Individual Details
Dorothy Hope Roberston
(22 Dec 1926 - 4 Oct 2013)
Dorothy Hope Romanchuk
Dorothy Hope Romanchuk, 86, Green Bay, WI, formerly of Hellertown, passed away peacefully Friday, October 4, 2013. She was born December 22, 1926 in Fiberville, NC to the late William Hillman and Sarah Rebekah (Leisher) Robertson. On October 11, 1944, Dorothy married Michael Romanchuk in NC. After Michaels service in the war, the couple moved to Hellertown, where they designed, built and renovated the home they loved so much. She continued to live in the home after Michaels passing on October 29, 1997, until her move to Green Bay to live with her daughter and son-in-law approximately two years ago. Dorothy and Michael were founding members of Mountainview Moravian Church in Hellertown where she would sing in the choir as a soloist (able to hit a high B-Flat without hurting your ears). She was also involved in Womens Fellowship and for half a century was flower chairman at church, making sure there were flowers in church every Sunday. Dorothy sent multiple cards and letters for any occasion, but especially birthdays, anniversaries, holidays and any anniversary of deaths. She was able to tell you the birthdates and death dates of her relatives and her many friends even into her advanced stages of dementia. Dorothy was proud of her Scottish heritage and as a child she danced the sword dance as her father Papa played bagpipes or Stradivarius violin. She was very attentive to the birthdays and special dates of others, making decorative cakes to deliver and celebrate those events with individuals. Dorothy was a seamstress, sewing for her children, including sport coats for her husband and sons and all clothing for her daughters, including a wedding gown for her daughter and gowns for the entire wedding party. Dorothy was proud of the fact that she was a twin and that her twin brother had twin boys and that she had twin girls. Survivors: Survivors include twin daughters, D. Amelia Amy (Gary) Straughan and Rebekah Ruhf; son, Martin Romanchuk; four grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; brother, James (Mary) Robertson; sisters-in-law, Hazel and Eva Robertson; and numerous other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael; son, Michael George who was killed in Vietnam; her parents; twin brother, George; brothers, William (Nettie), Albert (Mary), Thomas, Charles and Andrew; and sisters, Marie Allen and Esther (Ralph) Crawford. Services: Family and friends are invited to call from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, October 10, 2013 at the Mountainview Moravian Church, 331 Constitution Ave., Hellertown followed by the service at 2 p.m. The interment will conclude services at Union Cemetery of Hellertown. Contributions: In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for the Daggett Moravian Church in Daggett, MI and or the Mountainview Moravian Church in Hellertown, PA. We are grateful for the outstanding care and attention Dorothy received by members of Mountainview Moravian Church during her last years in Hellertown and which continued even after her move to Green Bay, WI. Published in Morning Call on Oct. 7, 2013 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mcall/obituary.aspx?n=dorothy-romanchuk&pid=167409407#sthash.hK2vP5Q3.dpuf
Dorothy Hope Romanchuk, 86, Green Bay, WI, formerly of Hellertown, passed away peacefully Friday, October 4, 2013. She was born December 22, 1926 in Fiberville, NC to the late William Hillman and Sarah Rebekah (Leisher) Robertson. On October 11, 1944, Dorothy married Michael Romanchuk in NC. After Michaels service in the war, the couple moved to Hellertown, where they designed, built and renovated the home they loved so much. She continued to live in the home after Michaels passing on October 29, 1997, until her move to Green Bay to live with her daughter and son-in-law approximately two years ago. Dorothy and Michael were founding members of Mountainview Moravian Church in Hellertown where she would sing in the choir as a soloist (able to hit a high B-Flat without hurting your ears). She was also involved in Womens Fellowship and for half a century was flower chairman at church, making sure there were flowers in church every Sunday. Dorothy sent multiple cards and letters for any occasion, but especially birthdays, anniversaries, holidays and any anniversary of deaths. She was able to tell you the birthdates and death dates of her relatives and her many friends even into her advanced stages of dementia. Dorothy was proud of her Scottish heritage and as a child she danced the sword dance as her father Papa played bagpipes or Stradivarius violin. She was very attentive to the birthdays and special dates of others, making decorative cakes to deliver and celebrate those events with individuals. Dorothy was a seamstress, sewing for her children, including sport coats for her husband and sons and all clothing for her daughters, including a wedding gown for her daughter and gowns for the entire wedding party. Dorothy was proud of the fact that she was a twin and that her twin brother had twin boys and that she had twin girls. Survivors: Survivors include twin daughters, D. Amelia Amy (Gary) Straughan and Rebekah Ruhf; son, Martin Romanchuk; four grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; brother, James (Mary) Robertson; sisters-in-law, Hazel and Eva Robertson; and numerous other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael; son, Michael George who was killed in Vietnam; her parents; twin brother, George; brothers, William (Nettie), Albert (Mary), Thomas, Charles and Andrew; and sisters, Marie Allen and Esther (Ralph) Crawford. Services: Family and friends are invited to call from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, October 10, 2013 at the Mountainview Moravian Church, 331 Constitution Ave., Hellertown followed by the service at 2 p.m. The interment will conclude services at Union Cemetery of Hellertown. Contributions: In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for the Daggett Moravian Church in Daggett, MI and or the Mountainview Moravian Church in Hellertown, PA. We are grateful for the outstanding care and attention Dorothy received by members of Mountainview Moravian Church during her last years in Hellertown and which continued even after her move to Green Bay, WI. Published in Morning Call on Oct. 7, 2013 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mcall/obituary.aspx?n=dorothy-romanchuk&pid=167409407#sthash.hK2vP5Q3.dpuf
Events
| Birth | 22 Dec 1926 | Fibreville, Haywood, North Carolina, United States | |||
| Marriage | 11 Oct 1944 | North Carolina, United States - Michael Romanchuk | |||
| Death | 4 Oct 2013 | Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Michael Romanchuk (1919 - 1997) |
| Child | Michael G. Romanchuk (1946 - 1966) |
| Father | William Hillman Robertson (1886 - 1963) |
| Mother | Sarah Rebekah Leisher (1891 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Charles Brailler Roberston (1912 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Margarite M. Robertson (1914 - 2003) |
| Sibling | Esther Kathryn Robertson (1915 - 2006) |
| Sibling | William Davis Roberston (1917 - 2005) |
| Sibling | John Andrew Robertson (1919 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Albert Edward Robertson (1924 - 2001) |
| Sibling | Thomas Leisher Robertson (1930 - 1992) |