Dorothy Graham
December 01, 2008
Dorothy Graham, age 81, died after a brief illness December 1, 2008 at West Bridge Care and Rehabilitation in Winterset. She was born on January 6, 1927 to Gladys and Arthur Howard at Fort Steele, British Columbia, Canada.
Dorothy married Orville Graham and moved to Des Moines in 1946. She worked for many years as a night auditor and was most recently employed by Prairie Meadows. Dorothy enjoyed bowling, gambling, and fishing.
Dorothy is survived by her daughters Joyce Bartelson of Winterset and her children, Todd, Gordon, and Amanda; Carla Wallace (Tom) of Bondurant and their children; Bailey, Chelsea, and Ashley. Also surviving is a daughter-in-law, Carol Graham of Davenport and grandchildren Sean Aldrich (Madeline) of Indianola and Shannon Rice (Doug) of Booneville; many great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; her brother Gordon; two sisters Snook and Shirley. Dorothy was preceded in death by her son, Kenneth.
Family and friends are invited to gather in Dorothy’s memory on Thursday, December 4th from 3-6pm at the home of Carla and Tom Wallace; 7557 NE 108th Place in Bondurant. Hamilton’s Near Highland Memory Gardens is handling arrangements and online condolences may be made at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
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kathy picray
12/05/2008
Carla & family,
My deepest sympathies in the loss of your mom. I was shocked to hear the news.
I must apologize for my folks. Theyve been asking about her obituary all week with hopes of acknowledging and attending any services that you mightve scheduled. However, i somehow missed the listing in the paper and hadnt thought to check online until now. Please know that they wouldve been the first ones to arrive at your house had they only known. Again, my sincerest apologies.
I'm so happy i was able to see her this summer. Who knew she would be taken from us so soon. And i know that Dad will miss her; The occasional times a property maintenance issue would come up over the years, solicited or not, Dad always felt so good to be able to help her out any way he could.
If theres anything any of us can do, especially being in such close proximity to the house, feel free to call on us anytime.
Again, i'm so sorry that she's gone. Another life chapter closes and a new one begins again... for all of us!
Warmest regards,
kathy
Betty Lucas
12/04/2008
Carla,
We are so sorry to hear of the passing of your Mother. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Deepest Sympathy,
Betty and Don
David Juhler
12/03/2008
I am very sad to hear of Dorothy's passing.
I worked with Dorothy at Prairie Meadows and always looked forward to the nights that Dorothy would work.
She always had a great sense of humor.
She shared stories as well as pictures of where she grew up and of her life.
She is missed.