Dorothea Beatman was born on November 28, 1932 in Breslau, Germany. Her family fled persecution to Shanghai, China during World War II.
After the war, Dorothea moved to Santiago, Chile were she became a nurse. She moved to the United States and married Simon Beatman. Dorothea raised four children, two with special needs. She is survived by three children and two grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be directed to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 4550 Montgomery Ave., Ste. 1100-N, Bethesda, MD, 20814 or Autism Speaks, 6330 San Vicente Blvd., Ste. 401, Los Angeles, CA, 90048.