Dorothy Clara (Grebing) Lichtenegger

Dorothy Clara Lichtenegger passed away peacefully on Dec. 5, 2020, on her 93rd birthday, at the Villas of Jackson. She was born Dec. 5, 1927 to Charles G and Anita C Metz Grebing, near Frohna, Missouri. Her Baptism was at Trinity Lutheran Church, Altenburg, Missouri, and she continued her Christian education at Concordia Lutheran Church, Frohna.

On June 4, 1949 Dorothy and Floyd Lichtenegger were joined in marriage, at Concordia Lutheran Church. She assisted Floyd on their dairy farm near Pocahontas, and in service stations in Altenburg and Fruitland. She was an active member in St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, in YMPS, choir, women’s Bible Study, and was a Sunday school teacher and VBS teacher. She was a 70 year member of the county FCE.  Floyd and Dorothy were hosts to two displaced German families in 1952.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd, on March 26, 2012. Also preceding were her parents, brothers, Raymond Grebing and his wife Mildred, Milton Grebing, Vernon Grebing, a sister Ruth Bremer and her husband Willis, sister-in-law Vera Leimer and her husband Tillman.

Dorothy is survived by four children, James (Gail) Lichtenegger, of Jackson, Bill Lichtenegger, of Prairie Village, Kansas, Bob (Cindy) Lichtenegger, of Jackson, and Stan (Effy) Lichtenegger, of Huntington Beach, California; eight grandchildren, Jenise (Heather), Sarah (Gregg), Kelley (Tyler), Cheryl (Nick), Paul (Alexius), Jacob, Kessler, and Emily; two great-granddaughters, Caroline and Emma.  Also surviving are a sister, Laverne (Vernon) Mirly, of Monrovia, California; two sisters-in-law, Dorene Grebing and Helen Grebing, of Frohna; Brother-in-law, Herb (Barbara) Lichtenegger of Jackson; and 27 nephews and nieces.

There will be no visitation.

A private family service will be held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, in Pocahontas, with Rev. Rod Benkendorf officiating.  A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to St. John’s Lutheran Church or the American Heart Association.

The family would like to thank Legacy Hospice and the staff and residents at the Villas of Jackson for their care of Dorothy.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by clicking on the Tributes tab of Dorothy’s personal obituary page at www.mccombsfuneralhome.

McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.

American Heart Association, St. Louis, Mo.
460 North Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis MO 63141
Tel: 1-314-692-5635
Web: https://www.heart.org/en/affiliates/missouri/saint-louis

St. John's Lutheran Church - Pocahontas
158 Little Street, Pocahontas MO 63779
Tel: 1-573-833-6260
Web: http://www.taalc.org/church-finder/church/51/st-johns-lutheran-church