Dorothy A. Dean

Dorothy A. Dean died Sept. 20. She was 87.

Born in Boston, Mass., Oct. 4, 1921, Dean served as a marine before settling down in the San Francisco area. She worked at the Laboratory for 30 years as part of a U.S. government special team.

Following her retirement, she moved to Crestview where she continued to do volunteer work for many years. But the focus of her life was always her family, her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She touched all of their lives and built strong family values in each of them.

She is survived by her four children, Dianne Towle of Boston, Carla Morasch, Carl Dean Jr. and Charles Dean, all of Crestview, Fla., six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Services were held Sept. 22 in Crestview.