Dorothy L. Deguise
FAIRMONT — A Memorial Service for Dorothy L. Deguise, age 94, of Fairmont, Minn., will be 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, at Fairmont Evangelical Covenant Church with inurnment in Lakeside Cemetery in Fairmont. Visitation will be 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. on Monday at the church. Dorothy passed away on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 30, 2025, at Goldfinch Estates in Fairmont. The Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.
Dorothy Louise (Van Langen) Deguise was born on Jan. 13, 1931, in Bigelow, Minn. She was the daughter of Abe and Gertrude (Rutgers) Van Langen. Dorothy attended grade school in Bigelow before later attending and graduating from Worthington High School. She furthered her education by taking summer courses at Hamline University.
On May 23, 1950, Dorothy was united in marriage to Leon “Leo” Deguise in Bigelow, Minn. This union was blessed with four children, Vonna, Gary, Valerie, and Janet. The family resided in St. Paul, Luverne, and Worthington before moving to Fairmont in 1955. Dorothy and Leo shared over 66 years together before Leo passed away on Aug. 26, 2016.
Left to cherish her memory include her children, Vonna (Richard), Gary (Janet), and Valerie (Ned); grandchildren, Matthew (Darcy), Ryan, Alison (Jeff), Jennifer (Justin), Lindsay (John), Ned (Sonja), Sarah (Rolland), and Joshua (Melissa); 12 great grandchildren; sisters, Mary (Arthur), and Mina (Vern); nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Along with her parents, Abe and Gertrude Van Langen, Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Leon Deguise; daughter, Janet Wiederhoft; granddaughter, Erin Deguise; sister, Helen Febus and her husband, Francis; brother, Richard Van Langen and his wife, Eileen.
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