Dorothy E. Vamstad, age 89, of New Glarus passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at the New Glarus Home.  She was born on October 8, 1928 in Nashua, MT the daughter of Andrew and Martha (Magnuson) Kolstad. Dorothy graduated from Blanchardville High School, and on September 2, 1950 she was united in marriage to Everett Vamstad at the York Memorial Lutheran Church.  Dorothy and Everett farmed in the Town of Primrose until moving to New Glarus in 1971. She was a mother, farm wife, and homemaker. Dorothy was a member of the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in New Glarus, Sons of Norway in Mt. Horeb, and the Primrose and Shepherd WELCA.  Dorothy was very proud of her Norwegian heritage and enjoyed speaking Norwegian to her friends and family. She also loved gardening and was well known for her baking skills.

Dorothy is survived by her daughters Elizabeth (Robert) Spengler, Elaine (Tim) Moffitt, and Martha Vamstad, grandchildren Tim (Andrea) Spengler, Leslie (Kenny) Young, Ashley (Tim) Willis, and Courtney (Jim) Peart, great-grandchildren Lillian Spengler, Cason, Addison, and Avery Young, William, Samuel, and Maxwell Peart, and Katherine and Weston Willis, nieces, and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Everett in 1998 and son Dan in 1971.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 25, 2018 at the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 506 Twelfth Ave., New Glarus, WI with the Rev. Gene Talley officiating.  Burial will be in the Hauge Cemetery.

Relatives and friends may call from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 24, 2018 at the Zentner-Beal Funeral Home, 29 Sixth Ave., New Glarus, WI.

The family would like to say thank you to the wonderful care that Dorothy received in the New Glarus Home.

Memorials are suggested to the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church.