Dorothy Stoker

Dorothy H. Stoker, 96, a resident of Denver, Colorado, and a former resident of Davenport, Iowa, died Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at Porter Hospice, Littleton, Colorado.

Funeral Services and a Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 am Friday, May 25, 2018 at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, 916 East Rusholme Street, Davenport.  Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Davenport.  The family will greet friends Friday in the Gathering Space at the church from 9:30 am until service time.

Dorothy Helen Zimmer was born January 29, 1922, in Rock Island, Illinois, a daughter of Milton J. and Ursula Grace (Goode) Zimmer.  After graduating from Rock Island High School, she attended Marycrest College and then received a B.S. in pharmacy from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science in 1946.  She was a pioneer for women in science.  As a member of the first class at Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science to include women, she graduated first in her class, winning numerous honors.  After working briefly for a hospital in Philadelphia, she returned to Rock Island, where she worked for ten years with her father in his pharmacy, Highland Drug in Moline, Illinois.

She married George S. Stoker in 1956, at St. Mary’s Church, Rock Island.  They resided in Davenport and were married for 42 years.  He preceded her in death November 24, 1998.

Dorothy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to many.  She enjoyed playing bridge, studying the stock market, traveling, and keeping up with her many family members.  She was a member of the Catholic Service Board for 29 years in Davenport and also a generous volunteer for the Junior League.

Memorials can be made to St. Paul the Apostle Church, Davenport, or Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Denver.

Those left to honor her memory include her children, Julie (David) Ransom, San Francisco; Sally Stoker, Denver; Jeffrey (Leslie) Stoker, New York City; Michael (Linda) Stoker, Minneapolis; and Kathryn (Mike) Worford, Denver; her grandchildren, Elsa (Chris), Emily (Kenny), Daniel (Emily), Nicholas (Genna), Gregory, Andrew, Annie, Hannah, and Molly; her great-grandchildren, Tyler, Mather, Ryan, Cora, Stella, and Dashiell; a sister, Jeanne Price, Boulder, Colorado; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, George; a son, Richard Stoker; her parents; and her siblings, Peg Urie, Pauline Forgy, and John Zimmer.