Dorothy Lorraine NewVille, 96, of Tampa Florida died peacefully in her sleep on the afternoon of Thursday, March 18, 2021. Born June 8, 1924 in Richland Center, Wisconsin she was the daughter of Roland Felton and Camilla Marie Anderson.
She is survived by her sister Dolores (Boots), her son Timothy Charles NewVille and his wife Karen, six grandchildren; Dacia, Melissa, Kelly, Stacey, Michael and Kimberley and 11 great grandchildren; Alexsis, Natalia, Sebastian, Cristian, Madison, Harper, Cara, Curtis, Patrick, Joshua and Stephanie. Dorothy also has 8 great great grandchildren.
Dorothy served in WWII from June 1944-March 1946 as a Sgt in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. The medals she recieved during service were Victory Medal, American Theater Ribbon and Good Conduct Medal. Shortly after her service she was married and had three children Diane, Tom and Tim. Dorothy lived a full life striving to be the sole provider for her family as well as reaching her career goals, traveling across the country implementing the first computer based accounting systems for Montgomery Ward.
She settled in the Tampa Bay area and began to enjoy her retirement at the age of 62. Dorothy enjoyed swimming, reading, crocheting, baking, camping with her son Tim and his family and being an active grandmother as well as a contributing citizen to her community. She volunteered as a docent at the Lowery Park Zoo for over 15 years and at the gift shop in the Carrollwood hospital. Dorothy took pride in her independence and lived alone in her apartment until her early nineties. She took pride in her ability to care for herself in her later years and always lived life on her terms. Dorothy was never one to shy away from a challenge even as her health started to fail, she decided what would happen and when. She kept her independent spirit until her last days.
Dorothy will be missed by both her family and community, but we find happiness that just as in life she was able to pass on her terms peacefully in her sleep. Dorothy will always remain a beloved mom, grandma or “Whatever” as she often would call herself.
A military service will be held at Bushnell Cemetery on 04/12/2021 at 10:30am.
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