Dorothy Marie (Folsom) Andrews

December 27, 1921 – July 23, 2011

Dorothy Marie (Folsom) Andrews, 89 passed away peacefully on July 23, 2011 of natural causes. She was born to William Stewart Folsom and Hallie Ruth (Moore) Folsom, December 27, 1921 in Massena, Cass County, Iowa. She attended rural schools through 8th grade and graduated from high school in Massena, Iowa where she met and married Howard Wayne Andrews on May 12, 1940. In 1943 H. Wayne Andrews enlisted in the Army Infantry and served until 1945 in Europe. While her husband was at war, Dorothy and her infant son Richard lived with her parents and her brother Oakie Folsom, whose wife passed away suddenly and left him with a 3-year old son. When Oakie decided to move to Norfolk, Virginia Dorothy went with him to help out with his small child William Folsom, until Wayne returned from the Army. After her husband returned they settled in Atlantic, Iowa where another son, Jeffrey Lynn and a daughter, Nancy Marie were born. Dorothy was a homemaker and active in the P.T.A., Red Cross Blood Mobile Chairperson for 3 years, Chairperson of the 5-County area Crippled Clinic of Iowa University for 4 years and assisted as a volunteer at the Atlantic Hospital. She was Secretary/Treasurer of Andrews Roofing and Sheet Metal Company. She is a member of the Order of Eastern Star and a past Worthy Matron as well as Assistant Mother Advisor of Rainbow Girls. She enjoyed golfing, bowling and fishing. Wayne and Dorothy wintered in Arizona for many years and eventually relocated to Arizona full time living in Fountain of the Sun (FOS) since 1984 and until 2007 when she moved to the nearby Fellowship Square Retirement Community living independently until her passing. Dorothy Andrews is survived by her Sons: Richard Wayne Andrews, Exira, IA; Jeffrey Lynn Andrews and his wife Blanca Margarita Moraga de Madrid, Peoria, AZ and Daughter: Nancy Marie Alfrey and her husband Tom Alfrey, Aurora, CO; Grandchildren: Tami Marie Andrews, Phoenix, AZ and Gina Lee Andrews, Commerce, GA, Valeria Rose Andrews, Kacie Lizette Andrews, Kaylee Lynette Andrews, Peoria, AZ; Great Grandchildren: Brittany Andrews of Commerce, GA; Kyle Boyer, Jocelyn Boyer and Audrey Boyer of Commerce, GA; Courtney Andrews of Phoenix, AZ; Dorothy is preceded in death by her devoted husband Howard Wayne Andrews, her wonderful parents William “Bill” and Hallie Folsom, her 3 sisters Kitty Buboltz of Omaha, NE; Ada Kelley of Harlan, IA; Ruth Peden of Minneapolis, MN and her brother Oakie J. Folsom of Norfolk, VA; Daughter-in-law Mary Lee Jacobson Andrews and Grand Son Michael Todd Andrews. A memorial service to honor and celebrate her life will be held Friday August 05, 2011, 10 AM at Fellowship Square Community; 6945 E. Main, Mesa, Arizona 85207. The family is planning interment for both Dorothy and Wayne in the Atlantic Iowa Cemetery at a date to be determined. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Church of the Master; 6659 East University Drive; Mesa, Arizona 85205.