Phyllis Dorothy Amundson ("Dorothy") passed away peacefully after a short illness on August 16, 2012 in Gainesville, FL. Her children, grandson and daughter-in-law were at her side.
Born on April 1, 1922 in San Pedro, CA, Dorothy was the daughter of immigrants from Croatia to the United States in the 1920's.
Dorothy graduated from San Pedro High School, worked for the Fish and Game Commission, and was a loving homemaker and mother who will be greatly missed.
She enjoyed a healthy and happy 90th Birthday Celebration with friends and family on April 1.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Eric S. Amundson, a Coast Guard veteran of WW II who served in the Pacific on the destroyer U.S.S. Glendale, her parents, John Zorotovich and Winifred Bozanich Zorotovich, her brother, Anthony, and two sisters, Mary and Victoria. She leaves behind her daughter, Yvonne Amundson, her son and daughter-in-law, Eric John and Sherri Boyd Amundson, and her grandson, Andrew John ("Andy") Amundson.
She is also survived by her 92 year old sister-in-law, Lois Harris, and her family (San Pedro, CA), and her dear cousin, Victoria Mardesich (San Pedro, CA).
Dorothy was buried among the birds and trees at the Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery in Gainesville, FL, on August 17, 2012.
All masses this weekend at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in San Pedro, CA will celebrate her life and spirit.
Donations can be made in Dorothy's memory to the Alachua Conservation Trust by phone at 352.373.1078 or online at www.alachuaconservationtrust.org
Published in Tallahassee Democrat from August 23 to August 26, 2012
Note: There is a cenotaph for Phyllis Dorothy Zorotovich Amundson at Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, where her husband is buried.
Born on April 1, 1922 in San Pedro, CA, Dorothy was the daughter of immigrants from Croatia to the United States in the 1920's.
Dorothy graduated from San Pedro High School, worked for the Fish and Game Commission, and was a loving homemaker and mother who will be greatly missed.
She enjoyed a healthy and happy 90th Birthday Celebration with friends and family on April 1.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Eric S. Amundson, a Coast Guard veteran of WW II who served in the Pacific on the destroyer U.S.S. Glendale, her parents, John Zorotovich and Winifred Bozanich Zorotovich, her brother, Anthony, and two sisters, Mary and Victoria. She leaves behind her daughter, Yvonne Amundson, her son and daughter-in-law, Eric John and Sherri Boyd Amundson, and her grandson, Andrew John ("Andy") Amundson.
She is also survived by her 92 year old sister-in-law, Lois Harris, and her family (San Pedro, CA), and her dear cousin, Victoria Mardesich (San Pedro, CA).
Dorothy was buried among the birds and trees at the Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery in Gainesville, FL, on August 17, 2012.
All masses this weekend at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in San Pedro, CA will celebrate her life and spirit.
Donations can be made in Dorothy's memory to the Alachua Conservation Trust by phone at 352.373.1078 or online at www.alachuaconservationtrust.org
Published in Tallahassee Democrat from August 23 to August 26, 2012
Note: There is a cenotaph for Phyllis Dorothy Zorotovich Amundson at Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, where her husband is buried.
Phyllis Dorothy Amundson ("Dorothy") passed away peacefully after a short illness on August 16, 2012 in Gainesville, FL. Her children, grandson and daughter-in-law were at her side.
Born on April 1, 1922 in San Pedro, CA, Dorothy was the daughter of immigrants from Croatia to the United States in the 1920's.
Dorothy graduated from San Pedro High School, worked for the Fish and Game Commission, and was a loving homemaker and mother who will be greatly missed.
She enjoyed a healthy and happy 90th Birthday Celebration with friends and family on April 1.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Eric S. Amundson, a Coast Guard veteran of WW II who served in the Pacific on the destroyer U.S.S. Glendale, her parents, John Zorotovich and Winifred Bozanich Zorotovich, her brother, Anthony, and two sisters, Mary and Victoria. She leaves behind her daughter, Yvonne Amundson, her son and daughter-in-law, Eric John and Sherri Boyd Amundson, and her grandson, Andrew John ("Andy") Amundson.
She is also survived by her 92 year old sister-in-law, Lois Harris, and her family (San Pedro, CA), and her dear cousin, Victoria Mardesich (San Pedro, CA).
Dorothy was buried among the birds and trees at the Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery in Gainesville, FL, on August 17, 2012.
All masses this weekend at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in San Pedro, CA will celebrate her life and spirit.
Donations can be made in Dorothy's memory to the Alachua Conservation Trust by phone at 352.373.1078 or online at www.alachuaconservationtrust.org
Published in Tallahassee Democrat from August 23 to August 26, 2012
Note: There is a cenotaph for Phyllis Dorothy Zorotovich Amundson at Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, where her husband is buried.
Born on April 1, 1922 in San Pedro, CA, Dorothy was the daughter of immigrants from Croatia to the United States in the 1920's.
Dorothy graduated from San Pedro High School, worked for the Fish and Game Commission, and was a loving homemaker and mother who will be greatly missed.
She enjoyed a healthy and happy 90th Birthday Celebration with friends and family on April 1.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Eric S. Amundson, a Coast Guard veteran of WW II who served in the Pacific on the destroyer U.S.S. Glendale, her parents, John Zorotovich and Winifred Bozanich Zorotovich, her brother, Anthony, and two sisters, Mary and Victoria. She leaves behind her daughter, Yvonne Amundson, her son and daughter-in-law, Eric John and Sherri Boyd Amundson, and her grandson, Andrew John ("Andy") Amundson.
She is also survived by her 92 year old sister-in-law, Lois Harris, and her family (San Pedro, CA), and her dear cousin, Victoria Mardesich (San Pedro, CA).
Dorothy was buried among the birds and trees at the Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery in Gainesville, FL, on August 17, 2012.
All masses this weekend at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in San Pedro, CA will celebrate her life and spirit.
Donations can be made in Dorothy's memory to the Alachua Conservation Trust by phone at 352.373.1078 or online at www.alachuaconservationtrust.org
Published in Tallahassee Democrat from August 23 to August 26, 2012
Note: There is a cenotaph for Phyllis Dorothy Zorotovich Amundson at Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, where her husband is buried.
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