Dorothy Kompelien

A memorial service for Dorothy Kompelien of Bull Shoals, Arkansas, will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 14, 2018, at Kirby and Family Funeral Home Chapel in Bull Shoals, Arkansas, with pastor John Easterling officiating. Visitation will be Friday, from 1:00 pm until service time, at Kirby & Family Funeral Home Chapel in Bull Shoals, Arkansas.

Dorothy passed away peacefully September 7, 2018, at Hospice of the Ozarks in Mountain Home, Arkansas, at the age of 99. She was born April 2, 1919, in Evanston, Illinois, the daughter of John and Clara Albrecht Mompier. She graduated from high school at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. She married Alexander Owen Kompelien, the love of her life, on July 31, 1937, in Glenview, Illinois, and became a mother, housewife, and volunteer at Lutheran General Hospital. Dorothy and Owen lived in Palatine, Illinois, and retired to Bull Shoals, Arkansas, in 1975. She and Owen were active members of the community and developed the Devonshire subdivision in Lakeview, Arkansas. Dorothy was a member of Christ by the Lake Lutheran Church in Bull Shoals and attended the Presbyterian Church of Bull Shoals and Redeemer Lutheran Church in Mountain Home.

Dorothy loved her family and friends. She had an appreciation for beautiful music, art, theater and the lovely landscape of the Ozarks. She surrounded herself with beautiful things that she had collected over the years and photographs of her family. She could effortlessly beat you at a game of cards and made sure to always prepare your favorite vegetable and dessert if you were coming over for dinner.

Dorothy is survived by her three daughters, Joyce Olson of Bozeman, Montana, Gayle Chesebro (Robert) of Greenville, South Carolina, and Alexis Zubow of Flippin, Arkansas; and 11 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren, Charissa Reid (Tim; children Anna, Olivia and Katherine) of Montana; David Olson (Elaine; children Mark A. and Megan (Carson) Haskell) of Washington; Kristen Chesebro of Missouri; Naomi Olson of Alaska; Todd Chesebro (daughter Ruby) of Florida; Kevin Chesebro (Ashley; children Kaden and Kingston) of South Carolina; Elizabeth Johnson (Brent; son Dylan) of Arkansas; Katherine Farshler (Ron; children Evangeline and Sebastian) of Texas; Julie Chesebro (daughter Carys) of Georgia; and Margaret Hodges (Donny; children Preston, Alexandra and Aidan) of Arkansas. She will be missed by so many who love her.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Alexander Owen; two brothers, Lester and Norman Mompier; son-in-law, Rev. Merville Olson; and grandson, Mark L. Olson.

Burial will follow in the St. Lucas Cemetery near Cottonwood, Minnesota, during the summer of 2019.

In lieu of flowers, the family invites donations in Dorothy's memory to the Alzheimer's Association or JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation).

Arrangements are by Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services in Bull Shoals, Arkansas.