Obituary

DOREEN MARY RICHARDSON, (MILLS)

DOREEN PASSED AWAY ON JULY 22, 2022 OF NATURAL CAUSES. SHE WAS SURROUNDED BY HER LOVING FAMILY.

DOREEN WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1930 IN DERBY, ENGLAND.  THE SECOND CHILD OF THOMAS AND ANNIE MILLS.  HER OLDER BROTHER, RAYMOND, DIED AT THE AGE OF 12. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER YOUNGER SISTER, MARY HALL.  SHE ATTENDED ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN DERBY WHICH WAS THE SAME SCHOOL HER MOTHER, ANNIE ATTENDED.

IN 1952 DOREEN MARRIED THE LOVE OF HER LIFE, DENNIS.  THEY RAISED FOUR CHILDREN TOGETHER, SUSAN, JANE, CHRISTINA AND MARK.  IN 1967, THE FAMILY MOVED FROM ENGLAND TO LOS ANGELES. THEY ARRIVED IN THE UNITED STATES AS A FAMILY OF SIX AND HAVE BLOSSOMED TO FORTY TWO FAMILY MEMBERS TODAY.

DOREEN WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH WHERE SHE VOLUNTEERED WITH THE ALTAR GUILD AND ALSO AT THE SCHOOL WHICH HER CHILDREN ATTENDED.   OVER THE YEARS SHE ENJOYED KNITTING, SEWING AND CROCHETING. SHE PLAYED GOLF, TENNIS AND SKIED – SHE ALWAYS SAID SHE WASN’T THAT GOOD BUT REALLY LOVED THE CUTE OUTFITS.  LATER IN LIFE DOREEN ESPECIALLY ENJOYED READING.

TOGETHER WITH DENNIS, DOREEN TRAVELED THE WORLD. SHE EXPERIENCED MANY MODES OF TRANSPORTATION INCLUDING THE CONCORDE, THE ORIENT EXPRESS, THE PLAYBOY JET, GONDOLAS, ROLLS ROYCES, SHIPS, BOATS, PLANES, AND TRAINS – NOT TO MENTION A CAMEL!!

IN 2007 DENNIS AND DOREEN MOVED FROM CALIFORNIA TO ARIZONA WHERE THEY ENJOYED THE SUNSHINE AND HEAT.  SADLY, DENNIS PASSED AWAY ON JULY 22, 2011 – EXACTLY 11 YEARS TO THE DAY BEFORE DOREEN.

THE JOYS OF HER LIFE HAVE BEEN HER FOUR CHILDREN, ELEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AND FIFTEEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN. SHE NEVER TIRED OF THE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS THAT SHE LOOKED AT DAILY.

DOREEN IS SURVIVED BY HER CHILDREN, SUSAN DOSS, JANE AMES (BILL), TINA GUNNIN (ALAN) AND MARK RICHARDSON (DARCI).  HER 11 GRANDCHILDREN, 15 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, ALSO HER SISTER MARY HALL, NIECE LANA  BURROWS AND SISTER IN LAW BETTY SOUTHERTON OF SCARBOROUGH, ENGLAND.

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