Dorothea Ida Pratt

DOROTHEA PRATT OBITUARY

PRATT - Dorothea Ida, 82, died Friday, April 20, 2007 at Alterra Wynwood Assisted Living Center, Niskayuna. Born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on September 30, 1924, she was the daughter of Henry Francis and Wilhelmina Thaler Francis. She lived in North Bellmore, N.Y. most of her life until 2002. Dorothea attended Bellmore Senior Center, was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, a volunteer for the Lutheran Food Pantry of Hempstead and a longtime Girl Scout volunteer and professional. She was an avid crafter and recycler. Dorothea is predeceased by her husband Frederic William Pratt Jr. She is survived by two children, Kathleen E. Pratt (Alan E. Opresko), Averill Park, and Frederic W. (Jana) Pratt III, Bayport, N.Y.; her brother, Henry G. (Grace) Francis Jr., Havelock, N.C.; grandchildren Frederic IV and Sara Jane Pratt and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two brothers, Charles Francis and Albert Francis. The family extends a special thank you to her beloved aides Michelle and Catherine Stevens, the staff of Alterra Wynwood and the Community Hospice of Schenectady. Friends and Family are invited to a memorial service which will be held on Sunday Dec 2nd at 4PM at the Grace Lutheran Church, 1294 Bellmore Ave., North Bellmore. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to Nassau County Girl Scouts, 110 Ring Road, West Roosevelt Field, Garden City, NY 11530.

Published by Newsday on Nov. 29, 2007.

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MEMORIES & CONDOLENCES
FOR DOROTHEA PRATT

3 Entries

While I was living on Long Island, my family often visited the home of my dad's cousin Freddie and Dorothea, his wife, and my cousins, Kathy and Freddie III. Always gracious, a warm and wonderful hostess, Dorothea made me feel welcome. I so enjoyed a dish she often served, a jello/cucumber salad, that I asked for the recipe, and still have it in my recipe box-"from the kitchen of Dorothea Pratt." I will always have a warm spot in my heart for Dorothea.

Martha Pratt Heinz

November 24, 2008

I remember my cousin Dorothea as always smiling, and who stayed sweet and calm, no matter what was going on. My family loved to go visit for holiday (or anytime) dinners, as she was a really good cook! Dorothea was wonderful, generous woman, and was a positive influence on all those who knew her.

Susan Pratt

December 3, 2007

Thank you for being a Girl Scout leader to be remembered. Scouting had such a positive affect in my life and the lives of many young girls helping shape them into well rounded, morally responsible women, mothers and wives of today. Also to your credit back 30+ years you were thinking - recycle! I recall being at the house and there were rinsed out baggies (before ziplock) hanging from every cabinet door in the kitchen :-)

Corinne F

November 30, 2007

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