Dorothy Aley Hermes, 78, of Seneca, KS, died Monday, July 24, 2000, at Crestview Manor care home in Seneca, where she had been a resident since February 1999.

She was born November 15, 1921, at Maryville, MO, the daughter of Vincent and Anna Behm Quinn. She grew up there, schooling at St. Gregory’s Grade School, and graduating from Maryville High School in 1939. She attended business school in St. Joseph, MO. In 1941 she moved to Topeka where she was employed by Dr. C.E. Cochran as clerical help from 1941 until 1966. She was employed by Dr. John Ashley as an office manager from 1966 until 1976.

She married Charles Aley on May 24, 1941. Her husband Charles died October 18, 1974.

On June 12, 1976, she married Dr. Jerome Hermes in Topeka. They lived in Seneca where Dorothy worked with her husband in his chiropractic office. They sold the practice and retired in June of 1994.

She was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Church, St. Ann’s Altar Society, the church choir, and served as an Eucharistic minister at the church in Seneca. She was a member of the Business & Professional Women’s Club, the GFWC Seneca Woman’s Club, and the Show & Tell Club, all in Seneca. She was a former member of the Holy Name Church in Topeka.

Survivors besides her husband, Jerome of Seneca are a son, Robert Aley of Shawnee, KS; a stepson Mark Hermes of Excelsior Springs, MO; a stepdaughter, Christina Callen of Kansas City, MO; a brother, Donald Quinn of Tampa, FL; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and five step grandchildren.

Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 AM Thursday at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca. Burial will be at 2 PM Thursday at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Topeka. A vigil prayer service will be held at 8 PM Wednesday at Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca.

Memorials may be given for Sts. Peter & Paul School Building Fund or Dorothy Hermes Memorial Fund, and sent in care of the family.