Dorothy R. (Kintzel) Harris, 94, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Wichita and Lawrence, Kansas, died Saturday, January 12, 2019, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.
A native of Wichita, Dotty was born July 22, 1924, the daughter of Otto and Ruth (Nickell) Kintzel. On March 9, 1946, she was united in marriage to Jack B. Harris. She attended the University of Kansas where she became a Delta Gamma and graduated in 1946, with a degree in chemistry. Dotty enjoyed teaching and taught at Drury College in Missouri and at a high school while living in Texas. In later years she was an avid recipe reader and collector; and was always up for a game of Bridge.
She will be lovingly remembered by her children, Doug (Mary) Harris, Elizabeth (Len) Heller, Susan (Mark) Coleman and Laura (Thomas) Graham. Dotty will be fondly remembered by her eleven grandchildren, Sarah Heller, Daniel Heller, Nathan Harris, Rachel Harris, Isaac Harris, Adeline (Harris) Lopez, Kathleen Coleman, Jonathan Coleman, Jack Coleman, Malcolm Graham, Kevin Graham, and three great-grandchildren, Toren Harris, Annabelle Coleman and Zara Coleman.
She was predeceased by her husband, Jack Harris; parents, Otto Kintzel and Ruth Snyder; and siblings, Hubert Kintzel and Louise Westwood.