Albertha and family celebrating her 90th birthday at Skyline.
Ed note: She was a beloved former Skyline resident who could still wear high heels into her 90’s–a truly beautify person who was an inspiration to all who knew her. She had recently celebrated her 99th birthday. Her loving family was with her at the end.
From the Seattle Times: Born in Gretna, Louisiana on October 1, 1924 Albertha made her way to Portland, Oregon when her husband Edwin Elijah Dorsey, a Pullman Porter was transferred there. She then ran a restaurant, moving company and janitorial service with Edwin, while concurrently working at Nordstrom, establishing and running their mailing/shipping department. She worked at Nordstrom for 42 years. She was an angelic, small but mighty woman who put God and family above all else. Her friends would tell you she was the closest thing to an angel on earth.
She is survived by six children and seven grand and great-grandchildren.
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I loved being in exercise class with Albertha! She was a living tribute to the idea of “ keep moving” such a lovely woman.
Jim, thanks for sharing the news of Albertha Dorsey’s passing. She was a wonderful neighbor. I recall that during the annual physical evaluations, in the six minute walk, she routinely lapped several of us as we did the course.
A lengthier obituary is to be found at:
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/oregon/name/albertha-dorsey-obituary?id=53461972
Frank Conlon