Dorothea Shaffer Moll 1917-2021 ….

Dorothea Shaffer Moll 1917-2021

Born in Cle vel and, Ohio, on Nov. 6, 1917, Dorothea was one of 12 children born to Adam Carl Arndt and Emma Othelia Brickman.

At the age of 3, her father moved the family to a small farm near the town of Waters in Northern Michigan. Dorothea attended a one-room school a mile walk from home. She later attended and graduated from Frederic High School in the nearby town of Grayling.

After graduation, she moved to Detroit, where she was introduced to her future husband by her brother. In 1938, she married Francis Shaffer, and they settled in Detroit. In 1948, they decided to leave the cold behind and move to California. They shipped their household goods west, then packed up their car with their four children, settling in the city of South Gate. Four more children would later be born.

Dorothea went to work in the aircraft industry, employed by Hughes Aircraft, then North American Rockwell, then Boeing.

After Francis died, Dorothea remained in South Gate until she retired. She moved to Leisure World Seal Beach in 1985; while there, she married Bernard Moll, who also preceded her in death. Dorothea enjoyed many pursuits, joining the bicycle club and shuffleboard group as well as doing needlework and ceramics. As arthritis took hold, many of her activities dropped away, but her lasting enjoyment was walking around Leisure World. Dorothea died on Dec. 9, 2021. She was preceded in death by two sons. Her daughters spent many hours with her during her last weeks.

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