Age 88. Born 1929, died April 17, 2018. Daughter of Wilbert and Eva Jonas, Dorothy graduated from Calumet High School in 1947 and Highland Park General Hospital nursing school in 1950. Her surgical nursing career included stops in St. Clair, the VA Hospital in Iron Mountain, and St. Mary’s Mercy Hospital in Livonia where she worked with the afternoon OR crew for 20 years. After retiring as a registered nurse, she volunteered with VFW Auxiliary Post 4012 in Northville, The Finnish Cultural Association, the Livonia Library book sale, as a Livonia elections poll worker, and a longtime editor to her husband’s editorials for the Michigan State Police Command Officers Association. Her commitment to crossword puzzles, Jeopardy, knitting, cribbage, Scrabble, memorization, and word play kept her vibrant until her recent hospitalization.
She married George Bays in 1954 and spent 49 years in love with him until his death. Daughter Kathy (Cliff) Anderson and son Gary Bays; sister Wende (Bill) Hill; granddaughters Carly (Craig) Heinz and Heather (Nick) Hornstein; great grandchildren Hayden and Aubrey Heinz; and loving friends and relatives in the Detroit area, the Keweenaw peninsula and across the country.
Viewing will be held at Harry J. Will Funeral Home, 37000 Six Mile Road in Livonia, Friday, April 20 from 4-8 PM and a church service at Grace Lutheran Church, 25630 Grand River in Redford Twp., Saturday, April 21 (viewing from 10-11 with service to follow). In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Grace Lutheran Church of Redford Twp. or VFW Post 4012 of Northville cemetery fund.
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