Dorothy Lee Hake Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Dorothy Lee Hake of Big Rock, Illinois, who passed away at the age of 91, on November 21, 2025. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Dorothy Lee Hake to show support.
As Dorothy departs from this earthly realm, her essence lingers — a whisper on the wind, a ripple on the water — a testament to the enduring power of love to transcend the boundaries of life and death. Though Dorothy may no longer walk beside us, her spirit lives on in the memories and the legacy Dorothy leaves behind.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Charles Mallory and Lillie Mallory (Sipp); and her son Kenneth Duane Hake. She is survived by: her husband Jack Hake of Big Rock, IL; and her children, Cindy Nehring (Gene) of Big Rock, IL, Larry Hake (Patty) of Sandwich, IL, Nancy Talkington (Alan) of Aurora, IL and John Edward Hake (Marybeth) of Big Rock, IL. She is also survived by her fourteen grandchildren; twenty three great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation was held on Wednesday, November 26th 2025 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the Nash-Nelson Memorial Chapel (141 Maple St, Hinckley, IL 60520). A funeral service was held on Wednesday, November 26th 2025 at 11:00 AM at the same location. A burial was held on Wednesday, November 26th 2025 at 12:00 PM at the West BIG Rock Cemetery.
