Elmwood Funeral Chapel & Crematory

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Dorothy A. Ferguson

Passed away on November 25, 2025

Dorothy A. Ferguson, age 98.  Late of Dyer, Indiana.  Passed away November 25, 2025. Beloved wife of the late Richard B. Ferguson. Loving mother of Peggy (late P.J.) Adams, Jeff (Joanna) Ferguson, and the late Richard Ferguson.  Cherished grandmother of Michael Frohnapple. Tim (Lindsay) Frohnapple, James Frohnapple, Richard (Nikki) Robinson, Noah Robinson, Douglas Ferguson, Wesley Ferguson, J.R. Ferguson, late Gregory Frohnapple, and the late Chrissy Robinson.  Cherished great grandmother of Cameron Ferguson, Annabella Ferguson, Mason Frohnapple, Reid Frohnapple, Jaxon Robinson, Katie Robinson, Mason Robinson, Sophie Moschitta, and Reillie Hand.  Dear sister of Ann Irwin. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews.  Dorothy is preceded in death by her parents and brothers and sisters.

Dorothy was a devoted catholic and longtime parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church and was a member of the funeral choir there and at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church. She loved to cook and crochet afghan blankets.

 Visitation and Funeral Services Saturday, November 29, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. until time of closing prayers and eulogy at 10:00 a.m. at the Elmwood Funeral Chapel 11300 W. 97th Ln. St. John, IN. 46373 to St. Joseph Catholic Church for Mass of Christian Burial 11:00 a.m. Interment Memory Lane Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Hospice of Calumet Area in Dorothy’s name.

Funeral

Closing Prayers at Elmwood Chapel
Saturday, November 29, 2025 - 10:00 am

Funeral Mass:
St. Joseph Catholic Church
440 Joliet Street
Dyer, Indiana 46311
Saturday, November 29, 2025 - 11:00 am

Interment:
Memory Lane Cemetery
6305 Lincoln Hwy
Crown Point, Indiana 46307

Memorial Contributions:

In Lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Hospice of Calumet Area in Dorothy's name.

Visitation Location

St. John
11300 W. 97th Lane
St. John, IN 46373
(219) 365-3474

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Visitation Information

Saturday, November 29, 2025 - 8:30 am until 10:00 am

Condolences
"I first met Dorrie in 1973 when Jeff and I became friends. When I first saw her she reminded me of “Dorothy” in the Wizard of Oz. Sharp, great laugh, wonderful voice and as bubbly as they come. Heard this song the afternoon she passed and it reminded me of our “Dorrie”…… Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true Someday I'll wish upon a star And wake up where the clouds are far behind me Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly Birds fly over the rainbow Why, then, oh, why can't I? Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly Birds fly over the rainbow Why, then, oh, why can't I? If happy little bluebirds fly Beyond the rainbow Why, oh, why can't I? The Clouds are behind you now, and your troubles have melted…you are over the rainbow Dorrie……..I hope your dreams have now come true. "
- Dan Barczak
November 26, 2025 7:47 pm
Candles Lit