Dorothea Lorraine Hendricks Memorial Scholarship

Dorothea Lorraine Hendricks was born on September 12, 1921 in Boone to Walter Otto Paul and Myrtle Elizabeth (Finestead) Jipp. She graduated in 1938 from Boone High School. She attended Boone Junior College and completed 2 years of nursing school at Lutheran Hospital in Sioux City. Dorothea married Charles Lowell Hendricks on November 27, 1941 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Boone. The couple lived in Boone many years until they moved to “the Cabin” near Fraser, Iowa. They resided there for over 12 years when they moved to Dayton, Iowa. Dorothea returned to Boone where she remained until passing on Friday, October 22, 2010. Dorothea’s favorite things in life were her children and grandchildren. She loved to cook, bake, and read. She was a tireless volunteer in her community. Dorothea worked as a clerk ar Rickenberg Clothing and Herrald Drug in Boone for many years. She was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Boone.