Dorothy Godfrey

Dorothy E. Godfrey

Dorothy E. Godfrey, 88, Topeka, died Sunday, Aug. 29, 2004, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born May 29, 1916 in Holton. Dorothy was a Topeka resident most of her life and worked as a mental health nurse at Topeka State Hospital for many years. She married Charles Godfrey on Dec. 7, 1935, in Topeka. Survivors include a sister, Verba Long, San Jose, Calif.; a granddaughter, Linda Osborne and husband, Mike, Newnan, Ga.; several nieces and nephews; cousins; and many friends. She was preceded in death by her husband; her mother, Eva Coffin; a son, Norman Godfrey; a daughter, Delores Sisson; two sisters, Velma Williams and Mildred DeGraff; and three brothers, Thomas Coffin, Theodore Coffin and Donald Coffin. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Penwell-Gabel Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Godfrey will lie in state at Penwell-Gabel Southeast Chapel after 2 p.m. Tuesday, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be b e made to Meals on Wheels, 1500 S.W. 10th, Topeka, 66604, or Midland Hospice House, 200 S.W. Frazier Circle, Topeka, 66606. Online condolences may be left at www.penwellgabel.com