Dorotha Whalon |
| Posted 2017-02-17 by mhenderson |
| Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ >>> Published on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 <<< >>> 1926 — 2017 <<< Dorotha grew up in Texas during the Great Depression. She lived and worked most of her adult life in Southern California as a quality control inspector for Litton Industries inspecting circuit boards used in defense and household appliances. She and her late husband Chuck Whalon moved to Lake Havasu in 1990 for retirement. Dorotha enjoyed a quiet but satisfying retirement writing poems, keeping her mind sharp with crossword puzzles, and occasional travel and cruises. She cruised to Alaska and through the Panama Canal with Chuck and then again with Beryl. She was a generous person who shared with those in need without hesitation. Dorotha is survived by her daughter Beryl Caterson, grandchildren Kirk Brennan, Denee Scribner and Lena Holub, eight great- grandchildren: Madeline Brennan, Joanna, Micah, Mikaela, Josiah, Joshua, Ketsia and Joel Holub, sisters Nan Tewes and Sue Parker, and numerous nieces and nephews. Dorotha was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her steady and witty presence will be missed more than words can describe. One of her gifts was sending cards for special occasions and making family members and friends feel loved and remembered. Dorotha fought cancer for two years and was able to celebrate her 90th birthday with her family before peacefully passing. “If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever.” Musings from Dorotha Sometimes the day goes by And nothing has been done I wasn’t working or having fun Wasn’t reading or paying bills Or solving problems or curing ills On those days, like a train Words and lines run thru my brain And arrange themselves in countless ways Until some lines or clever phrase Fall into thoughts I must convey So for better or for worse I finally have a finished verse Sometimes silly, sometimes formal And for a while I’m back to normal Til the next time, that urge, perverse, Bids me, write another verse. Services were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home. Thoughts and condolences can be sent to the Whalon family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com. |
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