Funeral services for Dorothy "Tots" Mae Davis, age 79, of Perham, MN, will be at Schoeneberger Funeral Home, Perham, on Wednesday, December 1, 2004, at 11:00 a.m., with Reverend Roger Parks officiating. Burial will follow in the Perham Village Cemetery. Visitation at Schoeneberger Funeral Home is from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 30, 2004, as well as one hour prior to the funeral on Wednesday . Tots died at her home, Friday, November 26, 2004.
Tots was born January 22, 1925, the daughter of Frank and Lulu (Robinson) Radant, in Portage, WI. She worked as the Secretary of the Labor Assistant at the Columbia County Courthouse in Portage. Tots was married to Donald Anacker. Four children were born to this marriage. In 1952, Donald died in a quarry accident. On April 10, 1954, Tots was united in marriage to Robert "Bob" Davis, in Dubuque, IA. Four children were born to this marriage, also. Tots worked part-time in a shoe store, selling Red Goose shoes, in Portage. In 1969, the family moved to Perham, MN, to be near Tots' father, who lived on Little Pine Lake, rural Perham. She was a member of the VFW Post 4020 Ladies Auxiliary in Perham.
Surviving Tots is her husband, Bob, of Perham; eight children, Vicki Anacker, of North Pole, AK, Jacki (Dave) Schmidt, of Wittenberg, WI, David Anacker, of Portage, WI, Lana (Wayne) Smorstad, of Paris, KY, Pamela (David) Bowlin, of Paris, KY, Jon (Tuttie) Davis, of Frazee, MN, Daniel (Beth) Davis, of Fairbanks, AK and Kent Davis, of Perham, MN; ten grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lois (Jack) Allen, and Sis Groth, both of Portage, WI.
Preceding Tots in death were her parents and one brother, Franklin.
Schoeneberger Funeral Home, Perham, MN, is in charge of the arrangements. (218) 346-5175
Online tributes may be posted at www.schoenebergerfuneralhome.com