Michigan has lost a legend of the culinary and hospitality industry with the death of Bavarian Inn’s Dorothy Zehnder, who died Sunday of natural causes at her home in Frankenmuth. She was 101. The ...

FRANKENMUTH, Mich. — The woman who helped run the iconic Bavarian Inn Restaurant in Frankenmuth for the past 85 years has died. Dorothy Zehnder died Sunday surrounded by family members. She is now ...

FRANKENMUTH, Mich. (WJRT) - As she approaches her 100th birthday, Dorothy Zehnder still comes to work at her beloved Bavarian Inn Restaurant nearly every day. Zehnder has dedicated 80 of her nearly ...

Michigan lost a business icon when beloved restaurateur Dorothy Zehnder — who put Frankenmuth on the map with the Bavarian Inn Restaurant she ran with husband, Tiny Zehnder, and helped set the stage ...

Dorothy Zehnder, the matriarch and co-founder of the popular Bavarian Inn Restaurant & Lodge in Frankenmuth, died Sunday. She was 101. Zehnder was born Dec. 1, 1921, in nearby Reese. For the majority ...

FRANKENMUTH, MI – Dorothy Zehnder, beloved matriarch of the Bavarian Inn and a longtime face of Michigan’s Little Bavaria, has died. Zehnder died with family members by her side at her Frankenmuth ...