Dorothy Carol Pfister, nee Rose, age 82 of Laguna Woods, CA, formerly of DeKalb, Elmhurst and Chicago; beloved wife of George Pfister; loving mother of Daniel (Aimee), Catherine (J. Timothy Wootton), Jeffrey (Stacy) and Christopher Pfister; proud grandmother of J. Benjamin Wootton, Charlotte Pfister, Grace Anne Pfister, Anna Wootton and Liv Marie Pfister; dear sister of Donald and Charles Rose, Jean Lynch, Carol Marshall and the late Larry Rose; cherished daughter of the late Charles and Sarah Rose. Dorothy attended St Maurice Elementary and Kelly High Schools in Chicago, and earned an AA at Kishwaukee Community College. Dorothy was a 38-year resident of DeKalb IL where she raised her family, served in special education in the DeKalb schools, and worked in real estate at Coldwell-Banker. She was a parishioner at St Mary’s Church in DeKalb, and had a legacy of generosity and kindness that is remembered by those in her family and in the DeKalb community. Visitation Monday, 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. until time of funeral 10:30 a.m. at Gibbons Funeral Home, 134 South York Road, (½ mile North of Saint Charles Road), Elmhurst. Mass of Christian Burial 11:00 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Interment Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Hillside. For funeral information please call 630-832-0018 or www.gibbonsfuneralhome.com.