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Dorothy Obituary
Dorothy was born April 28, 1927, the 6th child of 9 to Emil
Emanuel Reinhold (of Swedish decent) and Hazel Vernie
(Jensen) Reinhold (of Danish, Pennsylvania Dutch and English
decent).
Dorothy was a missionary always sharing the love of God, His
word of encouragement and comfort...along with her many food
dishes. Her mission field varied from being a telephone
operator to teaching in many country schools right out of
high school.
She married Willard Grenz in 1948. In 1950, Willard died of
a bad heart from rheumatic fever as a child.
She then taught at Morristown near Lantry, SD. Dorothy
attended Northern State College and taught at Ordway before
moving to New Underwood working as an LPN, then moved to
Rapid City and taught at Schaefer School near Box Elder in
1954.
Dorothy and John Gapp were married in 1955. Their long union
was blessed with love and devotion. Their hospitality was
enjoyed by their many family friends.
Dorothy was an Avon lady for many years, receiving the Sales
Representative of the Year for SD one year. She loved
leading bible studies for friends, customers and neighbors
which led to starting a church first in their basement and
then building Piedmont Community Bible Church, Inc. in 1960.
Dorothy cooked for church camps and special dinner
gatherings. She loved to teach little children about Jesus
in Sunday School. Dorothy had a powerful faith and testimony
of God healing her of different ailments and injuries. In
later years, her mission was the hospital and doctor’s
offices and finally the nursing home.
Dorothy loved many things, including collecting shoes,
planting many flower and vegetable gardens, and learning
good clean jokes to share at the appropriate time to make
people smile. She loved to play the piano, accordion, and
harmonica, and sing songs about the Lord and decorating for
all the holidays and seasons, having parties or big
gatherings and making beautiful cakes. She preferred to
raise her own chickens as that was the best tasting chicken
and she was known for her fried chicken dinners and caramel
rolls which she loved to share. She loved raising horses.
Dorothy Iris Reinhold Grenz Gapp, 89, passed away
peacefully, March 18, 2017, in Rapid City, SD. God wrapped
His arms around Dorothy and took her home after a long life
of serving God by serving others.
Dorothy is survived by four children, Duane Grenz, Rapid
City, SD, Willard “Bill” Grenz (Linda), Sturgis, SD, Ronald
(Jackie) Gapp, Piedmont, SD, and Patty Pottorff (Mark),
Vienna, MO; 12 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren;
Dorothy’s youngest sister, Ruth Humke of Longview, TX; and
many nieces and nephews.
Dorothy is preceded in death by her parents; her first
husband, Willard Grenz; her second husband, John Gapp, and
their 3 babies, James, Thomas, and Patti; her brothers, Carl
“Dick,” Earl “Tom,” Paul “Brownie,” Marvin “Tige” and James
Reinhold; and sisters, Rosa Davis and Ila Reinhold.
A memorial has been established to support the youth
ministry of Rainbow Bible Ranch, operated by the Larry and
Robin Reinhold family which is the homestead where Dorothy
grew up.
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