- Date Of Birth: October 4, 1928
- Date Of Death: August 25, 2016
- State: Indiana
Dorothy Jean Howell Northern, 87, passed peacefully in her home Thursday, August 25, 2016.
Dorothy was born Oct.4, 1928, in Genesee County, New York state, daughter of Edward and Sarah (Patten) Howell. She was a 1946 graduate of Oakfield High School and was employed with TWA from 1950-56 in Indianapolis. Dorothy married Hershel M. Northern of Indianapolis June 5, 1953.
Dorothy enjoyed sending birthday greetings to family and friends saying “everyone needs recognition of their birthday”. She also enjoyed genealogy, music, gardening, sewing in her younger years, hummingbirds and traveling. Dorothy found traveling with her husband to various countries for work related conferences a privilege and enjoyed the time immensely. After her husband passed, Dorothy spent eight years as an Oasis reading mentor to the early elementary school age students, she continued to mentor into her 80’s.
Dorothy is preceded in death by her husband, Hershel; and her siblings, James Howell, Mary Komar and Charlotte Cornish.
She is survived by her three children, Sarah (Jeffrey) Busch of Nashville, Tennessee, Virgil Northern of Indianapolis, Rebecca (Tim) Bailey of Greenwood, Indiana; her grandchildren, Rachel, David and Michael Bailey; and four generations of nieces and nephews.
Finally, Dorothy leaves with this final thought John 13: 34-35 “….A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”
