Dorothy M. Henderson

HENDERSON, Dorothy M., age 95, of Kettering, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2018. She was born in Dayton, OH on March 2, 1923 to Franklin P and Mayme E Hartinger. Dorothy was a loving, devoted wife and caring mother of three children for over seventy years. She graduated from Patterson Cooperative High School and Co-Oped and then worked at DELCO for six years. She was a member of the First Church of Christ Science, Dayton. In 1944, Dorothy married Andrew Henderson who preceded her in death after 66 years. She was a homemaker who loved sewing, attending her children’s various school functions, sporting events, and scouting while tracking her children’s educational progress. She and Andy were active members of the Children’s Conservancy League (CCL) where she shared her children’s developmental journey with other CCL parents as she learned from their experiences.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and brothers, George F (Rosalie), and Donald Hartinger; sister, Martha J Myers; daughter, Barbara J (David) Levy of Naperville IL; son-in-law, Douglas Bauer of Thomasville, GA. She is survived by daughter, Judith Bauer of Thomasville, GA; son, Douglas (Stephanie) of Oakwood, OH; grandchildren, Melanie (Barry) Blow (nee Bauer) and Brian Bauer of Thomasville, GA, Claire, Allison, Elizabeth, and Tess Henderson of Oakwood, OH; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be held at 11am on Monday, December 10 at Routsong Funeral Home, 2100 E Stroop Rd, Kettering. Visitation will take place one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Burial in Dayton Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Dorothy’s honor to the Alzheimer’s Association of Dayton, 31 W Whipp Rd, Dayton, OH 45459 or to the Hospice of the Miami Valley, 46 N Detroit St #B, Xenia, OH 45385. A special thank you to the staff at Home Instead Senior Care and Hospice of the Miami Valley.