Dorothy Lee Colella-Ullrich
March 21, 1940 - March 16, 2015
Obituary
Dorothy Colella-Ullrich
Born in Seattle March 21, 1940 and passed away in her Des Moines home March 16, 2015.
Dorothy took over the motherly duties of her 4 younger sisters at an early age & helped manage her father’s business, Sunnydale Construction. After the Port of Seattle bought her father’s land, they relocated the business to South Park. She retired in 1996. Her Italian heritage inspired her love for cooking spaghetti, Italian peppers with sausage & baking biscotti & pizzelle cookies. Dorothy had a zest for entertaining & was the happiest when surrounded family & friends. Dorothy touched many lives, she will be dearly missed.
She is preceded in death by her sister Augusta. She is survived by her loving husband Ron, brother Laurence (Betty), sisters Marie & Barbie (Ron), many nieces, nephews, dear friends & church families.
Family & friends will celebrate the life of Dorothy on Saturday March 28th at 10:00 AM Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 19030 – 8th Ave S, SeaTac WA. Burial at Riverton Crest Cemetery followed by a reception at Normandy Park Cove. Memorial contributions may be sent to Medic One or St Judes.
I love you my dear friend Dorothy,i will never for get all the fun times we had together,birthdays will always be a memorable time as we always spent them together. you were so special to us and our family.i miss you so much but I know you are the # one angel in heaven. until we meet again,i love you so much.i know when I listen closely,i will hear the whisper of your wings go by.
love from MEL and NORMA
Known to you through Norma & Mel has been so great. You have always had that wonderful smile and warm greeting. Troy’s birthday brought us together January 2014. Pizzelles I believe were given to Troy. God bless you as you have now gone on to his promise and relieved from the pain you endured.. He will enjoy you so much. My thoughts and prayers to Ron and your family.
We all loved Dorothy for her zest for life and her motherly role model for her family and friends. She was forever supportive and loving in no other way anyone else was. Dorothy was creatve and her presence was always uplifting. She is with our Lord and singing with the angels – and still watching over us all. You will be so missed and thought of often. Thoughts and prayers to you Ron – you were her rock and love of her life.
There’s been no one like Auntie Dorothy nor will there ever be. How she loved and treated everyone like they were special. She was a gift, a precious gift, and our family will miss her dearly. Thank you uncle Ron for taking such good care of her and making her life complete. To you Auntie Dorothy thank you for all of your kindness and unconditional love; you will be greatly missed.
I will miss you sadly you were a angel from god!!!!!
May you and mom be together you guys got a lot of of catching up to do RIP
With sympathy and condolences to the family of Dorothy’s passing. May she rest with the Lord
Please accept my heart-felt condolences. She will be missed by all that knew her.
We are thinking of you Ron and so sorry for your loss.
Sorry to hear of Dorothy’s passing Ron. Please accept my sincere condolences. We have commitments in Portland this weekend so I will be unable to attend the services. May she rest in peace. Don
DORTHY; I WILL MISS YOU .WITH LOVE, HAROLD
DORTHY; I WILL MISS YOU .WITH LOVE, HAROLD
Ron, So sorry for your loss.Dorothy was the greatest. We will all miss her. May she rest in peace. My thoughts are with you. Paul.
Ron, we are so sorry for the loss of Dorothy. We will miss seeing her at POS fire department get-togethers. She always greeted us with her big smile and friendliness.
Leo and Marlene Zeiler
SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS RON AND ALSO M.S. OF DOROTHY I ATTENDED YOUR WEDDING AND OVER THE YEARS DOROTHY AND YOU HAVE TOUTCHED SO MANY LIVES IN SO MANY WAYS. ALL OF US FROM THE PORT OF SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT RETIRED OR NOT HAVE BEEN BLESSED BY YOU AND DOROTHY.
Dorthoy, you were a beautiful lady inside and out and we will miss you very much. It was always a pleasure to be with you , your laughter and fun loving spirit brought happiness to all!! What a joy to know we will meet again in heaven ! Love you Dorothy
Ron: I cannot tell you how heavy our hearts feel right now, we always looked forward to meeting up with you both.
Dorothy had a quality to make everyone feel special. We will tuck our precious memories within our hearts and remember a great lady.
For you I have a prayer of peace.
Sorry to hear of your wife’s passing…. Both of us send our condolences to you and your family.
A beautiful and loving person who is now with our Lord in Heaven. Her smile, warmth and kindness was always so welcomed and so heartfelt. She knew how to make people feel as though they belonged. Prayers for the family and my good friend Ron.
So sorry to hear of Dorothy’s passing. She always made you feel special and had a smile for everyone. My heart goes out to Ron and the family for the tremendous loss they have experienced. Love from Ron, Pam, Ronnie, and Carrie Odegard.
I am sorry for your loss.. I remembered Dorothy always at POSFD smiling whenever they have events..I loved eating her food she prepared.
My prayers are with You Ron.
Dear Ron & Family,
My heart goes out to each and everyone who has had the pleasure to know and love this amazing, gorgeous woman. Dorothy made me the best home made Biscotti and told me her secret ingredient.
Dorothy had the most electrifying-magnetic personality.
I will miss her with all my heart.
Dorothy, until we meet again….I will bring the Biscotti!
I love you. Patti Jo
Ron our thoughts and prayers are with you and all of your family. Dorothy will be greatly missed, her smile and laughter and zest for life and family always lite up the room were ever she was. God bless you all and his peace be with you.
Ron, We are so sorry to learn of Dorothy’s passing. Dorothy always had the kindest heart, warmest smile, and friendliest face. She was welcoming and compassionate. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Love, Randy and Diane