Dorothy Ann Weirtz

Dorothy Ann Weirtz, of Schertz, Texas, passed away peacefully on April 11, 2023, while a resident at The Village of Garden Ridge assisted living. Dorothy was born on August 21, 1939, in Buffalo, New York, to Loren and Elisabeth Aamodt and moved with her family to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in her early years. While in Minnesota, she graduated from Washburn High School in Minneapolis and received her bachelor's degree in elementary education from Gustavus Adolphus Collage in St. Peter, Minnesota. She taught elementary school for over ten years until she met the love of her life, U.S. Air Force Lt. Dean Weirtz, while both were serving the Department of Defense at Clark Air Base, Republic of the Philippines. Dorothy and Dean were married on May 17, 1969, and traveled the world together with their daughter, Shannon, until Dean’s Air Force retirement in 1988. In the years following, Dorothy and Dean lived in Austin, Texas and later, Schertz, Texas.

Dorothy had a lifelong passion for music. Her love of music began in church choirs as a child and continued through her involvement in The Gustavus Choir during college. Following college, she joined the Bob Mantzke Choralaires and traveled throughout Europe performing concerts in the early 1960s. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, she was a member of Sweet Adelines International choruses and quartets, as well as numerous church choirs. In 1977, Dorothy was a member of the International Champion Gem City Chorus of Sweet Adelines, competing against choruses from around the world in London, England. Most recently, she was a member of the Schertz Silver Serenaders chorus. Dorothy also shared her love of music with young people as the director of several children’s choirs during her husband’s Air Force assignments in Germany and Mississippi.

Dorothy was a devoted Christian who maintained memberships in church organizations throughout her life. Most recently, she was a member of Universal City United Methodist Church, where she also sang in the church choir.

Dorothy is survived by her husband of 53 years, Dean Weirtz; daughter Shannon Schulz, and her husband, Matt Schulz; her grandson, William Schulz; her brother, John Aamodt, and his wife Joanna Aamodt. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Loren Aamodt and Elisabeth Aamodt. Family and friends are invited to celebrate her life on Friday, May 19, 2023, at 11 am at Universal City United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, the Weirtz family kindly requests donations to the Alzheimer's Association.