Dorothy M. Landers, 85, of St. Helens, Oregon, passed away on August 22, 2017. She was born in April 23, 1932 Portland to Marcus and Nellie (Miller) Gerlack and she was raised with one sibling (Marc). Dorothy graduated from Grant High School and took a few college courses upon graduating. She met the love of her life, Virgil Landers, and they got married on January 17, 1959. Together, they raised three sons Richard, Ronald and David. Both Dorothy and Virgil held a deep interest in fishing and the outdoors.
Dorothy was adventurous and loved collecting items and designing jewelry, dolls and needle work. She also had great visits down to Garibaldi, Oregon fishing and camping. Dorothy will be laid to rest at Sunset Hills Memorial Park.
Dorothy is survived by her loving husband: Virgil Landers; brother, Marc (Marsha) Gerlack; sons, Richard (Becky), David (Lisa) and Ronald; granddaughters, Jessica (Brian) Estep, Tera Herbison and Ally Herbison; step grandchildren, Suzanne (Kaleb) Bleeker, Tiffany Johnson and Joshua Johnson; great grandchildren Alex, Allison and Reagan; and nephew, Ryan.