Dorothy K. Cochran

Dorothy K. Cochran, nee Mullins, age 92, of Schererville, IN, passed away Friday, June 6, 2025.  Beloved wife of the late Otis V. Cochran Jr.  Loving mother of the late Otis (Dianne) Cochran, William (Dana) Cochran, Kathy Marie (William) Wachter, and the late Michael Cochran.  Proud grandma of 4, and one late granddaughter; and great-grandma of 3.  Dear sister of Ruby Eggebrecht, late James Mullins, and the late Opal Cogdill. Preceded in death by her parents William and Edna Mullins. Dorothy retired as head nurse of the psychiatric ward after 40 years of service at St. Margaret Hospital in Dyer. She was loved by all who knew her and will be deeply missed.

Visitation Thursday, June 12, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. until time of prayer service 12:00 p.m. at Smits Funeral Home 2121 Pleasant Springs Lane (Rt.30/Pleasant Springs Ln.) Dyer, IN. Procession to Mass of Christian Burial at 12:30 p.m. at  St. Michael the Archangel Church, One E. Wilhelm St. Schererville, IN, with Rev. Marty Dobrzynski officiating.  Interment Calumet Park Cemetery – Merrillville, IN. Memorial donations to St. Michael the Archangel Good Samaritans, greatly appreciated.

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