Obituaries July 28

Dorothy Scholz

Dorothy (Dot) Scholz, 87, died July 19, 2016, in Redmond.

Born in Spokane, Oct. 9, 1928, she was the daughter of John and Ruth Scholz, who farmed in the Steptoe area and later resided in Colfax. She graduated from Colfax High School with the class of 1946 and received a degree in education from Washington State College. After teaching kindergarten for two years in Centralia, she decided to change careers and earned a degree in dental hygiene at Northwestern University.

She later completed study for a master's degree at the University of Washington and continued working in the university's orthodontics department until she retired in 2006. She enjoyed quilting, painting, cross-stitching, gardening and traveling.

Surviving are a sister and brother-in-law, Karen and Ed Henning of Spokane; three nieces, and three nephews.

A graveside service will be Monday, Aug. 1, at the Colfax cemetery at 10 a.m. Curnow Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Sumner is in charge of the arrangements.

Memorial gifts can go to the Samaritans Purse-Repair a Cleft Lip:

https://www.samaritanpurse.org