Dorothy Miholic Obituary
Dorothy met Matt at Abbott Labs where they both worked. They were married September 15, 1951 and celebrated 73 years of marriage. Dorothy retired from Abbott Labs after 26 years of dedicated service. Dorothy was active in her Parish life in the Women's Guild of Mother of God, Alter guild, PADS shelter volunteer, and funeral luncheon volunteer. Her family was her utmost priority. She came from a large family and married into a larger one, gifting Dorothy over 55 nieces and nephews, all of whom she could tell you their names and most of their spouses!
Dorothy is survived by 3 children Debbie (Art) Tekampe, Greg (Debbie) Miholic, Diana (Steve) Crutchfield. Grandchildren Brian (Susie) Tekampe, Vicki (Justin) Ivins, Kevin (Erica) Tekampe, Adam (Lauren) Miholic, Erin (Chris) McCalla, Leslie (Justin) Wall, and Peter (Chelsea) Fitzgerald, Jamie Crutchfield(Daniel Cahill)Great-grandchildren, Abby, Brianna, and Garrett Tekampe, Layla and Zoey Ivins, Amelia and Lucas Tekampe, Sloan, Grace and Noah Miholic, Teagan and Joey McCalla, Grayson and Emma Wall, and Quinn and Logan (and baby coming) Fitzgerald and 1 surviving sister Pat Beier and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation for Dorothy will start at 9:00AM on Saturday Jan 3rd at Church of Saint Patrick, 15000 W Wadsworth Rd, Wadsworth with a Funeral Mass following at 10:30 AM. Private interment at Ascension Cemetery, Libertyville. In lieu of flowers, memorials made to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011 www.alz.org/ would be greatly appreciated. Funeral arrangements by McMurrough Funeral Chapel (847) 362-2626. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Dorothy, please visit our floral store.
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Laura Finch
Yesterday
Debbie, Art and the entire family. I am so sorry for your loss.
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Greg
December 31, 2025
To my sweet mother. You suffered more pain, anguish and heartache in your life than any single person deserves, especially during the last two years, and yet you lived your entire life with a grace and dignity that outshined the world! You lost your big brother when you were only 10, and then you lost your little sister when you were 18. You met the love of your life, married, and had a family, only to lose two sons (both much too young) by the time you were 43. But you endured, living by example, the strongest of which was remaining married to the love of your life for 73 years and nurturing a remarkable family including your three surviving children and their spouses, seven grandchildren (and their spouses), and sixteen great-grandchildren (with one more on the way) - all of whom are remarkable only because they were touched by you. You are truly an incredible and purely amazing woman.
You were not only the best mother ever, but simply the best human being. You lived a selfless life, always putting everyone and anyone else´s needs before your own, especially family members.
You will be missed dearly, every day. But we take solace in knowing that the undeserved and unfair suffering you endured over the past two years has come to a close and that you are finally at rest. We are also at peace knowing that you are finally back together with dad, Mark, Matty, your seven brothers and sisters, your 31 brothers-in-law & sisters-in-law, too many nieces and nephews, and the many, many friends that all passed before you. Without a doubt all of them are surrounding you, enjoying your potica and blueberry pound cake, as you make all them smile and laugh through your incredible sense of humor!
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