DOROTHY L DEREERE, 83, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008.

Born May 17, 1925, in Iron Mountain, Mich., Dorothy lived in the Detroit area until moving to Colorado Springs, Colo. in 1978. In 1997, she and her husband become permanent residents of Green Valley.

Dorothy enjoyed many friends she made in her Newcomers and bridge groups, as well as her husband’s golf groups and her neighbors. Dorothy volunteered in orphanages in Guatemala and in Columbia, and also at a children’s clinic in Nogales, Ariz.

Dorothy is survived by George A. Dereere, her husband of 61 years; daughter Sandra (and Kyle) Converse of Thompsonville, Mich.; George (and Terry) Dereere of Denver, Colo.; son Daniel Dereere of Traverse City, Mich.; daughter Caroline Perry of Green Valley; sister Beverly Vaughan of Phoenix; seven surviving grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two grandchildren.

A Memorial Service will be held at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 10 a.m.

Memorial donations may be made to the Sarver Heart Center at (520) 626-4146.