Dorothy "Doot" DeRuytter, 95, Silvis, died Sunday, April 1, 2012 at Illini Restorative Care, Silvis. Funeral services are 1:30 PM Wednesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Colona. Burial is in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Rapids City, IL. Visitation is 4-7PM Tuesday at Van Hoe Funeral Home Ltd., East Moline, where a rosary will be recited at 4PM. Memorials may be made to St. Patrick's Church. Doot was born December 4, 1916 in Hampton, IL, the daughter of James and Clara (Mohr) Marx. She married Frank DeRuytter on April 25, 1935 at St. John's Church, Rapids City. Frank died in 1982. Mrs. DeRuytter dearly loved her family and time with her grandchildren. She enjoyed early years on the farm and flower gardening. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law Patricia and Jerry Lawson, Colona, granddaughters Christine (Jim) Kuhlman and Lisa (Rick) Barker, great-grandchildren Neil, Nicholas, Mary and Kaylynn and great-great grandchildren, Oliver, Alexander, Emery and Sage. In addition to her husband, she is preceded in death by brothers, John, Elmer, Raymond, and Jerome and sisters Alice and Edith.

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