Anglim, Dorothy M. age 96 of Champlin, born in Dassel, MN on 8/24/21 and passed away peacefully on 12/9/2017. Preceded in death by husband, William J.; sons, William Jr., John & James; parents, Carl & Mary Escen; brothers, Adolph & Donald; grandson, Ryan Gamber and many other relatives and friends. Loved and cared for by daughters, Carolyn (Richard) Backley, Nancy Anglim, & Kathleen (Gerald) Gamber; grandchildren, Richard Jr. (Angela), Christopher (Amber), Steven, Jessica, Matthew, Jacob, Alexander; great-grandchildren, Richard III, Kenneth & Isadora; niece, Sylvia (Philip) Holtz; nephew, Paul Escen. Also survived by Mary Carey & Patricia Stolle. Dorothy worked for the University of Minnesota where she met and fell in love with William Anglim. Bill and Dorothy were married 7/12/1947 and both worked happily at the University of Minnesota until retirement. Most important to Dorothy was spending time with her devoted family, beating John at cribbage, Sunday phone calls with Henry & Barb, playing scrabble with Donna, Nancy & Laurie, and winning at bingo. She had a lot of wonderful friends at Brookdale Champlin, where she resided for twelve years. Thank you to Carmen, Chris, Chuck and Greg for all the extra love and care you gave Dorothy. We also like to thank Brookdale Hospice for your compassion and guidance during this difficult time. Funeral service Thursday 11 AM at Evans-Nordby Funeral Home (6000 Brooklyn Blvd.) with visitation Wednesday 4-8 PM and one-hour prior. Interment at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery. evansnordby.com 763-533-3000

Published on December 17, 2017


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