Dorothy Mae Weber Weaver McGinnis

1925 - 2023  (97 years)

• Name	Dorothy Mae Weber Weaver McGinnis
  Born	4 Oct 1925	Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
  Gender	Female
  Died	1 Oct 2023	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Cremated	Cremated
  Person ID	I31896	Rossville
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Nicholas B Weber
  Mother	Florence Mae Bickford Weber
  Family ID	F9041	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Owen L Weaver,   d. 26 Sep 1967
  Married	27 Jan 1948	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Linda J Weaver   2. Deanna Marlene Weaver Solimine
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2026 20:24:56
  Family ID	F9042	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Harold McGinnis,   d. 9 Nov 2001
  Married	31 Oct 1985	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2026 20:25:36
  Family ID	F9043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- McGinnis, Dorothy Dorothy Mae Mcginnis October 4, 1925 — October 1, 2023 Dorothy died October 1, 2023, at the Rossville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born October 4, 1925 in Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Her parents were Nicholas B. Weber and Florence Mae (Bickford) Weber. Dorothy's paternal grandparents were Paul Pfeiffer and Mary Magdalena Redlinger who sailed from Antwerp, Germany in 1847 on the American ship "Charlemagne". They arrived in New Orleans, traveled by steamship up the Mississippi River, then by wagon train to German Township, Keokuk County, Iowa. Dorothy had one younger sister and a multitude of aunts, uncles and cousins. Dorothy spent her childhood in Harper, Iowa where she graduated from St. Elizabeth's High School. She attended TWA Airline school in San Francisco, then worked as a teletype operator during WWII. Dorothy met her husband Owen L. Weaver in Kansas City. They married January 27, 1948 in Topeka. She worked several years as a VA Hospital secretary in Topeka, then became a stay-at-home mother raising two daughters. Owen died suddenly Sep 26, 1967. After his death, Dorothy worked 25 years as a receptionist for the Kansas Neurological Institute. She retired in 1992. Dorothy married Harold McGinnis Oct 31, 1985, in Topeka. He died Nov 9, 2001. She was preceded in death by her sister, Marilyn Davis (Marlin). Survivors include her daughters Linda J. Weaver (Anna Marie Tetuan), Topeka, Deanna Marlene Solimine (Victor), Austin, TX, beloved grandson, Jorden Tetuan (Mary Smith), Topeka, and nieces, Joyce Hartman (Steve), Wichita, and Elaine Hershberger (Troy), Ligonier, Indiana. Dorothy was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church. Per her request, she will be cremated with and no services.