Dorothy Louise (Bunge) Haensel

Dorothy Louise (Bunge)

Haensel, 81, of Great

Falls, passed away on

Sunday, May 31, 2020,

from dementia/

alzheimer’s disease and is

with her Lord and Savior

in eternity.

Visitation will be held

on Wednesday, June 3,

2020, from 4:00 p.m. to

7:00 p.m. at O’Connor

Funeral Home. A funeral

service will be held on

Thursday, June 4, 2020, at

10:30 a.m. at Faith Luth-

eran Church. Schnider

Funeral Home is handling

the arrangements.

Dorothy was born on

June 26, 1938, in Lowden,

IA to Dorothea and Otto

Bunge. She was raised on

the family farm in

Lowden and attended

Trinity Lutheran School.

She graduated from

Lowden High School and

went on to attend Concor-dia Teachers College in

River Forest, IL. She gra-

duated with a Bachelor’s

Degree in Elementary

Education. She taught at

Trinity Lutheran School

in Utica, MI, Good

Shepherd Lutheran

School in Minot, ND, and

North Plains Public

School at Minot AFB, ND.

She retired from teaching

in 2000, after 33 years

She met her husband

Robert “Bob” Haensel in

January of 1964. They

were married in July of

that same year. Together

they had two sons, Robert

and Michael. They moved

extensively during Bob’s

Air Force career, starting

at Minot AFB, ND, then

Pease AFB, NH, to Ricken-

backer AFB, OH, and then

back to Minot AFB.

Dorothy was an active

member at St. Mark’s, St.

Paul’s, Trinity, and Faith

Lutheran churches. She

enjoyed playing piano,

giving lessons, and shar-

ing her talent with others

as an organist at church

and various nursing

homes. She also loved

time with family, sewing,

cooking, traveling, and

gardening. She was also

an active member of the

Electric City Lions Club.

She is survived by her

loving husband of 55

years, Bob; sons, Robert

and Michael (son-in-law,

Richard); grandchildren,

Noah and Rhylee; brother,

Robert (Elaine) Bunge;

and many nieces and

nephews. Dorothy will be

missed by all. She was

preceded in death by her

parents; brothers, Carl,

Harold, and Howard; and

infant brothers, Robert

and William.

Memorials in Dorothy’s

name may be given to

Faith Lutheran Church or

Lutheran Hour Ministries.

Condolences for the fami-

ly may be shared online at

www.SchniderFuneralHo

me.com.