Dorothy Ilene (Brandt) Martin passed away peacefully, May 13, 2019. She was born in Gate, Wash., to C.E. (Dave) and Minnie Mae (Church) Brandt Nov. 26, 1930.
Dorothy attended the historic one-room Gate City Schoolhouse through sixth grade when the schoolhouse was consolidated with Rochester Grade School. She was part of the last eighth grade class at Rochester to have a public graduation ceremony.
She graduated from Rochester High School in 1948, and attended Dietz Business College in Olympia. Dorothy started working for the City of Centralia June 6, 1950, and retired from there in December 1982.
She married R. Dennis Martin, July 24, 1971. They were inseparable for the next 43 years. They loved traveling in their Alpenlite to the beach and other beautiful spots across many states.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis in 2014. She was the last surviving child of Dave and Mae Brandt. Also preceding her in death are her brothers, Calvin (Lila), Alvin (Lola), Marvin (Sally), Virgil (Dorothy), Kem (Lorraine), Lyle (Bea) and Doug (Pat); sisters, Vera L. Hill, Grace M. Brandt and M. Irene Krenz.
She is survived by her daughter, Deb (Steve) Henson of Chehalis; step-son, Tony C. (Jutta) Martin of Salem, Ore.; grandchildren, Serenity (Joel) Reeder, Beth (Rob) Paine and Rebecca (Will) Hawk; great-grandchildren, Camden Reeder, McGuire Reeder, Matthew Waggoner, Blake Waggoner, Wyatt Davidson and Liam Hawk.
A celebration of life and reception will be held at a later date. Donations in Dorothy’s honor may be made to Seattle Children’s Hospital earmarked for Pediatric Brain Tumor research.
