Dorothea Heidmann, a child of God, went to be with her maker in Jan 2015 after a period of declining health. At 93, she was looking forward to a happy reunion with many family members including husband, Gerd and son, Harold who had pre-deceased her. Wife of 52 Years to the Rev. Gerd Heidmann and mother to three, Harold, Jeanette and Timothy and their spouses, Terri, Steve Farish, and Julia. As Grandma Doty, she was grandmother and great grandmother to Jennifer, Michael, Savannah & Catherine Maddux and Sarah & Teddy Heidmann. Her life journey took her from Detroit, MI to Toledo, OH and back to Detroit before retirement in Florida, then Georgia where she lived relatively independently until mid-2014. A service of praise to God and inurnment will be held at First St. John's Lutheran Church, 2471 Seaman St. Toledo, Ohio on August 1, 2015 at 11am. Those wishing an expression of celebration of Dorothea's life are asked to consider Lutheran World Relief http://lwr.org/ The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer on Wilmington Island, Georgia http://redeemersav.org/ , or First St John's Lutheran Church http://www.firststjohn.com/ . Eggleston Meinert & Pavley Funeral Home is assisting the family with local arrangements.