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Services Set For Dorothy Burchard, 91


Dorothy Burchard

Longtime Des Plaines resident Dorothy (Dot) Altstatt Burchard, 91, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, Oct. 30, surrounded by loved ones. She died in Des Plaines at her home.

Dorothy was born in Sayre (“Kashire-Bottom”), Oklahoma in 1927 and moved with her family to Yuma, AZ when she was a child. She lived with her family in Yuma until meeting her husband, Jack Burchard, during World War II. Jack and Dorothy moved to Des Plaines, IL, to raise their family.

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