Sara Edith BANKS

1918 - 2016  (98 years)

• Name	Sara Edith BANKS
  Birth	7 Apr 1918	Crow Wing County, Minnesota
  Gender	Female
  Minnesota Birth Certificate	1918-07797
  Minnesota Death Certificate	2016-MN-029536
  Death	10 Sep 2016	Aitkin County, Minnesota
  	Aicota Health Care Center
  Burial	Saint Thomas Cemetery, Aitkin, Aitkin County, Minnesota
  Notes	Sara E. Dotzler,  98, Aitkin, died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at the Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin. Sara was born April 7, 1918, in Irondale Township of Crow Wing County, the daughter of Grover and Martha (Hatton) Banks. She grew up and attended schools in Aitkin. She then attended teacher’s normal school in Crosby. She taught school at White Oak, Pine Knoll and the Jungle School. She married Frank W. Dotzler on Sept. 6, 1941, in Aitkin. They made their home in Cuyuna for several years and then moved to Cedarbrook where she lived until 2013. She worked at the Aitkin County Courthouse in the auditors office for a number of years and in 1968 started working for the Aitkin Independent Age. She worked for the newspaper until her retirement in 1998. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Aitkin. She enjoyed crocheting, gardening, reading, canning, birds and cats. She is survived by children and spouses: Ruth (Gerald) Erickson, Minnetonka; Elaine (Roland) Schafer, Oak Park; Eileen Ternus, Dent; Phillip (Judy) Dotzler, Aitkin; Ronald (Sharon) Dotzler, Aitkin; daughters-in-law: Linda Dotzler, Aitkin and Carol Dotzler, Aitkin; 19 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Frank; sons: William and Donald; five brothers and five sisters. Burial will be in the St. Thomas Cemetery in Aitkin.
  Person ID	I6901	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	15 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Grover Cleveland BANKS,   b. 30 Apr 1884, Kentucky d. 24 Apr 1965, Aitkin County, Minnesota (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Martha Jane HATTON,   b. 10 Jul 1880, Kentucky d. 30 Dec 1967, Aitkin County, Minnesota (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	4 Feb 1902	Kentucky
  Family ID	F4974	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frank William DOTZLER,   b. 6 Apr 1921, Aitkin County, Minnesota d. 2 Apr 1996, Aitkin County, Minnesota (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	6 Sep 1941	Aitkin County, Minnesota
  Children	1. William Frank DOTZLER,   b. 1 May 1942, Aitkin County, Minnesota d. 26 Dec 2014, Minnesota (Age 72 years)   2. Donald David DOTZLER,   b. 30 Mar 1954, Crow Wing County, Minnesota d. 24 Feb 2016, St. Louis County, Minnesota (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F5274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 May 2010