Dorothy Lorraine Hatch

order to accommodate her final wish of being at home, she was

able to enjoy one last lightning-fast ambulance ride with flashing

lights and sirens, with her husband and son by her side.

Dorothy was born February 1, 1933, in Wyandotte, MI, to

William and Ruth Shifflet. She was the sixth of eight children, six

preceded her in death. She is survived by her sister, Jean Conger,

of Garland, UT.

Dorothy married Floyd Hatch on October 11, 1954. Later they

were sealed in the Salt Lake City Temple for time and all eternity.

They built their life together in Washington. Dorothy’s younger

sister Jean lived with them off and on in the Camp Hanford and

Seattle area. She was a very loving sister and was Jean’s ROCK.

Still in Washington, they welcomed and raised two sons, Marc

and Greg. Their home was always the one where their boys spent

time with their friends. Marc recalls their home having an “open door policy” and enough food for

anyone who wandered in. She was very involved in their young boy scout adventures and as they got

older Floyd took over with the later years of scouting. She was always very involved in her boys’

education. She did tutoring with them and always made sure homework and school projects were well

thought out. The family spent a lot of time at their property at Lake Ketchum where many long-lasting

memories were made, as well as many other family trips to the beach and other places. The boys’

friends were all considered her “boys” and most of those “boys” made the trip to Kuna from

neighboring states this past fall to visit Dorothy and Floyd and profusely thank them for being “second

parents” to them as they grew up. They all felt she was instrumental in their lives.

Although her career was as an elementary school teacher,

after raising her boys, the role that she most adored was

“Grandma”. It was a role she treasured so much that she and

Floyd left the life they had known and loved in Washington,

to live next door to their five grandchildren in Kuna, ID.

Grandma loved to rock the grandbabies and sing lullabies to

them in her beautiful, but unique voice. Grandma and

Grandpa’s house was where vegetables, a reasonable

bedtime and parent’s rules were nowhere to be found. Days

were filled with arts and crafts, running through the sprinkler,

tea parties, reading stories, swimming, trips to Pojo’s and the

mall, endless snacks and rarely hearing the word “no”. Nights

were for slumber parties with Unsolved Mysteries, Cheers,

Jerry Springer, popcorn, milkshakes, cosmic brownies and jars

and jars of Nutella. Again, the word “no” was almost never

heard. Grandma and Grandpa’s door was always open no

matter the time. Everyone was welcome and was greeted

with a big smile and “Are you hungry? Can I make you

something to eat?” And Grandma was always up for some

late-night gossip and a good toasted cheese sandwich.

Always supportive, no matter the situation… you know

grandma had your back. When her great- grandchildren

arrived “no” was certainly never heard. Grandma was her

happiest when surrounded by her grandkids and the chaos

that comes with them. Grandma made it to every

grandchild’s practice and game that she could… always

with a giant bag of treats.

Dorothy was a flirt. She never hesitated to tell men how

“good-looking” she thought they were. Especially her

grandsons-in-law. She also loved to announce to all of

Kuna every event in our family by way of the Arctic Circle

reader board… until they had to cut her off. We will also

never forget how much she loved her house pets. Ducks,

rabbits, geese, chickens, dogs, cats, goats, horses, turtles,

fish and even a pet squirrel were all part of her family.

Christmas was Dorothy’s favorite time of year. She enjoyed every part of it. The music, the food, the

parties… and of course, spoiling her grandkids like no grandkid has ever been spoiled before. Christmas

at Grandma and Grandpa’s house was really something to behold. No person was left even the tiniest

bit hungry or unspoiled. She always looked forward to having her grandkids perform a “Christmas

program” for the family. Musical instruments were played by children that had no idea what they were

doing, the story “The Night Before Christmas” was read by a child who was still learning to read, and

more than one cup of punch was spilled on the carpet… and grandma smiled through it all. Just so happy

to have her favorite people around her on her favorite night.

As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of

Latter-Day Saints she enjoyed many callings

throughout the years. She thoroughly enjoyed

serving in Cub Scouts, Young Women’s, Relief

Society, etc. She served in the Young Women’s

organization in her Edmonds, Washington ward for

many years. During these years there were also a

handful of girls that felt Dorothy’s unconditional

love every bit as much as her boys and all of their

friends did. Many hours were spent in their home

with these girls talking about feelings, dating,

heartbreak, life lessons and how to be a good and

successful person. She taught them to “never take

no for an answer and showed them that if they

wanted something badly enough there was always

a way to make it happen.” She especially enjoyed

Sacrament Meetings where she really enjoyed singing the hymns. Her favorite hymn being “Because I

Have Been Given Much”. Dorothy always enjoyed serving others any way that she could... Angel trees at

Christmas, food bank donations, feeding the missionaries, etc. Her love of serving others has been

passed down through her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Dorothy is survived by her husband of 70 years, Floyd Hatch, her sons: Marc (Beth) Hatch, Greg

(Kathleen) Hatch, her grandchildren: Jamie (Lan) Truong, Codie (Chas) Frazier, Shelby Hatch, Kelly Hatch

(Preston Wiseman), Stetson Hatch (Isabel Sosa), Kelcey Hatch and Kyle Hatch, Brittany Olson, Megan

(Robert) Rich, her great- grandchildren: Ayden, Maddox and Nora Truong; Charlie, Cash, Colter and

Cohen Frazier; Gracie and Denzel Radford, June and Rhett Wiseman, Hadley, Mia, Levi and Georgia

Olson, Axel Funk, Danika Rich and Desmond Hatch.

Dorothy’s family would like to express their heartfelt appreciation to the Meridian St. Lukes ICU team,

Palliative Care, and Hospice teams, as well as the race-car-like ambulance drivers. Thank you for taking

care of our wife, mother, sister, aunt, friend, grandmother & great-grandmother.