- Date Of Birth: February 22, 1922
- Date Of Death: October 31, 2022
- State: Ohio
Dorothy McKee Buswell
… passed away at home on Oct 31, 2022, following a stroke.
She was born February 22, 1922, to Virtal and Stella (Eschke) McKee in Elyria. Dorothy graduated in 1939 from Elyria High School.. On October 18, 1941, she married Foster “Bud” Buswell.
In addition to being a farmer’s wife, Dorothy served as LaGrange Township Clerk for 27 years. During the 60s and 70s, she baked and decorated beautiful wedding cakes out of her home. An accomplished seamstress, she enjoyed making crafts and worked with her husband to build several dollhouses. She was active in the Needlers group, she was a founding member of the Lorain County Genealogical Society and the LaGrange Historical Society.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bud, in 2008; her brother Harold McKee of Elyria, OH; her half-sister Iva Lee Mann of Ironton, OH; and infant son Lyn.
She is survived by her children Jolyn Jackson of Wellington; Larry Buswell; Janice King of LaGrange; Diane Lockard of LaGrange; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 18 great-great grandchildren.
