Dorothy Loretta Riley

November 10, 1936 - December 31, 2019

Dorothy Loretta Riley, 83 year old resident of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, died on December 31, 2019 at her home. She was born on November 10, 1936 in Parmelee, South Dakota, to Otto Frederick and Freida Heinert Petersen. Dorothy married Douglas “Doug” Riley on March 15, 1952 in White River, South Dakota. They moved their family from Nebraska, to Missouri, to Westville, Oklahoma and later Siloam Springs. She worked in sales for Stanley Home Products and Electrolux. Dorothy owned and operated D & D Creations, where she made and taught class on making porcelain dolls. She was also a well-known seamstress. Dorothy was a member of the Ladies Aide of LWML and Christ Lutheran Church in Siloam Springs. She was preceded in death by her husband, Doug Riley; her parents, Otto Frederick and Freida Petersen; two sons, Douglas Walter Riley, Jr., and Dale Allen Riley; two grandchildren, Baby Boy Putman, and Amy Jo Putman; two brothers, Theodore “Ted” Frederick, and Leonard Frederick; and two sisters, Laurain Turpitt and Ella Mae Morrison. She is survived by four daughters, Diane Riley of Watts, Oklahoma, Darlene Youngpuppy and husband Leo of Watts, Debra Putman of Siloam Springs, and Doris Miller of Siloam Springs; twelve grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren, numerous great great grandchildren; sister, Beatrice Fiala of Grand Island, Nebraska; four brothers, Robert Fredrick of White River, South Dakota, Dan Petersen, Wendall Petersen, and Wayne Petersen, all of Nebraska; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 10, 2020, at Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs, with Rev. David Hudak officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Siloam Springs. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Wasson Funeral Home.