Twelfth Generation

230. George M. LAMB died in 1995.¹⁶³

George M. LAMB and Dorothy M. HINKELL were married on 1 May 1943 in Chicago, Cook County, IL.^60,164,165

(His full name may have been George Murry and his birth date may have been 2 December 1918.) Dorothy M. HINKELL was born on 13 November 1919 in Chicago, Cook County, IL.¹⁶⁵ She died on 21 June 2011 at the age of 91 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁶⁵

Obituary Notes: "LambDorothy M. (Hinkell) Lamb, 91, of Tomah, passed away Monday, June 21, 2011, at Rolling Hills Rehab Center in Sparta.
Dorothy was born in Chicago on Nov. 13, 1919, to Walter and Mabel (Armburster) Hinkell. She was the youngest of five children, three brothers and her only sister who died at the young age of 5 of whooping cough. As a child she was raised in Chicago by her parents. As a child she and her family would spend winters in Florida. It was during the Depression, and they would move wherever her father was able to find work despite the hard times.
She met her future husband, George Lamb, while working at Spangler and Loomis in Rockford where George’s Aunt Etta introduced her to George. She also worked at Woolworth’s in Chicago as a waitress at the lunch counter where she eventually became a manager with her own store. Dorothy worked there until she and George were married on May 1, 1943, and they moved to Tomah.
She and George had two sons, Terry and Bob. When her parents retired, they moved to Tomah where Dorothy cared for them until they passed away. Later she started working as a child care provider and did housekeeping for several families in Tomah. In 1966, one of the families she worked for offered her a job as a custodian in the new Tomah High School. In the mid-1970s, Dorothy’s cousin, Shelly Lamb, came to live with them when she was 8 years old. Dorothy loved her and raised her like a daughter. Dorothy retired from the high school in 1982, after working there for 16 years. Then she retired to the hog farm where she helped Terry with chores. She also cherished the times spent helping to raise her grandchildren.
Dorothy’s last four and one half years were spent at Rolling Hills Nursing Home. Here she was known as the life of the party, a feisty gal who always got the last say in things. Dorothy was a fun, spirited person. She always had a good attitude about life and loved people — especially her family.
Dorothy is survived by her sons Terry L. (Peggy M.) and Robert M. (Sherry L.) all of Tomah; a special cousin who was like a daughter, Shelly; nine grandchildren, Terry II, Kristin, Seth, Jacquelynn, Tara, Lee, Kelly, Michael and Breanna; five great-grandchildren, Zachary, Waverly, Landry, Jacob and Brie-anna; along with other relatives and friends.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, George, in 1995; her parents; brothers Robert, Reynold and Albert; and one sister, Eleanor.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 25, 2011, at 2 p.m. at the Torkelson Funeral Home in Tomah with Pastor Dave Dahl officiating. Burial will follow in the La Grange Cemetery, Tomah. Family and friends are invited for visitation Saturday, June 25, from noon until 2 p.m. at the Torkelson Funeral Home."

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