Dorothy was born the daughter of Herman and Edith McMeekin Lemke on July 12, 1920, in Elk River, Minnesota. She was raised near Montezuma, Iowa and attended Montezuma, Grinnell and Newton schools. She was united in marriage to Ralph Haines on July 12, 1937, in Lancaster, Missouri. To this union 5 children were born, Ralph, Roger, Linda, Peggy and Roy. Dorothy dedicated much of her life to improving the lives of others. She received numerous acknowledgements for volunteering at organizations such as the Grinnell Senior Center and Second Mile. She was employed at the Midtown Caf' in Newton for 17 years and retired in 1962. Dorothy is survived by her son, Ralph Haines of Toledo, Iowa; six grandchildren; fourteen great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; her brothers, Donald, Walter, and Ralph Lemke of Grinnell; Calvin Lemke of Winchester, Virginia; and Marvin Lemke of Rolla, Missouri; and her sister, Hazel Darnell of Grinnell. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ralph Haines in 1967; four children, Peggy, Linda, Roy, and Roger; her grandson, Andy Haines; and three brothers, Earle, Leonard, and Jim Lemke. Memorials may be directed to the Dorothy Haines Memorial Fund and sent in care of the Smith Funeral Home, PO Box 368, Grinnell, IA 50112.