson and Rosemary Osterquist; sisters-in-law, Jane Weins and Tess Weins; also numerous nieces and nephews.
