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Dorothy Fetzer, 92, of Exton, passed away peacefully Saturday with her family by her side.
Dottie spent her life serving others as a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend and nurse.
Dottie grew up with her four siblings, parents and extended family in Altoona. She graduated from Altoona High School and Bryn Mawr Nursing School.
She worked at Bryn Mawr Hospital prior to having her six children. She worked as a private nurse when her children were younger. In 1975, Dottie went to Montgomery County Vo-Tech to get recertified as a nurse and began working at Coatesville Hospital. In 1987, she and a dear friend left to help run the office of Doctor Robert L. Parsons DO Family Practice Associates for well over 20 years.
In her spare time, Dottie loved to swim, bike, read and walk. Her favorite thing to do was to spend time with her family and their dogs. She loved visiting her hometown of Altoona and spending time with her siblings and extended family. She was always there to lend a helping hand to anyone who needed it. She has been a longtime member of the SS Philip & James Catholic Church and loved attending Mass. One of her proudest accomplishments was participating in the swimming leg of the She Rox Triathlon in Philadelphia when she was in her 70s.
She is survived by her children: Bonnie Rinehart (Steve), William R. Fetzer (Ingrid), Earl G. Fetzer (Marianne), Andrew J. Fetzer (Hilary Simons), Julie Fetzer Bigelow (Cortland); 18 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and her brother, David Young.
Dottie was preceded in death by her daughter, Earlene Anne; her beloved husband, Earl; her dear great-granddaughter,
Liliana; and her siblings: Richard Young, Patrick Young and William Young.
Friends will be received from 9:30 until the 10:30 a.m. funeral Mass Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, at SS Philip & James Church, 723 E. Lincoln Hwy, Exton, Pa. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please feel free to donate to the Alzheimer's Association; or Chop Hospital to help fight pediatric cancer.
Arrangements are by Donohue Funeral Home, Downingtown, Pa.
Online at www.donohuefuneralhome.com.