HAMILTON: Dorothy Alene Moos O’Flynn, 97, of Madison St., passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton.
She was born August 6, 1917 in Kalispell, MT, a daughter of William and Wima Beusen Moos and grew up on the farm in Northwestern Montana. Her childhood with loving parents and four siblings in a gorgeous natural setting was a happy one. All five Moos children graduated from high school, a difficult accomplishment in those days, and one she was very proud of.
She met John Francis O’Flynn in Kalispell, Montana, and they were married during the course of World War II, on January 25, 1943. Two children came along, Brian in 1948 and Donnel in 1952, both born in Helena, Montana. In 1960 the family moved to the suburbs of Washington DC where John worked for the Federal Government and Dorothy became a legal secretary. She read the Washington Post avidly and treasured the rich cultural resources of the Nation’s Capital. For many years she was a faithful member of District Heights Presbyterian Church (Maryland). Following her husband’s death in 1993 she remained in Maryland until 2000, when she relocated to Montana for part of each year, and lived with one of her two sons for part of the year. Beginning in October 2010 she moved in permanently with her son Donnel at the St. Thomas’ Church rectory in Hamilton. The St. Thomas’ community became her church home and primary social community.
Dorothy was the longest-lived member of her generation and is predeceased by her sisters Willie Saverud, Gertrude Tykeson, and Marjorie Bolstad, and by her brother Fred Moos. She leaves her sons, Brian and Donnel; five grandchildren, Stephanie, Aidan, Sebastien, Kathleen, and Raphael, one great grandson, Jaden, and two beloved daughters-in-law, Janet and Cathy. Appreciated by all who met her for her quiet cheerfulness, inquiring mind, and supportive heart, she will be very much missed.
A funeral service will be held at St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church on Saturday December 13, 2014 at 10AM.
Interment will be next to her husband in Conrad Memorial Cemetery, Kalispell, Montana.
Evening Vigil will be held from 6-8pm Friday, December 12, 2014 at St. Thomas’ Church.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Burgess & Tedesco Funeral Home, 25 Broad St., Hamilton, NY.