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Doris Jean Kitchens

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Doris Jean Kitchens obituary, 1939-2025

BORN

1939

DIED

2025

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Kenosha Funeral Services & Crematory - Kenosha

8226 Sheridan Rd.

Kenosha, Wisconsin

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Memorial Gathering

Nov. 13, 2025

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Kenosha Funeral Services & Crematory

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Doris Kitchens Obituary

Doris Jean Kitchens

May 13, 1939 - November 6, 2025

Doris Kitchens, 86, of Kenosha, passed away on November 6, 2025, at Froedtert South Pleasant Prairie Hospital.

Doris was born on May 13, 1939, in Kenosha, the daughter of the late Edward and Margaret (Usinger) Legler. She was educated in the schools of Kenosha. Doris married Charles Kitchens on July 26, 1981, at Friedens Lutheran Church in Kenosha. She worked in accounts payable at AMC/Chrysler for 28 years. Doris was a member of Lord of Life Lutheran Church. Her hobbies included bowling and going out with friends but most of all she loved spending time with her family, especially with her grandchildren.

Survivors include her children, DeLaura Dorfmeister, Robert (Jamie) Tolliver, Daniel Tolliver and Steven (Sue) Tolliver; grandchildren, Tonya, Jeremy, Keith (Lutasha), Jackie, Matt, John, Sarah, Nicole, Katrina, and Netasha; also included are 21 great-grandchildren. Doris was preceded in death by her husband, Charles; brother, Edward Legler; sisters, Lillian Lichtwalt, Shirley Buckner; twin-sister, Joyce DeLane; and her daughter-in-law, Ellen Tolliver.

A memorial gathering will be held at Kenosha Funeral Services on Thursday November 13, 2025, from 4 to 6 p.m. with memorial services to follow immediately at 6 pm.

Kenosha Funeral Services & Crematory

8226-Sheridan Rd.

Kenosha, WI 53143

(262) 652-1943

www.kenosha-funeral-services.com
Published by Kenosha News on Nov. 9, 2025.

Memorial Events
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Nov

13

Memorial Gathering

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Kenosha Funeral Services & Crematory

8226 Sheridan Rd., Kenosha, WI 53143

Nov

13

Memorial service

6:00 p.m.

Kenosha Funeral Services & Crematory

8226 Sheridan Rd., Kenosha, WI 53143

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8226 Sheridan Rd., Kenosha, WI 53143

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