Lorli Marie Dolson

Lorli Marie Dolson (nee Wiedenkeller)

Scottville, MI - Lorli Marie Dolson (nee Wiedenkeller), age 88, of Scottville, Michigan passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. She was born on June 15, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Hilbert Wiedenkeller and Antoinette (Nolte) Wiedenkeller. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Robert Russell Dolson.

Surviving Lorli are her 9 children and their spouses: Lynmarie (John) Pugh, Jeanne (Mike Yocum) Dolson, Kristine (Otto) Molmen, Sheri (Steve) Manett, Karen (Mike) Alberts, Kathleen (Chris Spilling) Dolson, Jonathan (Carmen) Dolson, Eric Dolson, and Karl (Jennifer) Dolson; 23 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren; her brother Hilbert Wiedenkeller and sister Carla Schumacher; many sisters- and brothers-in-law, cousins, nieces, and nephews.

In February 1954, she married her sweetheart in Valparaiso, Indiana, moved to the Detroit area in 1958, and made their way to Scottville in 1977 where she helped manage their Sugar Ridge Orchards fruit farm. She was an interior designer, and used those skills in many jobs, concluding her career with 25 years as an award-winning realtor.

Lorli was a highly organized leader who excelled at whatever she undertook - Milwaukee Lutheran High School marching band drum major, Valparaiso University drum major, and ice skating and baton twirling instructor for 36 and 18 years, respectively. She even skated on her 80th birthday! She was a Girl Scout leader for 20 years and an active member of Beta Sigma Phi sorority for 64 years. She and Robert were long-time sailors and avid cross-country skiers.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated August 2nd in Ludington, Michigan. Funeral arrangements are being managed by Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington. For anyone wishing to make a memorial donation, please consider Hospice of Michigan or the Milwaukee Clipper restoration fund.