Dorothy “Dottie” Marie Kohake Feichtinger, 96, of Seneca, died peacefully with her children by her side, on December 12, 2021 at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.

She was born on July 14, 1925 on a farm two miles north of Kelly, the daughter of William and Elizabeth Hulsing Rettele. She grew up on the family farm and attended St. Bede’s Grade School and graduated in 1943 from St. Bede’s High School in Kelly. She attended Mt. St. Scholastica in Atchison before returning to Seneca. She was employed at Jenkins Meat Market in Seneca until she got married.

Dorothy married Albert L. Kohake on February 5, 1945 at St. Bede’s Catholic Church in Kelly.  The couple lived and farmed southeast of Seneca. She and Albert enjoyed traveling throughout the United States and Europe, China, Greece and the Holy Land. Albert was killed in a motor vehicle accident on May 3, 1995. On July 5, 2003 Dottie married Bud Feichtinger at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca.

Dottie worked for Dr. Ralph Herman, DDS for eight years,beginning in 1957. In 1965, she went to work as a cashier at the First National Bank of Centralia and was employed there until her retirement in the spring of 1976. Dottie volunteered at Sts. Peter and Paul Church by keeping records since 1986. She enjoyed playing golf, bridge, raising flowers, and cooking for her family.

She had previously enjoyed painting on porcelain.

She was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, St. Ann’s Altar Society, the V.F.W. Auxiliary and the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital Guild. She delivered meals on wheels, sang in the church choir, and was a communion minister for many years.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Albert; five brothers, Nate, Mathais, Anthony, William and Wilfred Rettele; and four sisters, Irmena Wietharn, Edith Bjelland, Marcella Mathewson and Aurelia Heinen.

Dottie is survived by her husband of 18 years, Bud Feichtinger of Seneca; her son, Richard (Joyce) Kohake of Seneca; her daughter Paula (Gerald) Rottinghaus of Seneca; two sisters, Ali  Rose Winterscheidt and Betty Altenhofen both of Seneca; eight grandchildren, Theresa (Rob) Pettay, Brian (Dianna) Rottinghaus, Ted (Marci) Rottinghaus, Valerie (Tom) Scott, Holly (Ron) Lengacher, Jennifer (Brett) Reschke, Carrie (Chris) Domgard and Erin (Kevin) Looby; and 19 great grandchildren, plus 1 great great grandchild due in March.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at the Sts. Peter and Paul Church, a rosary will be prayed at 10:30 A.M. prior to the Mass.

Burial will be in the Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Seneca; and Dottie will be laid to rest next to her first husband, Albert.

Memorials are for the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital Building Fund, and should be sent in care of the family.