On March 2nd, family and friends honored Dorothy Christinson, 93 with a memorial service at the Smith Funeral home that was followed with a luncheon in the Mayflower Buckley Dining Room.
The reception was punctuated with a place setting and Dorothy’s favorite meal at her preferred table in the Buckley Dining Room where she set a record for most meals dined at Mayflower. See photo.
Dorothy lived at Mayflower in three different independent living apartments from July 1994 until she died on February 25th of this year.
When Dorothy was 18, she moved with her parents and two younger brothers from Dekalb, Illinois to Grinnell, where she lived the rest of her life. A hard worker, she employed by the Maytag Corporation in Newton from 1954 to 1984, 30 years. Dorothy never missed one day of work, while doing that regular drive from Grinnell to Newton. After retirement, Dorothy cleaned homes, including Mayflower Harwich Terrace patio homes and traditional apartments.
Dorothy had four nephews and nieces, nine greats, and four great-greats. She is survived by her Grinnell brother Paul (Marjorie) Christinson of Grinnell.
Bob Mann, Mayflower Sales & Marketing Director (641-236-6151)