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Dorothea “Dottie” Brooks

Posted By Ballard Sunder Funeral Home On May 4, 2022 @ 3:15 pm In 2022,Obituaries | 4 Comments

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Dorothea ‘Dottie” Marie Brooks passed away April 21, 2022 at the age of 77.

On October 28, 1944, Dorothea Marie Schmidt was born to parents, Frank & Maxine (Mayers) Schmidt. She and her siblings were raised in the Rochester area.

As a young woman, Dottie married Dale Feldt, Sr. and began a family. As a single mom, Dottie worked hard to provide for her kids Dale, Tammy, Bobby & Jeremy. They never made things easy for her, but she did the best she could. While the kids were young, Dottie met Roger Thelemann. The two were married, and the family moved to Shakopee. After Dottie and Roger went their separate ways, Dottie and the kids moved to Bloomington. This is when she became a server at Red Lobster. Dottie was a great server because she was friendly, kind, and genuine. Over the years, she worked many jobs in hospitality. She even owned the Timber’s Café in Montgomery with her daughter, Tammy.

Eventually, Dottie made some big changes to her life. She stopped drinking and lived a life of recovery for 40+ years. This was so important to Dottie and eventually led her to go back to school to become a Chemical Dependency Counselor.

During the next chapter of her life, Dottie met her third husband, Vern Brooks, and they welcomed their daughter, Summer. This was during the same time that Dottie also became a grandma. This was very exciting, because family was the most important thing to Dottie. She loved spending time with her kids and grandkids. They’d take vacations together and especially loved going on cruises and taking trips to Mexico and Las Vegas. She also loved making Christmas so special for the little kids. She would plan scavenger hunts for them and shower them with gifts.

Throughout her life, Dottie was a strong and resilient woman. She lived a hard life, but always found a way to make the most of her opportunities. Dottie saw the best in people and was willing to give anyone a second chance. She was so much fun and was loved by so many.

Dottie will be missed and remembered always by her loving family. She is survived by her brother Richard “Topper” (Bonnie) Schmidt, children, Dale (Shireen) Feldt, Tammy (Carlos) Marchen, Robert (Lindsey) Feldt, Summer Brooks; grandchildren, Cory (Megan) Petree, Austin (Madelyn) Miller, Teddy Marchen, Michael Krautkramer, and Skylar Feldt.

Dottie was greeted in Heaven by parents, Frank & Maxine Schmidt; siblings, Frank “Skip” (Lynn) Schmidt; Diana Schmidt, and her son Jeremy Feldt.

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Condolence from Shelly Conklin-Bachman on May 4th, 2022 4:21 pm

I remember Dottie from when her and Uncle Sonny were married. Divorce, to me, does not eliminate her as being my aunt.
My prayers go out to all of you.
May you rest in peace, Dottie.

Condolence from Charnae Hawkins on May 5th, 2022 11:31 am

I love you miss Dottie and thank you for being the cool mom that always made sure us girls had fun and lived life. I will forever cherish the memories we made and thank you for giving life to Summer she was amazing you and her are loved and miss so much. RIL your ladies are true Queens..

Condolence from Barb Loomis on May 6th, 2022 10:17 pm

I will never forget my other mom..while we weren’t close for the last few years I will always cherish the memories we made. I will always remember how much you loved your family and would do anything you could do to help no matter the circumstances. You were one of a kind and the world was a lot better place with you in it. Tam, Dale.and Bobbie know she was loved by many and my heart goes out to you

Condolence from LaQuinta Phillips on May 8th, 2022 5:56 pm

Dottie, thank you for always being so sweet and kind. You were always so happy and positive. Always offering the much needed “glass half full” perspective. Thank you for treating me like I was a part of your family. Thank you for giving life to my best friend, Summer. You both are incredibly, TREMENDOUSLY missed. Rest in eternal peace. ❤

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