When Dorothy Marie Kleiber was born on May 25, 1919, in Michigan, her father, Benjamin, was 25, and her mother, Mildred, was 22. She married William F Sokel on April 2, 1942, in Henry, Ohio. They had one child during their marriage. She died on July 2, 1997, in Cheboygan, Michigan, at the age of 78.

Growing up I did not see much of Aunt Dorothy, however when I went to College (Henry Ford Community College, aka Hank High) she lived not far away and when driving home I would stop off and see how she was doing. I got to know here pretty well during these little visits and we had fun chatting about this and that. A very lovely person.