Dorothy M. Kerrigan, Little Chute, age 83, died peacefully on Monday November 18, 2013 from Alzheimer's Disease. She was born March 1, 1930 to the late Peter and Nellie (Ebben) Berghuis. Dorothy married Earl Kerrigan on November 25, 1948. She was a homemaker, secretary, food demonstrator and on-call babysitter for her nieces and nephews whenever she was needed.

Dorothy is survived by her sisters: Joan (Donald) Kolosso and Carol (Pete) Kessler; brother: Stan (Darlene) Berghuis; brother-in-law: Ray Sprangers; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Earl; parents; 2 brothers and 4 sisters.

Visitation will be held on Saturday November 23, 2013 at ST. THOMAS MORE PARISH (1810 N. McDonald St. Appleton) beginning at 10:00 a.m. until time of Funeral Mass at 11:00 a.m. The Rev. Gerald Falk will officiate. Committal Riverside Cemetery. To sign the guest book, please visit oconnellfh.com.

We wish to thank Fr. Falk for all of his visits and prayers; Rhonda and the staff at Care Partners in Little Chute for their loving care of Dorothy; Meghan and Danielle from Lakeland Care District; and Chaplain Mike and Amanda from Asera Care Hospice.

You may own a million dollars but you are the poorest in the land if you don't have your beloved sister to clasp your lonely hand. Her smile is gone forever and her hands we cannot touch, still we have such wonderful memories of the sister we loved so much. This memory is in our keeping so we'll never be apart. God has her in His Kingdom but we have her in our hearts! So, you who have a sister, cherish her with care, for you'll never know the heartache until she is no longer there.
--- Joan, Carol and Stan