Doreen Elaine Drabek was born on 6/8/1940 in Lafayette township Wisconsin. In 1950 Doreen moved with her mother and father and her older sisters Jeanette and Judy to Mesa, Arizona. She met Raymond in Mesa and they were married on 7/16/1960 and were lovingly married for 57 years. Doreen had a beautiful life in Mesa surrounded by family and friends; and was loved so much and will be greatly missed. She is survived by her loving husband Raymond, son John and daughter-in-law Kathleen, son Robert and daughter-in-law Lisa, eight grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren and her sister Judy.
Services will be Saturday March 10, 2018 at 11:00 am at Saint Luke’s Lutheran Church in Mesa, Arizona.
Doreen Drabek was my very first friend in Arizona. I met her in 1952 when we both attended the 7th grade at Williams Air Force Base schools. I remember I used to ride my bike to her house outside the gate, meet up, and give her a ride on the handlebars back to the classroom. She hadn’t learned how to ride a bike yet so it was my turn.
I left Arizona for years and just today learned of her passing.