DOROTHY G. MEIERDIERCK, 89, of Port Charlotte, Florida died
peacefully in her sleep, January 6, 2007 at Alterra Sterling House of Punta Gorda.

Dorothy was born February 14, 1917 in New York, New York and was a
60 year resident of Westfield, New Jersey until she and her husband retired to
Port Charlotte in 1981. She worked for the Westfield Board of Education in several
positions over 26 years, the last being as Purchasing Agent. She was a member
of St. James Episcopal Church of Port Charlotte, where she was active in the Altar
Guild and other church committees.

She is survived by two daughters, Marlene Bouffard-Ellis of Port Charlotte
and Joanne (Douglas) Irwin of Middletown, NJ; a son, Charles G. (Patricia) Meierdierck, III of Coatesville, PA; nine grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Brig. Gen. Charles S. Gleim, U.S. Army, retired and Mabelle Haff Gleim, her husband, Charles Gustav Meierdierck, Jr., and brother, Frederick Embeck Gleim.