PRIVATE FAMILY GRAVESIDE SERVICE WILL BE HELD SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2020 AT ST. PETER LUTHERAN CEMETERY IN BRUNSVILLE, IOWA.

Doris "Dickie" Brooks , 96, of Le Mars, Iowa, formerly of Brunsville, Iowa, passed away Monday, March 9, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society of Le Mars.

Expressions of sympathy may be expressed to the family through www.rexwinkelfh.com .

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Le Mars Bible Church, Good Samaritan Society of Le Mars, and Hospice of Siouxland.

Doris K. Dickman was born March 16, 1923 in Brunsville, Iowa, the daughter of Floyd and Katherine (Harms) Dickman. She attended country school in Brunsville and later graduated from Le Mars Central High School in 1940. She attended Sioux Valley Hospital Nursing School and graduated in May of 1944.

She was united in marriage to Leonard Brooks on March 19, 1945 in Luverne, Minnesota. They moved to Maryland following World War II, where Leonard graduated from chiropractic school. While in Maryland, Doris was an RN for St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore.

After moving back to Iowa, Doris was the heart of the home for her husband and six children, and later worked as an RN at Mapes Nursing Home in Hawarden and later at Brentwood Good Samaritan Society in Le Mars. The couple made their home in Brunsville. After Leonard passed away August 10, 2003, Doris continued to make her home in Brunsville until moving to Le Mars. She became a resident of the Good Samaritan Society in Le Mars in October of 2018.

Doris was a member of the Le Mars Bible Church where she enjoyed bible study, fellowship with friends for many years, and hearing the good news of forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ. She enjoyed reading and listening to 40's Big Band and gospel music. She also enjoyed the time spent with her family and friends and family reunions every year at Lake Minnewaska, MN.

Survivors include 3 sons: Len (Lisa) Brooks of Iowa City, IA, Mark (Susan) Brooks of Waynesboro, VA, and Bradley (Jamie) Brooks of Huntsville, UT; 3 daughters: Cathy (Dale) Halverson of Waterloo, IA, Sharon (Keith) Bailey of Hague, VA, and Cynthia Brooks of Windsor, CA; 17 grandchildren: Chad, Jessica, Natalie, Stephanie, Andrew, Chris, Ben, Claire, Grace, Daniel, Ian, Austin, Taylor, Christian, Meghan, Keeley and Samantha; 11 great grandchildren; a sister in law: Shirley Brooks of Odenton, MD; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Katherine Dickman; her husband, Dr. Leonard Brooks; two brothers and their wives: Don (Imogene) Dickman and Gene (Cheryl) Dickman; and her in laws: Catherine (Robert) Benson, Wallace Brooks, and Calvin (Shirley) Brooks.