Dorothy J Mattoon Obituary (1927

Dorothy J. "Dottye" Mattoon, 90, of Normal, passed away at 1:30 PM Wednesday April 18, 2018 at Bickford Senior Living, Bloomington. Her funeral will be at Calvert-Metzler Memorial Home in Bloomington. Interment will be in East Lawn Memorial Gardens in Bloomington. There will be a visitation from 9 AM to 10 AM Saturday April 21, 2018 with the service immediately following. Pastor Al McLaughlin will officiate. Memorials may be made to Ministry and More or Easter Seals. She was born Oct 31, 1927, in Decatur, a daughter of Clifford Roderick and Mabel M. Bledsoe Roderick. She married Charles Van Mattoon on Aug 16, 1947 in Bloomington. Surviving are four children, Randy (Linda) Mattoon, Normal; Cyndi (Glen) Leach, Pikeville, TN; Rod (Linda) Mattoon, Springfield; and Mindy Buterbaugh, Normal; 15 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great grandchildren; and one brother, Zack Roderick, Hawaii. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles, a sister, Marjorie Keen, and a grandson, Trent Mattoon. Dottye graduated from Bloomington High School in 1946 and worked at Marguerite's Hat Shop, a business her mother owned in downtown Bloomington. She also worked at Country Financial and then at Keen Tile for 35 years. Later she also worked at Mission Mart. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where she was very active in many roles including the Christian Business Women's Organization. She enjoyed her roles in many of the church skits/plays and also helping to coordinate the meals and other services provided for events at Calvary. She especially enjoyed being with family and friends.