Dorothy Margaret Mitchell was born Feb. 28, 1908, at Astoria to August “Gus” and Jeannette “Nettie” (Lawrence) Schoenbaechler. She died Sunday, March 9, 2003, at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston at the age of 95.
Dorothy was raised in Baker City and graduated from high school there. She was a resident of the Hermiston area for the past 24 years. She was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic Church.
She is survived by daughters, Mary Jane Guyer of Walla Walla Wash., Margaret Ray of Hermiston, and Jeanne Smith of Pendleton; brother-in-law, Rev. Thomas J. Mitchell OSB of Mexico; nine grandchildren; and 14 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by husband, Warren Mitchell in 1984, parents Gus and Nettie Schoenbaechler.
Recitation of the Rosary was held Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. at Burns Mortuary Chapel in Hermiston. Mass of Christian Burial was held Wednesday, March 12, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church in Hermiston.
Burial followed at the Hermiston Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice.
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.
Used with permission from: The Record Courier, Baker City, Oregon, March, 2003
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor