Dorothy W. Hoekstra

Dorothy W. Hoekstra, nee Olthoff, age 95, of St. John, IN, formerly of Crete and South Holland, IL, went home to her Lord and Savior on Monday, September 29, 2025. Beloved wife of the late Calvin J. Hoekstra. Dear sister of the late Willard (late Charlotte) Olthoff, late Ralph (late Jean) Olthoff, late Bernard (late Shirley) Olthoff, and the late Donald (Janet) Olthoff. Loving aunt to Valerie (Rick) Knoll, Diana (Jeff) Olthoff and many other nieces, nephews, and grand nieces and grand nephews. Preceded in death by her parents Harry and Jeanette Olthoff.

Dorothy was very artistic, having taken lessons in water-color painting, and oil painting. She had many of those paintings around her home and shared them with family members as well. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, baking, soup making, and other cooking skills. She liked to read and had a large book collection. In recent years, she enjoyed doing many puzzle books. She had several book-keeping jobs throughout her life, one of them being for Dutch Valley Onion Growers and was a meticulous record keeper. She enjoyed baby-sitting for her nieces and nephews and then for the grand nieces and grand nephews, also. She sang in the choir at church and taught Sunday School for 30+ years. Dorothy was dearly loved and will be missed by her family.

A visitation with family and friends will be held on Thursday, October 9, 2025 from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. at Smits Funeral Home, 2121 Pleasant Springs Lane, Dyer, IN with Rev. Wybren Oord officiating. Interment Oak Ridge Cemetery – Lansing, IL. Memorial contributions may be given to First PCA, Lansing ( https://www.firstchurchpca.org/ ) or to Our Daily Bread Ministries - Grand Rapids, MI ( https://www.odbm.org/ ). For further information, please contact 219-322-7300 or visit our online obituary and guestbook at www.SMITSFH.com