"She worked as a telephone operator and nurse's aide while starting her family in Missouri. In 1959, she and her two sons drove up the Alaska Highway to join Harold on the Alaska Railroad in Willow, then settled in Talkeetna. In 1964, the family moved to Fairbanks where Dottie again worked as a telephone operator, then, as a secretary for the Fairbanks School District until retiring after 20 years.
In retirement, she enjoyed building her cabin and caring for her 40 acre homestead on Chena Hot Springs Road. After 15 adventurous years homesteading, her health began to fail. In 2002, she moved to Anchorage to be near family, where she lived until her death. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, playing piano/organ, shooting and painting."
In retirement, she enjoyed building her cabin and caring for her 40 acre homestead on Chena Hot Springs Road. After 15 adventurous years homesteading, her health began to fail. In 2002, she moved to Anchorage to be near family, where she lived until her death. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, playing piano/organ, shooting and painting."
"She worked as a telephone operator and nurse's aide while starting her family in Missouri. In 1959, she and her two sons drove up the Alaska Highway to join Harold on the Alaska Railroad in Willow, then settled in Talkeetna. In 1964, the family moved to Fairbanks where Dottie again worked as a telephone operator, then, as a secretary for the Fairbanks School District until retiring after 20 years.
In retirement, she enjoyed building her cabin and caring for her 40 acre homestead on Chena Hot Springs Road. After 15 adventurous years homesteading, her health began to fail. In 2002, she moved to Anchorage to be near family, where she lived until her death. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, playing piano/organ, shooting and painting."
In retirement, she enjoyed building her cabin and caring for her 40 acre homestead on Chena Hot Springs Road. After 15 adventurous years homesteading, her health began to fail. In 2002, she moved to Anchorage to be near family, where she lived until her death. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, playing piano/organ, shooting and painting."
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