In Memoriam
Dorothea Sittler1924-2025
FLY CREEK—With great sorrow, we share the news that our family matriarch, Dorothea “Dorle” Sittler, has passed away at the age of 100 years. Her death, on February 23, 2025, at the Cooperstown Center was peaceful, and we thank the center and Helios Care for their kind attendance to Dorothea in her last days.
Dorothea was born in the city of Munich, Germany on August 15, 1924, the beloved daughter of Joseph and Meta (Laue) Balling. To obtain the best education for his daughter, her father secured her attendance at the Grotschule, a progressive girl’s school of national reputation in Pasing, outside Munich. Dorothea matriculated at that school for five years, starting at age 10. Fortuitously, she received instruction in the English language. That would serve her well for the rest of her life.
