Dorothy June McDonald
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Dorothy (Breeden) McDonald
Dorothy McDonald, 94, passed away on September 14, 2022, at LMH Health in Lawrence, KS.
She was born July 27, 1928, the daughter of Oscieola and William Flock in Morrill, KS where she lived until she graduated from high school.
“Dottie” married Melvin Breeden in 1946 and they had two sons, Randy, and Rodney Breeden. Melvin passed away in 1977. In 1990 Dottie married Leland McDonald and they made their home in Leavenworth, KS for 26 years. Dottie moved to Monterey Village Senior Living in Lawrence, KS in 2017 and was proud to be the first resident of the newly opened facility.
Dottie worked in the transportation office at Fort Leavenworth, KS for many years, retiring in 1990. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Leavenworth. She was highly skilled in needlepoint and crochet and in recent years crocheted newborn hats that were donated to a nearby hospital. She almost always had a jigsaw puzzle at some stage of completion in her home. She was an ardent fan of KU basketball.
Dottie was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Melvin Breeden; brother, Leonard Flock; husband, Leland McDonald; and son, Rodney Breeden.
She is survived by her son, Randy (Wanda) Breeden of Lawrence KS; two granddaughters, Erin Brown of Lawrence, KS, and Cara (Kris) McDonald of Olive Branch, MS; and three great grandchildren, Lola Brown of Lawrence, KS and Memphis McDonald and Madelyn McDonald of Olive Branch, MS.
A graveside service is planned 10:30 a.m., Monday, September 19, 2022, at Sabetha Cemetery in Sabetha, Kansas.
My mother (Virginia Hamm) and I loved Dottie. Mom and Dottie did puzzles at Monterey until mom had to move to Neuvant. I was able to take Dottie to visit mom and we ate at Burgers by Biggs recently. It was a highlight of all our lives and we certainly will miss Dottie. She and I enjoyed crocheting and reading books as well as puzzles. She always had a smile and was a special lady.
Love you Dottie
My deepest condolences to Dottie’s family. I got to know Dottie by calling BINGO at Monterey Village. She was a delightful lady with a great sense of humor. Spending time with Dottie always brightened my day. I will miss her.
My sympathies to her family.
Dottie was a special lady .
I met Dottie when my Mom , Virginia Hamm, moved into Monterey and Dottie was so welcoming and helped my Mom settle in to the Cottages.
They shared there enjoyment of putting puzzles together and became friends. On my trips home to see my Mom , I got to visit Dottie and enjoyed seeing the latest crochet projects she was doing . She always had a smile .
So glad a got to meet you Dottie..
You will be missed
Jo Guletsky:
My sympathies to her family
Dottie was a special lady .
I met Dottie when my Mom , Virginia Hamm, moved into Monterey and Dottie was so welcoming and helped my Mom settle in to the Cottages.
They shared there enjoyment of putting puzzles together and became friends. On my trips home to see my Mom , I got to visit Dottie and enjoyed seeing the latest crochet projects she was doing . She always had a smile .
So glad a got to meet you Dottie..
You will be missed
Dottie was my grandmother. Though the final year I got to spend with my grandfather taking care of him in their home was very difficult, she was married to my grandfather for 26 years. And though they had been married other times, I believe they loved eachother. I would always laugh because grandpa knew how to get on her last nerve and she would go “oh Lee!”. She always made birthday cakes for my twin brother and I when we were young. One year she went all out and threw us a big party. She would always go all out for us even though we were her step grandchildren. We visited quite often, and having Easter egg hunts, Thanksgiving, and Christmas at their house was always a joyous occasion. Dottie was a consummate host, and her always loved to make her famous El-Breedon burritos for us. We would play cards with her, grandpa, and grandma Ruby and Grandma Osie often. Her and Grandpa always plied us with gifts when we visited, and though other family did, we certainly never felt looked down on by Dottie for how poor we were. She was always making things for us. In the summers, we would go stay and we “had better go outside and play” or she’d put us to work. She often took us to museums, the movies, malls, and many places, and never once did we consider her anything but our grandmother. I’m sad to hear of her passing. Though the years since grandpa died were tumultuous, I know the Dottie I grew up with was genuinely kind, respectful, and believed in hard work and grit. She would brag about her job as a clerk at the Fort and loved traveling all over the US and Caribean with my grandfather, and sometimes us kids in tow. We’d go down south to Texas to see mom, or wherever they were headed, sometimes Colorado. She enjoyed site seeing and was knowledgeable of the history of all the places we would visit. When I was quite young she took me down to the Missouri River to see the Lewis and Clark Reneactment. She loves to go to casinos and always talked about how lucky grandpa was. Every Christmas us kids would come up and visit and she’d let me help her bake Christmas cookies and goodies. She made the best brittle. I often stayed in the purple room as I got older and she’d joke that I should come live with them because she didn’t have to clean up after me like her other grandkids. I loved to tease her as a K-State fan and I would wear my K-State sweaters, and she’d say “not in my house!”. She loved to play rummikube and my twin brother and I would play with her and grandpa and we had a penny pot. I still have mine. She would whoop the pants off us when we played kings on the corner. She had to get out the card holders for my brother and I because we would end up with so many cards we couldn’t hold them. The find memories far outshadow any of the tough times. I know we loved her dearly and she loved us back. I know she will be glad to join Grandpa now.