Dorothy Theresa (Dingmann) Bailen

Dorothy T. Bailen (Dingmann)

Loving Wife, Mom, Grandma, & Great-Grandma

Age 96 of Falcon Heights,

Passed away peacefully at home on December 21, 2025. She is preceded in death by her parents, Gerhard & Appolonia Dingmann; husband, Louis "Mike" Bailen; and siblings, Olivia, Eleanor, Kathryn, Joseph, Loretta, Carl, Edmund, Clarence, and Leander. She is survived by her loving children, Michael, John (Debbie), Edward & Karen; grandchildren, Greg, Brittani, Aaron, Jeni & Angie; great-grandchildren, Owen, Henry, Finn, Elsa, Felix, Jack & Kennedy; and many nieces, nephews and friends. Dorothy loved cooking/baking, gardening, reading, and family gatherings most of all.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, January 12 at 10:30am with an hour visitation prior at Corpus Christi Catholic Church (2131 Fairview Ave N., Roseville, MN 55113). Burial will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. 

No memorials are preferred, just thoughts and prayers for Dorothy and family.  

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Dorothy Theresa (Dingmann) Bailen, please visit our floral store.