Biography:

 Dorothy E. Ross, 87 years of age, formerly of 1881 New Washington Rd.,and a resident of Carlisle Place since 2011,  passed away on Wednesday Sept. 9, 2015 at Carlisle Place, Bucyrus.  Dorothy was born Dec. 24, 1927 in Lykens to the late Charles and Lalah (Whitmeyer) Weisenauer.  She was married March 28, 1948 to Harold E. “Casey” Ross who preceded her in death on January 27, 1995.  Dorothy was also preceded in death by brothers Donald and Charles.

Dorothy is survived by children Lanny (Lynne) Ross, Westerville, OH; Gary (Tammie) Ross of Lykens; Bonnie (Robert) Moore, Fredericktown, OH; and Penny (Robert) Malone, Nokomis, FL; grandchildren Barry (Lindsay) Moore, Bradley Moore, Rachel, Leah, and Alexus Ross; great grandchildren Alex and Avery Moore.

Dorothy graduated from Lykens H.S. in 1945 where she was on the cheerleading squad for 4 years and played the trumpet in the band.  She attended Bowling Green Univ. following graduation and for a short time worked at Kibler Motors.  Dorothy was a member of the former Lykens U.M. Church and currently the Bucyrus United Methodist Church.  She was a homemaker and member of the Lykens Community Club.  Dorothy volunteered and supported Lykens Twp. by helping at the fair, baking pies and cashiering.  She was also a 20 year volunteer at Heartland of Bucyrus. Dorothy enjoyed basketball and was a loyal fan of the Wynford Royals.

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday at 11:00 a.m  in the Munz-Pirnstill Funeral Home with Rev. Linda Heinlen officiating, burial will follow in Brokensword Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 4:00-7:00 pm and one hour prior to the service.  The family suggests memorials be made to the Harold and Dorothy Ross Scholorship Fund and expressions of sympathy can be left at munzpirnstill.com