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DOROTHY BIRKEMOE ROSSFebruary 7, 1921 – November 3, 2012
A CELEBRATION OF
LIFE & LOVE
Prepared with love by Patti Ross
Dorothy was born in Chicago, the youngest of four siblings
Dorothy & PeggyChildhood Friends
Graduation, Steinmetz HS, 1939
Ray & Dorothy met in high school.
It was LOVE
at first sight!
weddingWEDDING DAY: June 7, 1941
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Ross
Ray went off to war, but love survives!
Ray & Dorothy had five children, all girls!
Mother & DaughtersA Special Relationship
Dorothy’s
Dad
died
in 1955
In 1961, Ray & Dorothy left Natchez Ave. to move the family to Temple City, CA.
Margaret, their eldest daughter, had recently married, so she stayed in Chicago.
IT WAS ALSO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO
PARENTSKitty Birkemoe
Oscar & Caroline Ross
Family Portrait Not Long After Moving to California
Dorothy collected quotes and poems that captured her loving,
giving nature and her zest for life.
Gift
from
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nice
Freq
uent
Gift
to
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Ray & Dorothy Over the Years
SOME ANNIVERSARIES
25th Anniversary
Around 70th Anniversary
Two 50th Anniversary Celebrations
ROSS FAMILY OVER THE YEARS
SISTERS SHARE A SPECIAL BOND
Kitty Birkemoe & Her Sister Mary
The Ross Sisters
Dorothy & Her Sister Bernice Were Very Close
ALL THE GRANDCHILDREN
Except Jason, the youngest, had not been
born yet!
In these , Kurt, the oldest grandchild, is missing
50th Anniversary Celebration, 1991
But I bet Kurt is asking, “Are we having fun yet?!”
“IT WAS ALWAYS GREAT TO HEAR MOM LAUGH!”
DOROTHY & HER SIBLINGSAbout 1
923
Pete, Dorothy, Bernice & Bob
1992: Pete, Bernice, Bob & Dorothy
DISTANT RELATIVES ARE ALWAYS CLOSE AT HEART
GOOD FRIENDS ARE ALWAYS TREASURED
FLOWERS FROM DOROTHY’S GARDEN
DOROTHY LOVED ALL FLOWERS, BUT ESPECIALLY LILACS
DOROTHY ALSO LOVED THE WILDFLOWERS ALONG THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY . . .
Memory is the power to gather roses and wildflowers in winter.
“Mom, we’ll always remember you!”
Queen Anne’s Lace California Poppies
Lupine
Common Thistle
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM!”
“We’ll still celebrate for you each year
with cake and ice cream.
Maybe not the gorllia!”
70 Years Young!
90 Years Young!
GRANDMA WITH HER GRANDCHILDREN WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE—THEY’RE ALL GROWN UP NOW
Michelle Kurt
Kevin
Jason Kacy & Paul Peter Lisa
Jimmy
DOROTHY’S GREAT GRANDCHILDREN
Mila
Logan
Josie Ledger Benjamin
Paul & Phillip
Dorothy Always Loved Dogs!
(even putting up with Murphy, a “granddog”)
“THERE MUST BE DOGS IN HEAVEN!”
They were all wagging their tails, ecstatic
when Dorothy finally came home
to Heaven!
BridgetCinnamom
ToddlesMurphy
Alice Visiting from INA Trip to Southwest Museum
A Wedding ReceptionAn Everyday Visit
“A house is made of walls and beams. A home is built with love and dreams.” Proverb
No matter where they are,
if Mom & Dad are there, it feels like
HOME!
Chocolate always helps
DOROTHY LOVED CHRISTMAS
Can you hear the bells
in the Christmas
Village?
Dorothy in Chicago for the Holidays, 1987, before a cold, cold walk on State Street to see the Windows & Lights
Dorothy & Her Mom
DOROTHY ALWAYS TOOK TIME TO PLAY!
Good with a hula hoop
Making Sand Castles“Who’s gonna win?”
Blowing Bubbles
“Go fly a kite!”
Ray caught Dorothy out flying a kite—and even
won a photo contest with this picture!
DOROTHY OFTEN DISPLAYED FRESH FLOWERS IN THE HOME AND GAVE BOUQUETS AS GIFTS
Roses from Mom’s Garden
“Happiness seems made
to be shared.”
Pierre Cameille
“The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else.”
Mark Twain
PATTI
FOR THE LAST YEAR MOM & I HAD A DINNER-AND-A-MOVIE NIGHT EVERY WEEK.
SHE LOVED COMEDIES & ROMANCES.
BARBARA
BARBARA’S FAMILY
MARY
MARY’S FAMILY
NANCY
NANCY’S FAMILY
MARGIE
“Who practices hospitality entertains God Himself.” Proverb
“A happy home: The most perfect glimpse of heaven.”
Proverb
MARGIE’S FAMILY
Watch for Dorothy when
you are strolling in a garden.
Her spirit will be there waiting
for us.
“I think that I shall never seeA poem as lovely as a tree.. . .A tree that looks at God all day,And lifts her leafy arms to pray.. . .Poems are made by fools like me,But only God can make a tree.”Trees by Joyce Kilmer DOROTHY LOVED AND
RECITED THIS POEM OFTEN
“Those who have never known the
deep intimacy and the
intense companionship of happy mutual love have missed the
best thing that life has to give.”
Bertrand Russell
H
SAYING GOODBYE Ray had a chance to visit Dorothy
the day before she passed.
Ray, Barbara & Dorothy
THEIR LOVE WILL CONTINUE FOREVER
Sunrise, sunset, Sunrise, sunsetSwiftly fly the yearsOne season following anotherLaden with happiness - and - tears.
Jerry Bock
DOROTHY BIRKEMOE ROSSDaughter & Sister
Wife & MotherGood Friend & Neighbor
GrandmotherGreat Grandmother
Angel on Earth
“Dorothy, you are loved and will be missed—thanks for all you have given us over the
years!”
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