Dorothy Mengering

Dorothy Marie Mengering (July 18, 1921 – April 11, 2017) was an American television personality. She was the mother of late-night talk show host David Letterman. She made many telephone and live guest appearances on his shows: Late Night and Late Show.

Dorothy Mengering
Born	Dorothy Marie Mengering (1921-07-18)July 18, 1921 Linton, Indiana, U.S.
Died	April 11, 2017(2017-04-11) (aged 95) Carmel, Indiana, U.S.
Alma mater	Indiana University Bloomington
Occupation	Television personality
Television	Late Night with David Letterman Late Show with David Letterman
Spouse(s)	Harry Letterman ​ ​ (m. 1942; died 1973)​ , Hans Mengering ​ ​ (m. 1983; died 2013)​
Children	Three; including David Letterman

Following several years of appearing through telephone, Mengering (usually known as "Dave's Mom" or "Dave's Mom Dorothy", with no mention of her surname) became a recurring on-camera guest on Letterman's subsequent Late Show, initially by covering the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.

In 2015, Mengering suffered a stroke, but recovered months later.^[1] Mengering died on April 11, 2017 at her home in Carmel, Indiana at the age of 95.^[2] She died one day before Letterman's 70th birthday.^[3]