Dorothy Mae Reyelts, age 85, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 1:21 a.m. on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at her home. She was born October 2, 1935, in Cavour, South Dakota, the daughter of Jerry and Jurena (Veen) Janssen.
Dorothy was a member of the Belgian Draft Horse Association and the Missouri Draft Horse Association and attended the Ozark Prairie Presbyterian Church.
On February 10, 1951, she married Henry Arthur Reyelts, in Webster, South Dakota. He preceded her in death on September 11, 2005.
Dorothy is survived by one daughter, Becky Reyelts of Mt. Vernon; three sons, Dean Reyelts and his wife, Barbara, of Russell, Kansas, Steve Reyelts and his wife, Barbara, of Everton, Missouri, and Joe Reyelts of Mt. Vernon; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Jerry and Jurena; her husband, Henry; three sons, Mark, Lonnie, and Gary Reyelts; one grandson, Joe Biellier; three brothers and one sister.
A graveside service, under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 9, 2021, at the Ozark Prairie Cemetery, northeast of Mt. Vernon.
Memorial donations may be made payable to the Ozark Prairie Church or the Barry-Lawrence Regional Library, in care of the funeral home.
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