Dolores (Dotty) Stankee, 89 of Wheatland, passed away on April 16, 2018. Services will be at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Wheatland, where she was a member, on Friday April 20 at 11:00am with visitation from 9:30 until service time. Inurnment will be at a later date in Pine Hill Cemetery. Dotty was born May 18,1928 in Calamus Iowa to Harold (Spider) and Hazel Shelton. She married Robert Stankee October 30, 1948. He passed away on July 15, 2009. Dotty attended Iowa State Teacher's College in Cedar Falls and graduated from Marycrest College in Davenport with a degree in elementary education. She went on to teach in Bennett, Calamus and then 23 years as a Kindergarten teacher in Wheatland. After retiring she still taught as a substitute teacher for Calamus-Wheatland School System. Dotty and Bob's favorite passions were their grandchildren and spending time on their houseboat. It was their 'cabin on the water' that always had lots of visitors. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Bob and daughter Jana Goettsch. Survivors are son Bob Stankee (Jacque) and grandchildren Zachary, Eli (Carrie), Lucas (Becca) and Mallory Steingrubey and great-granddaughter Reese. Son in law Jeff Goettsch, granddaughter Brooke (Lee) Duncan, great-grandchildren Jack, Sara and Marie. Granddaughter Lynn Vander Heiden and great-grandchildren Lane, Lily and Luke.