DOROTHY M. WALSMAN
Dorothy M. Walsman, age 98, of Batesville, died Friday, November 27, 2020, at St. Andrew’s Health Campus. She is the daughter of Leona (Nee: Caplinger) and Russell Day. High school sweethearts since the age of 16, she married Robert Walsman May 16, 1945, at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Dot had a love for crafts and for nearly 15 years owned Dot’s Craft Store. A homebody who enjoyed sewing and cooking, her family remembers Saturday mornings when the house was filled with the aroma of fresh baked bread and pies. Family was important to her and she treasured spending time with them. Dot and Bob didn’t miss a ballgame of either of the boys, all the way through their college days, no matter where the games were held. For many years, they spent January and February in Myrtle Beach and more recently in Florida.
Dot is survived by her husband Bob; sons and daughters-in-law Robert (Snork) and Mary Ann Walsman of Batesville, Tom and Barb Walsman of Atlanta, Georgia; grandchildren Libby, Amy, Nathan (Beth) and Jonathan Walsman, Lynn Ann (Kurt) Raabe and great grandchildren Maggie, Laney, Ava and Carter Walsman and Charlie, Leo and Max Raabe.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday, December 1, at St. Louis Church with Rev. Bob Weakley and Rev. Shaun Whittington officiating. The governor’s mandate requires masks be worn and physical distancing be followed. Burial will be in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the Sisters of St. Francis Convent.