This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dorstewitz, Jackson, Smith, MacLeod, Snyder Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QFB.2ACE/1491 Message Board Post: Shirley Dorstewitz, age 68, of Delton, passed away, Dec. 29, 2003. Shirley was born Nov. 10, 1935 in Flint, the daughter of Hubert Bruce and Margaret Ann (Jackson) Smith. A 1953 graduate of Grand Blanc High School and a 1957 graduate of Western Michigan University with a B.A. in education. Shirley was a teacher for over 30 years for Delton Kellogg Schools, retiring in 1990, and she loved her career and working with children. An avid reader of mysteries, Shirley enjoyed pretty clothes, flying with her husband in their private plane, and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Richland. On Aug. 22, 1959, she married Donald G. Dorstewitz and he preceded her in death on Feb. 22, 1983. Her son and her husband were her life. She is survived by her sister, Norma (Samuel) MacLeod of Grand Blanc; a niece, Lisa Snyder of Harper Creek; and a nephew, Michael Edward MacLeod of Lansing. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Donald and a son, John. Funera! l services were conducted Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, at the First Presbyterian Church, Richland, Pastor Mark Jennings and Pastor Ericka Parkinson officiating. Private interment Prospect Hill Cemetery, Paw Paw. Memorial contributions to The American Diabetes Association will be appreciated. (The Hastings "Reminder" - Tuesday, January 6, 2004) Transcriber has no family connection.