Dorothy Alice Debold, a loving, kind and generous mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, passed away on December 23rd, 2014. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 6, 1928 and moved to Norfolk with her young family in 1957 and later to Virginia Beach in 1971. She loved living near the ocean and in the…
Continue ReadingDorothy Alice Debold, a loving, kind and generous mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, passed away on December 23rd, 2014. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 6, 1928 and moved to Norfolk with her young family in 1957 and later to Virginia Beach in 1971. She loved living near the ocean and in the Virginia sunshine.
Dot was a kind, generous person with a big heart who had true empathy for those less fortunate and needy. She opened her home to those without homes, cooked good meals for those who needed feeding, and listened to those with problems. She touched the lives of many people.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Howard A. Debold, and one son, Howard L. Debold. She is survived by a sister, Virginia Spirko of Pittsuburgh, Pa; her daughters, Laraine D. Bock and husband, Howard W. Wollman, Jo Carroll Brownell and her husband, Mark Brownell, Gabrielle Debold, Kimberly Bailey and husband, Glenn Bailey; son, Mark Edward Debold; grandchildren Christopher Bock, Megan Bock Commander, Monica Brownell Shepherd, and Mark Aaron Brownell, great-grandchildren, Sydney Grace Commander, Hayden Shepherd, and Reese Shepherd.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 3rd at Next Level Church, 3105 Hampton Highway, Yorktown, Va 23693. In lieu of flowers, her family requests that memorial donations be made in her name to The Lighthouse Center, 825 18th St., Virginia Beach, Va 23451, an organization which assists the homeless.

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