Dominican Sister Dorothea (Raymund Ann) Gramlich, 81, died Jan. 21 in Adrian, Michigan.

Born in Michigan, she was in the 63rd year of her religious life.

Sister Dorothea served in education and other ministries in Illinois, Michigan and Iowa.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at St. Celestine, Elmwood Park (1959-1962), and St. Mary, Star of the Sea (1969-1970).

She is survived by three brothers: John, Mark and Greg Burgeson; and one sister, Ann Cane.