Dorothy Brazeal (Mansfield)'s Obituary
We are celebrating the life of Dorothy Brazeal our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, and will always cherish what she has given us through her love, caring, and teachings. She has asked that we not mourn her passing, but that we take what she has left behind and keep it alive.
Dorothy R. Brazeal passed away peacefully to be with her Lord on Friday, January 24, 2014 at the Magnolia Square care facility in Springfield. Dorothy was born in California to William R. and Nettie M. (Kolbe) Wisehart on December 15, 1936, but shortly after moved to the family farm in Everton, Missouri. Dorothy was a member of the Ray Springs Presbyterian Church where she regularly played the piano for the congregation. After graduating from Everton High she worked as a nurse at Mercy Hospital where she loved helping people but especially enjoyed working in surgery. While attending nurses school, a classmate Avis Brazeal introduced Dorothy to her son Charles (Chuck). Her life took a new direction and became all about her family.
Chuck and Dorothy were married for nearly 60 years and she became the loving mother of three children. Russell S. Brazeal and Richard L. Brazeal both of Mansfield, and Myna (Mindy) M. Cordier of Bruner, Missouri. She will be missed by not only her loving husband and children, but also by her very special son-in-law Dan, her daughter-in-law Ronna, her grandchildren Tim and his wife Rochelle, Tom and his wife Candace, Will, and Ashley, her great grandchildren Bayli, Hoyt, and Eli, as well as her nephews, cousins, and friends that she also loved very much.
Although she recently had moved to Springfield, Dorothy spent the majority of her life in Mansfield where she worked or volunteered at the school and hospital and was involved in the community. She was an active board member of the Mansfield Housing Authority for many years. After her children were raised she returned to school and obtained a degree in medical technology. Dorothy went back to work while still making her family her priority, and eventually retired after spending several years as a caring case worker for the Missouri Department of Social Services in Mt. Grove. After retirement Dorothy volunteered as a social worker for Community Hospice and also gave more than 1000 hours of her time as a Docent for Springfield’s Wonders of Wildlife.
Dorothy loved her life and her many pets that she had over the years. She was very passionate about the health and welfare of all small animals. She enjoyed her home and spent as much time in her yard and outdoors as possible, and she especially enjoyed canoeing the creeks with her family and spending time on the pontoon boat that they kept at the lake.
Dorothy and her family would be honored greatly if donations were made to the Wright County Children’s Home in lieu of flowers.
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