Dorothy Pratt

OLMSTED, Ill -- Dorothy Pratt, 89, of Portland, Oregon, formerly of Olmsted, died Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, at Regency Park Assisted Living & Memory Care center in Portland.

She was born to Katherine Reichert and James Lester Kraatz on Nov. 3, 1925.

Mrs. Pratt has degrees from Southern Illinois University and Southeast Missouri State University. She taught school for more than 30 years.

During retirement, Mr. and Mrs. Pratt spent 25 plus years traveling around the United States in their RV. They took several trips to Alaska, Canada and Mexico. Mrs. Pratt died of complications from Alzheimer's disease. She was an accomplished ceramist, birder and Navajo weaver. Although Alzheimer's had taken much of her ability to interact, she was weaving almost to the end.

Dorothy is survived by two daughters, Janice (I.J.) Hudson of Darnestown, Maryland, and Candace (Thomas Dingwall) Pratt of Portland; one granddaughter, Erin (Chris) Malone of Charlotte, North Carolina; two grandsons, Bart (Claire) Hudson of Damascus, Maryland, and Garret Christensen of Los Angeles; and four great-grandsons, Ben and Nate Malone and Jake and Luke Hudson.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Clayton Pratt; and her parents.

Funeral services were Nov. 19 at St. Pius X Catholic Parish. Burial was at Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Portland.

Springer and Sons Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.