Dorothy I. Casey

MADISON/WHITEWATER - Dorothy I. Casey, age 95, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2016, at the Fairhaven Senior Services in Whitewater. She was born on Feb. 8, 1921, in Monroe, the daughter of Charles and Louise (Rhyser) McCarthy. Dorothy graduated from Madison East High School with the class of 1939. She was united in marriage to Cletus Casey, a devoted husband, on June 17, 1941. Together they were blessed with two children and 59 years of marriage. Dorothy had a great love for her family, friends, and her communities, in Madison, Clearwater, Fla., and Whitewater. She worked as a sales representative and taught cooking classes for the Oster Company for a number of years. Dorothy volunteered for many Monona and Clearwater, Fla. outreach programs, including the Olbrich Botanical Gardens and the Blooming Grove Historic Society (The Dean House), where she was a charter member. She taught water exercise classes at Monona Grove High School, the Monona Community Pool, and in Clearwater, Fla. Dorothy was a member of the YMCA for 22 years and the Women's Municipal Golf Association. She was an active member of the Elk's 410 Women's Auxiliary and past president of the East Side Business Women's Club in Madison. Dorothy will be missed by her beloved son, Michael Charles Casey (Caroline Ryker) of Seattle, Wash., and daughter, Patricia Louise Casey (Kathryn Irvine); grandson, Gordon Irvine Casey (Erica); great-granddaughters, Keirra and Arabella; sister, Carol Musselman of Atlanta, Ga.; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Cletus; brothers, Theodore McCarthy and Charles McCarthy. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, July 2, 2016, at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL HOME, 5203 Monona Dr., Madison, with Father Thomas Coyle presiding. Burial will follow at Highland Memory Gardens. Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service on Saturday at the funeral home. The Casey family would like to express a special thank you to Fairhaven Senior Services for their loving care and compassion, and ask that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to Fairhaven Senior Services, 435 W. Starin Rd., Whitewater, WI 53190. Dorothy was a warm, sensitive, and most loving Irish lady, who had a great sense of humor. She touched many people deeply in her rich and long life. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com Gunderson East Funeral & Cremation Services 5203 Monona Dr., Madison (608)221-5420