Dorothy J. "Toppy" Wetherell, 97, of Peterson passed away peacefully on Friday, June 27, 2025, at Heartland Care Center in Marcus.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 2, at 10:30 a.m. at First Congregational Church in Peterson. Pastor Tyler Thomsen will officiate. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery at Peterson. Visitation with the family present will be held from 5-7 p.m. at the church in Peterson on Tuesday, July 1. Boothby Funeral Home of Cherokee is assisting the family with arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made in Toppy's honor to the Peterson CRU.
Toppy was born on Sept. 20, 1927, to Ambrose and Elizabeth (Flugel) Heinis at Marcus. Toppy was united in marriage to Roy (Andy) Wetherell on June 2, 1944, at Peterson.
She stayed at home with their two boys, Ronald and Mick, raising, picking and processing chickens. They purchased the Peterson Farm in 1971. On the farm, the grandkids had fun riding her Snapper mower and getting tractor rides from grandpa. They farmed by Marcus and Peterson before moving to town in Peterson after retiring.
She was a member of First Congregational Church in Peterson and Red Hat Society.
In her free time, she loved spending time with family and hosting the holiday meals, having coffee with friends and playing cards.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Roy (Andy) Wetherell; siblings: Myrtle (John) Dawson, Helen (Orville) Smith, Pearl (Otto) Frangenberg, Edy (Merle) Sand, June (Dale) Davis, Ralph (Margaret) Heinis and Lyle (Vivian) Heinis; daughter-in-law Sandy Wetherell; and great-great grandchildren, Faith Hill and Parker Wetherell; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Mae and Merle Wetherell; sister-in-law Pat Mason; brothers-in-law, Ray Wetherell and Robert (Mariana) Wetherell.
She will be lovingly remembered by her sons: Ronald Wetherell (special friend Carol Leidahl) of Cleghorn; Mick (Alice) Wetherell of Cleghorn; grandchildren: Todd (Pam) Wetherell of Cleghorn; Lisa (Boyd) White of Cherokee; Wendi (Allen) Zent of Rapid City, S.D.; and BJ (Erica) Wetherell of Clarksville, Tenn.; great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren: Stephanie (Kevin) Hill and their children Brayan, Sami and Lily; Steven (Kristin) Wetherell and their children Hudson, Hazel and Henley; Michael (Callie) Wetherell and their son Cooper; Ryan (Briana) White; Tyler (Liz) White and their children Harper and Bennett; Mason, Corbin, Elyce, Eliana and Dawson Zent; and Andrew, Asher and Grace Wetherell; sister-in-law Wilda Wetherell of Peterson; also many nieces and nephews.
