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Dorothy A. Raiter

Born: October 22, 1940  Valparaiso,  Nebraska Died: January 1, 2010  Wahoo, Nebraska     Mass of Christian Burial & Rosary: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 10:30 AM St. Mary & Joseph Catholic Church Valparaiso, Nebraska Rosary ~ 10:00 AM Interment St. Vitus Cemetery Touhy, Nebraska Visitation: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 ~ 4:00-8:00 PM Svoboda Funeral Home Memorials: In care of the family

Dorothy Ann Raiter was born on October 22, 1940 in Rural Valparaiso, NE to John G. and Anna J. (Moravec) Raiter. She grew up on a farm near Agnew, NE before moving to rural Ceresco, NE in 1953. She attended school in Agnew and  School District #118 in rural Ceresco before graduating from Valparaiso high school in 1958.  After High School Dorothy moved to Lincoln where she worked at Meadow Gold making cottage cheese for many years. She enjoyed oil painting, reading, cooking, traveling, sending cards to family and friends for all occasions, monthly physical therapy trips to the casino, family gatherings, playing table games and watching Husker football games. She was a member of the North American Martyrs Catholic Church in Lincoln, NE where she belonged to the Altar Rosary Society and several prayer groups. Dorothy passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 1, 2010 in Lincoln, NE at the age of 69.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Patrick G. Raiter, nieces and nephew, twins Michael and Renee Raiter and Johanna Raiter, aunt, Julia Prochaska. She is survived by her son, Shawn Raiter, brothers and sister in law, John Lloyd and Carol Raiter, Ernest Joe Raiter, all of Ceresco, George Raiter and special friend Jeanne Tlamka, Anton Raiter, all of Lincoln, sisters and brother in law, Margaret and John Buhr of Raymond, and Susanne Raiter of Lincoln, nieces  and nephews, Matt and Sheela Raiter of Lincoln, Andy and Mandy Raiter of Mead, Rebecca and Deborah Buhr of Lincoln, great niece Ashley Raiter of Lincoln, aunt and uncle, Alice and Ernest Moravec of Ulysses and special friend, Doris Ann Petrzilka.