Blosser, Dorothy Nice (1932-2004)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2004 Aug 2 p. 8

Birth date: 1932 Feb 17

text of obituary:

DOROTHY NICE BLOSSER

Dorothy Nice Blosser, 72, of Harrisonburg, Va., died June 19, 2004, after a yearlong journey with cancer. She was born Feb. 17, 1932, to Lulu and Henry Nice in Newport News.

She actively chose to invest her life in others' lives. She found joy in serving the church along with her husband, Pastor Glendon L. Blosser, whom she married May 14, 1951. She used her creative mind and strong faith to teach Sunday school and Bible school, mentor youth and speak at church retreats. She was an active member of Weavers Mennonite Church and a graduate of Eastern Mennonite High School.

She was known as "Mom Blosser" to many youth who came to her house for meals and warm beds; she was known as "Sister Dorothy" to church members in Trinidad, where she and Glendon spent a year in missionary service and visited on numerous occasions.

Her children and grandchildren knew her to be a wise and intelligent woman whose open spirit invited them to share their lives and dreams with her. She taught them skills in completing school projects, gardening, sewing, housekeeping and building meaningful lives.

Survivors include her husband, Glendon; four children: Floyd and his wife, Janet, of Harrisonburg, Diane Burkholder and her husband, Ruel, of Linville, Phil and his wife, Donna, of Blooming Glen, Pa., and Myron and his wife, Rhonda, of Harrisonburg; twin brother Daniel Nice of Williamsburg; three sisters, Lu Heatwole of Penn Laird, Ruby Ziegler of Newport News and Bertha Schaefer of Powhatan; two other brothers, Lewis Nice of Providence Forge and George Nice of Williamsburg; and 14 grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by brothers Henry and Cecil Nice of Newport News.

After a private burial, a memorial service was held at Weavers Mennonite Church.