Dolores "Del" Droddy was born Aug. 18, 1933, In San Jose, Calif., and left our sight but not our hearts March 12, 2019.
She had worked at Boeing and as a government employee, as well as a bartender/waitress, semi truck driver, as a certified nursing assistant and owned her own ceramic shop. After retiring, Dolores volunteered at the Veterans Memorial Museum, where she worked the front desk and made and donated her homemade western shirts to the Museum. On Thursdays, she would bake a pie for the crew.
Dolores was also a member of the Gold Star Mothers, the American Legion and served on the committee for the Washington State Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. She loved to work in her yard, do ceramics, crochet afghans, sew and sing karaoke.
She is survived by her daughter, Donna (John) Andrews; a stepchild, Darla; brother, Ron and sister-in-law, Phyllis Phelps; and sister-in-law, Doreen Miller; grandchildren, Kim (Mike) Miller, Chad Andrews and Lewis White; great-grandchildren, Dylan, Ivy, Dakota (Syreena), Gabby, Aaron, Bekkah, Eva, Sydny, Emme and Tiernin; and great-great-grandson, Bentley; very special niece (daughter), Sonja (Bill) Cotterell; niece, Michelle (Ben) Elkins; and nephew, Mike (Vicki) Phelps.
She was preceded in death by her father, Marshall; mother, Margaret (Cormack) Phelps; brother, Donald; son, Clyde; stepson, Darwin Jr.; and grandchild, John Jr. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 31 years, Darwin (Bud) Droddy.
A celebration of life will be held at the Veterans Memorial Museum, 100 SW Veterans Way, Chehalis, WA 98532, June 30, 2019, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation in Del's name to the Veterans Memorial Museum.
