Pitts, Dorothy M. (1931-2012)
PITTS, SMITH, BRUKER, COLEMAN, RENCH, LESTER, WILSON, MASCHINO
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 11/17/2012 at 18:13:55
Dorothy M. Pitts
March 21, 1931 - November 1, 2012Dorothy M. Pitts, age 81, of Bella Vista, Arkansas, and formerly of Rembrandt, Iowa, died on Thursday, November 1, 2012, at the Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Dorothy Mae Smith, the daughter of Benjamin and Elsie (Bruker) Smith, was born in Lytton, Iowa, on March 21, 1931. She lived her youth and attended school in both Lytton and Fonda. Dorothy was a 1948 graduate of the Fonda Community High School.
On March 18, 1949, Dorothy married William J. Pitts at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Sioux Rapids. This union was blessed with seven children: Pat, Mel, Mark, Dixie, Bill, Kenny, and Scott. Dorothy and Bill lived in various communities throughout northwest Iowa where Bill was a school teacher and Dorothy a devoted homemaker, wife, and mother. In 1968, they purchased their farm near Rembrandt and resided there until 1986. They, then, moved to Bella Vista, Arkansas, where they made their home with the exception of the summer months which they spent in Rembrandt. Bill passed away on July 13, 2007. While living in Arkansas, Dorothy volunteered at various schools, the Bella Vista television station, and the Northwest Medical Center at Bentonville, Arkansas. On June 14, 2008, Dorothy married Bob Coleman at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Bella Vista. Bob died in February of 2010.
Dorothy was a member of the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church of Sioux Rapids and St. Bernard’s Catholic Church of Bella Vista. Very musically talented, she sang in the church choir and also played the piano and organ. Dorothy had many special hobbies and interests that included playing cards, traveling, baking (especially her delicious pies) and making jewelry.
Dorothy’s life and memories will always be loved and cherished by her family which includes her children: Pat and Danny Rench, of Lytton, Iowa, Mel and Marian Pitts, of Sioux Rapids, Iowa, Mark and Nancy Pitts, of Hamburg, Iowa, Dixie and Darrell Lester, of Rembrandt, Iowa, Bill and Suzy Pitts, of Astoria, Oregon, Kenny Pitts, of Rembrandt, Iowa, and Scott and Shannon Pitts, of Bentonville, Arkansas; twenty beloved grandchildren; seventeen great grandchildren; her brother, Dale (Anna) Smith, of Bellevue, Nebraska; and two sisters: Betty Wilson, of Grant City, Missouri, and Judy (Charlie) Maschino, of Laurens, Iowa; and two step-children: John and Patty; as well as nieces, nephews, other extended family, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her two husbands; and two grandchildren: Elizabeth and Joshua Lester.
Memorials may be given in Dorothy’s name to the American Cancer Society and the Alzheimer’s Association.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, November 5, 2012, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Sioux Rapids. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Sioux Rapids. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Sunday, November 4, 2012, at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids with a parish rosary at 7:00 p.m. The arrangements are under the direction of the Sliefert Funeral Home of Sioux Rapids, Iowa.
Copyright © 2012, Sliefert Funeral Homes
Sliefert Funeral Homes
Buena Vista Obituaries maintained by LaVern Velau.
WebBBS 4.33 Genealogy Modification Package by WebJourneymen