OBITUARIES

Dorothy E. Vander Leest

Dorothy E. Vander Leest, 87, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007 at Mayo Hospital. Dorothy was born Feb. 11, 1919 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the daughter of Francis and Lillian Marshall. In 1941 she married Robert C. Vander Leest who died in 1977. They lived in Glendale, a suburb of Milwaukee, WI until 1972 when they moved to Cave Creek. Dorothy leaves two daughters, Marsha Heckel of Sante Fe, NM and Barbara Vander Leest of Cave Creek. Also surviving are her brother, Robert Marshall of Santa Barbara, CA, son in law William Heckel Jr., grand

children William Heckel III and Andrea Heckel of Dallas, and Robert Heckel of New York City, Andreas’ husband John Pizza, and great gand children Quinn and Sammy Pizza.

Dorothy was a long time resident of Cave Creek, and the owner of Desert Treasures, her store in Spanish Village. Dorothy and her husband, Robert, first came to Cave Creek in 1963 to visit their friends Jack and Jean Owen who owned the old Sierra Vista Ranch. After moving here, they managed Spanish Village until 1977. Dorothy was a long time member of the Desert Foothills Womens Club, former President of the Soroptimists International of the Saguaro Foothills, a former board member of the Cave Creek‑Carefree Chamber of Commerce, and a founding member of the Black Mountain Chapter DAR. Among her friends she will be remembered for her wonderful sense of humor, her distinctive singing style, and her love of family and friends.

No immediate services are planned, but a celebration of her life will be held at a later date.