by Janet Dovidio
news@thewoodstockindependent.com
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Loretta F. Bottenfield, 91, Woodstock, formerly of Cleveland, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, at Valley Hi Nursing Home.
She was born Dec. 26, 1921, in San Francisco to Neil and Emily (Labadie) Forrest.
She married Donald Lee Bottenfield.
She was a homemaker and loved to play cards and crochet. She was a member of the Moose Lodge and Senior Silvers.
Survivors include a son, Neil; a daughter, Laurlee Paukert; four grandchildren, Donald J. Paukert, Darryl Paukert, Lisa Paukert and Doran Bottenfield; five great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband and a brother, Paul Forrest.
Visitation and the funeral were Oct. 1 at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, Woodstock. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery, Woodstock. Memorials can be sent to JourneyCare Hospice Foundation, 405 Lake Zurich Road, Barrington, IL 60010.