Dortha Lee Chaffee was born December 25, 1924, in Burdett, Kansas, to Charley and Viola (Zahn) Reece. She passed from this life Saturday, December 9, 2017, in Owasso, Oklahoma, at the age of 92 years. Dortha was raised and educated in Burdett and graduated with the Burdett High School Class of 1943. She was married to Russell Oroville Chaffee on August 9, 1945, in Burdett. Dortha spent most of her working life as the Operations Manager for First National Bank, and also had a special interest in real estate and development. She enjoyed a variety of pastimes such as golfing, playing games like Bridge and Scrabble, cooking, traveling, especially to Australia and Israel, and most of all she lived for her kids and grandkids.
Loving family members include:
4 Children;
Shirley Hallam and husband Poncho, of Chiloquin, Oregon
Sandra Broadway, of Chiloquin, Oregon
Lori Wright and husband Chris, of Owasso
Steven Chaffee and wife Marianne, of La Quinta, California
6 Grandchildren;
Melissa Thompson, of Chiloquin, Oregon
Ryan Hallam, of Chiloquin, Oregon
Leah Frost, of Riverside, California
Candice Dennis and husband Merick, of Thousand Oaks, California
Matthew Chaffee, of Temecula, California
Tracie Frost, of Claremore, Oklahoma
9 Great Grandchildren
1 Brother;
Clyde Reece and wife Barbara, of Burdett, Kansas
She was preceded in death by her parents, Charley and Viola, husband, Russell, and three brothers, Charles, Roland, and Ernest.
Visitation will be held Monday, December 18, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Acheson and Graham Garden of Prayer Mortuary in Riverside, California. Graveside Service will be held Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California. The family requests I lieu of flowers that memorial donations be made in Dortha’s memory to a charity of your own choice. Arrangements and services were entrusted to Mowery Funeral Service of Owasso.
