Photo courtesy of HILDEBRAND - RUSS FUNERAL HOME - Rhinelander
Apr 4, 1944 - Dec 19, 2025
Thoughts and prayers are with the family - it’s hard to let go of loved ones.
Becky Kennedy
December 24, 2025 | Sidnaw, MI | Friend
Dorothy Jean Kersten
April 4, 1944 ~ December 19, 2025
Age ~ 81
Dorothy was born on April 4, 1944, to Carmen and Henry Pole and joined her love, Ike, in the clouds on Friday, December 19, 2025.
Dorothy married the love of her life, Ike Kersten, on May 13, 1967, at the Lutheran Church in Bruce Crossing.
She is survived by two children, Cammie (Robert) Garrison and Richard (Darcy) Kersten, eleven grandchildren, twenty-three great-grandkids, three sisters and two brothers, along with numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.
She is preceded in death by her husband, parents, two sisters, a daughter and a granddaughter.
Dorothy held many different jobs through the years. The job she absolutely loved was taking care of all of her family.
She will be missed more than words can say.
The Celebration of Life will be held at the Trout Creek American Legion Post #494, on Saturday, June 6, 2026 beginning at 2:00 p.m.
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