WILMINGTON, Ill. — Mrs. Dorothy Marie Kahler, 89 of Wilmington, Ill., passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.
 
Born Feb. 26, 1923, in Kankakee, Ill., Dorothy was a daughter of the late Fern (Watson) and John Valerio. She was raised and educated in Coal City, Ill., and married Hervey Kahler, who proceeded her in death on May 26, 2007.

Dorothy worked at the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant and later retired from DeMert and Dougherty in Coal City. She greatly enjoyed attending the Wesley Women's Group and will be remembered for her love of reading, embroidery and politics.