Dorothy Ann Bellin, 95, Wausau, formerly of Merrill, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2022 at Wausau Manor, under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services. Dorothy, daughter of Wesley and Anna (Hehling) Turbin was born on December 31, 1926 in Merrill, Wisconsin in the family home on Douglas Street. After graduation from Merrill High School in 1945, Dorothy departed for Washington DC and worked for the Navy Department. She then moved to Chicago, IL and was a key punch operator for the U.S. Government. Upon returning to Merrill, Dorothy was employed at Weinbrenner Shoe Company. She met her future husband, John Bellin, a returning WWII veteran, at the Gold Arrow Bowling Alley. They were married May 15, 1948 at St. Stephen’s Church in Merrill. Dorothy’s hobbies over the years included, hunting and fishing with John, drawing, reading, playing bingo, jigsaw puzzles and bowling. She belonged to the 600 club at Les and Jim’s Lincoln Lanes in Merrill. She was also an avid Packer, Badger and Brewers fan.
Dorothy is survived by daughters, Gay (Randall) Stencil, Wausau and Cynthia (Jerome) King, Wichita, Kansas; four grandchildren, Angela Peacy, Port Washington, Renea Stencil, Wausau, Laura (Nathan) Schneider, Kansas and David (Morgan) King, Kansas; four great-grandchildren, Jacob Peacy, Ethan Schneider and Caroline and Madison King; and nieces, nephews and cousins further survive. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother, Lloyd (Anita Sigrud) Turbin; sister, Betty (Walter) Wolff; and numerous brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. (Noon) on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home, 1302 Sixth Street, Wausau. Private burial will follow at Merrill Memorial Park. Memorials may be directed to the family for a fund being established in Dorothy’s memory. Online condolences may be expressed at www.petersonkraemer.com