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Name: Dorothy Erne Feightner (Nickname = Dottie)
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Birthdate: January 20, 1942   
Date of Death: May 29, 2002  
       

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PASTOR DOROTHY FEIGHTNER, 60
January 20,1942 - May 29, 2002

Pastor Dorothy Feightner, 60, of Crown Point/Lake of the Four Seasons area, formerly of Columbia City and Terre Haute, died Wednesday, May 29, 2002.

Born on January 20,1942 in Columbia City, she was a daughter of Robert and Iona (Myers) Erne. She was a graduate of Columbia City Joint High School, Indiana University, with a bachelor's degree in English, and Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary, with a master's of divinity degree.

She had served at Christ Lutheran Church in Jeffersontown, Ky.; Christus Victor Lutheran Church in Terre Haute from 1988-1992 and Calvary Lutheran Church in Louisville, Ky. She had been pastor at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church since 1997.

Prior to her ministry, she had taught 11th grade English for 14 years.

Survivors include a daughter, Polly (Dean) Sumansky of Terre Haute; a foster daughter Debbie (Dean) Putt of Greenwood; five grandchildren: Joseph and Anna Sumansky and Tyler, Spencer and Elena Putt; and three sisters, Rebecca (Maurice) Davis of Shipshewana; Susan (Jerry) Gates of Bloomington and JoEllen (Joe) Kempler of Atlanta, Ga.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

The funeral service is 10 a.m. Saturday, June 1 at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, 99 S. County Line Road, Lakes of the Four Seasons with the Rev. Dr. Bobbie Blackburn officiating. Burial is at 3 p.m. Saturday at Greenhill Cemetery in Columbia City. Friends may call at Burns Funeral Home, corner 101st and Broadway, Merrillville/Crown Point from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Pastor Feightner strongly requested no flowers. If friends so desire, memorial contributions may be made to Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, 99 South County Line Road, Crown Point, IN 46307. Envelopes are available at the funeral home.

Obituary in Post and Mail May 30, 2002, Pg2; and May 31, 2002, Pg2.
 
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