Dorothy M. Lemmer, 87, of Sublette passed away at Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation in Franklin Grove.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Peter Pilon officiating. Burial will be at Union Cemetery, LaMoille. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.

Dorothy was born June 9, 1932, in Sublette to Harold and Lucille (Vincent) Bonnell. She married Donald “Doc” Lemmer on Oct. 2, 1954, in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Sublette.

Dorothy attended Amboy High School. She worked for Hart Carter in Mendota for over 20 years. For several years she was the treasurer and a member of TOPS in Mendota. She loved music, playing the keyboard and doing puzzles. She was known for baking cinnamon rolls and also for the fudge she made during the Christmas holiday.

She is survived by her husband of 65 years; her five children, Karen Lemmer of Denver, Colo., Gary (Deb) Lemmer of Mendota, Robert (Amanda) Lemmer of Amboy, Jeffrey Lemmer of Sublette and Brenda Lemmer of Mendota; brother Harold (Carol) Bonnell Jr. of Sublette; two sisters, Cathy (Gary) Bauer of Oregon, Ill., and Marilyn (Bill) McGrane of Tucson, Ariz.; sister-in-law, Marilyn Bonnell of Sublette; 13 grandchildren, Amy (James) Coleman, Jessica (Chris) Lemmer, Jacob (Lindsay) Lemmer, Samantha (Abby) Lemmer, Jackson Lemmer, Andrea (Ricky) Bialas, Mitch Bialas, Alison (Michael) O’Brien, Megan (Aaron) Smith, Morgan (Christopher) Webber, Josh Lemmer, Dustin (Brittany) Lemmer and Andrea (Richard) Karney; 17 great-grandchildren, Brianna, Gabriel, Jessica, Lillian, Braylen, Layla, Jeffrey, Elsa, Elizabeth, Kayden, Landon, Kaylee, Katrina, Caidence, Riley, Skylar and Declan.

She was preceded in death by her brother Robert Bonnell.

Memorials may be directed to the family.