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Obituary: Mcdowell, Dorothy Louise

Age 87

McDOWELL, Dorothy Louise (Age 87) Dorothy passed away peacefully on September 4, 2014.

She was born February 3, 1927 to Edward Flerchinger and Emma (Wolf) Flerchinger at Peola, WA.

She married Edward McDowell on May 1, 1946 at Clarkston, WA, and was married for 62 years before his passing in 2008.

Dorothy is survived by her five children: Tom (Kennie) McDowell, Peoria, AZ, Bill (Maria) McDowell, Guayabitos, Nayarit, Mexico, Charlotte (Jim) Young, Richland, WA, Doug (Shelly) McDowell, Lowell, ID, and Michele (Don) LeFave, Spokane, WA.

She is also survived by 12 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren; her brother, Francis Flerchinger, Wenatchee, WA; and sister, Edwardine Klein, Coeur d’Alene, ID.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Ed; two grandsons, Chris McDowell and David LeFave; along with siblings, Ben Flerchinger, Clement Flerchinger, Emmett Flerchinger, Amelia Trautman, and Anna Marie Toops.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Make a Wish Foundation or St Jude Children’s Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at Heritage Funeral Home Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 10 a.m.