Dorothy C. Wieser, 97, of Friendship Village Retirement Center, died at Friendship Village Sunday, May 12, 2013. Dorothy Belle Cooper was born April 28, 1916, in New Sharon, Iowa, the daughter of Meredith and Archa Leonard Cooper.

Dorothy graduated from high school in Columbus Junction, Iowa in 1934. She married William L. Wieser April 10, 1943 in Waterloo.

She was a teacher’s associate in the libraries of West Intermediate, West Ridge, Devonshire, Castle Hill and Greenbrier Schools, retiring in 1981. Dorothy and Bill were longtime members of Waterloo First United Methodist Church and she was a member of the Designers’ Sunday School and Ruth Circle. She was an active member of Waterloo Historical Society and enjoyed working in the Friendship Village Library

Dorothy is survived by Bill, her husband of 70 years; son James (Kimberly) Wieser of Burnsville, Minnesota; grandson Eric Forsythe of Minneapolis; granddaughter Melissa Bryan of Campton, Kentucky; and great granddaughter Jasmine Forsythe.

She was preceded in death by her parents; infant daughter; brothers Ralph Crawford and Harry Cooper and sisters Clara Cooper, Hazel Burke, Iona Francis and Nona Walters.