Dorothy Doreen Harris, 80, went to sleep in the arms of Jesus on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2003, at Aldersgate Village in Topeka.
She was born Jan. 31, 1923, in Topeka, the daughter of Michael George and Gladys Rook Heim.
Mrs. Harris worked for a while at the VA Hospital, and later as a cook at Topeka Correctional Facility. She served as a foster grandparent at Kansas Neurological Institute for several years, an important and meaningful part of her latter years.
One of Dorothy's dreams was to travel to the Holy Lands. This dream was realized in 1995, before she became ill. She was a member of Assumption Catholic Church.
She married Mickey R. Harris on July 4, 1941, in Kimball, Neb. He preceded her in death on Feb. 1, 1988. She now enjoys her eternal home with her Savior and loved ones who have gone before her.
She leaves behind a legacy of two daughters, Roxie Watts and Kim Taylor both of Topeka; five grandchildren, David, Renee, Lonnie, Floyd Jr. Watts, and Tye Robertson, all of Topeka; four great-grandchildren, Kelsea and Erin Watts, Mariah Robertson and Chris Ashmore, all of Topeka; three sisters, Lorraine Bleeck, Topeka, Lavonne Wallon, Cicero, Ill., and Mildred Golder; and a brother, John Robert Heim, Topeka.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at Assumption Catholic Church. Interment will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Mrs. Harris will lie in state after noon Sunday at Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel, where the family will receive friends after 2 p.m. A parish rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to Heart of America Hospice, or to the Alzheimer's Association, in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.penwellgabel.com.
Topeka Capital-Journal, 12/27/2003
She was born Jan. 31, 1923, in Topeka, the daughter of Michael George and Gladys Rook Heim.
Mrs. Harris worked for a while at the VA Hospital, and later as a cook at Topeka Correctional Facility. She served as a foster grandparent at Kansas Neurological Institute for several years, an important and meaningful part of her latter years.
One of Dorothy's dreams was to travel to the Holy Lands. This dream was realized in 1995, before she became ill. She was a member of Assumption Catholic Church.
She married Mickey R. Harris on July 4, 1941, in Kimball, Neb. He preceded her in death on Feb. 1, 1988. She now enjoys her eternal home with her Savior and loved ones who have gone before her.
She leaves behind a legacy of two daughters, Roxie Watts and Kim Taylor both of Topeka; five grandchildren, David, Renee, Lonnie, Floyd Jr. Watts, and Tye Robertson, all of Topeka; four great-grandchildren, Kelsea and Erin Watts, Mariah Robertson and Chris Ashmore, all of Topeka; three sisters, Lorraine Bleeck, Topeka, Lavonne Wallon, Cicero, Ill., and Mildred Golder; and a brother, John Robert Heim, Topeka.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at Assumption Catholic Church. Interment will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Mrs. Harris will lie in state after noon Sunday at Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel, where the family will receive friends after 2 p.m. A parish rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to Heart of America Hospice, or to the Alzheimer's Association, in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.penwellgabel.com.
Topeka Capital-Journal, 12/27/2003
Dorothy Doreen Harris, 80, went to sleep in the arms of Jesus on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2003, at Aldersgate Village in Topeka.
She was born Jan. 31, 1923, in Topeka, the daughter of Michael George and Gladys Rook Heim.
Mrs. Harris worked for a while at the VA Hospital, and later as a cook at Topeka Correctional Facility. She served as a foster grandparent at Kansas Neurological Institute for several years, an important and meaningful part of her latter years.
One of Dorothy's dreams was to travel to the Holy Lands. This dream was realized in 1995, before she became ill. She was a member of Assumption Catholic Church.
She married Mickey R. Harris on July 4, 1941, in Kimball, Neb. He preceded her in death on Feb. 1, 1988. She now enjoys her eternal home with her Savior and loved ones who have gone before her.
She leaves behind a legacy of two daughters, Roxie Watts and Kim Taylor both of Topeka; five grandchildren, David, Renee, Lonnie, Floyd Jr. Watts, and Tye Robertson, all of Topeka; four great-grandchildren, Kelsea and Erin Watts, Mariah Robertson and Chris Ashmore, all of Topeka; three sisters, Lorraine Bleeck, Topeka, Lavonne Wallon, Cicero, Ill., and Mildred Golder; and a brother, John Robert Heim, Topeka.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at Assumption Catholic Church. Interment will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Mrs. Harris will lie in state after noon Sunday at Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel, where the family will receive friends after 2 p.m. A parish rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to Heart of America Hospice, or to the Alzheimer's Association, in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.penwellgabel.com.
Topeka Capital-Journal, 12/27/2003
She was born Jan. 31, 1923, in Topeka, the daughter of Michael George and Gladys Rook Heim.
Mrs. Harris worked for a while at the VA Hospital, and later as a cook at Topeka Correctional Facility. She served as a foster grandparent at Kansas Neurological Institute for several years, an important and meaningful part of her latter years.
One of Dorothy's dreams was to travel to the Holy Lands. This dream was realized in 1995, before she became ill. She was a member of Assumption Catholic Church.
She married Mickey R. Harris on July 4, 1941, in Kimball, Neb. He preceded her in death on Feb. 1, 1988. She now enjoys her eternal home with her Savior and loved ones who have gone before her.
She leaves behind a legacy of two daughters, Roxie Watts and Kim Taylor both of Topeka; five grandchildren, David, Renee, Lonnie, Floyd Jr. Watts, and Tye Robertson, all of Topeka; four great-grandchildren, Kelsea and Erin Watts, Mariah Robertson and Chris Ashmore, all of Topeka; three sisters, Lorraine Bleeck, Topeka, Lavonne Wallon, Cicero, Ill., and Mildred Golder; and a brother, John Robert Heim, Topeka.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at Assumption Catholic Church. Interment will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Mrs. Harris will lie in state after noon Sunday at Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel, where the family will receive friends after 2 p.m. A parish rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to Heart of America Hospice, or to the Alzheimer's Association, in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.penwellgabel.com.
Topeka Capital-Journal, 12/27/2003
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