Dorothy Josephine Skolrud

February 5, 1935 - August 27, 2020

Dorothy Josephine (Snyder) Skolrud went to be with her Lord on Thursday, August 27, 2020, in Moses Lake, Washington. She was born on February 5, 1935, to Claude Paul and Beatrice Cecil (Stimpson) Snyder in Yakima, Washington. She was the youngest of six children. She spent her childhood in eastern Washington and moved to Centralia when she started high school. She met Howard Warner Skolrud at a youth choir practice and they were married a few months later on July 15, 1955 in Chehalis, Washington. She is survived by Howard and their children: Rodney (Pam) Skolrud in Everett, WA; LaVonne (Dusty) Wells in Lavergne, TN; Sharon (Kim) Kruger in Davenport, WA; Tim (Julie) Skolrud in Wesley Chapel, FL; Steve (Jill) Skolrud in Gilbert, AZ; Randy Skolrud in Everett, WA; and Kathy (Gary) Whiteside in Kelso, WA. Howard and Dorothy lived in Winlock, WA when their children were young. They were active in the Napavine Assembly of God church and Dorothy served as Sunday School Superintendent. From Winlock they moved to St. Helens, OR, where their children all graduated from high school. They served faithfully in the St. Helens Assembly of God church, and she was active in Sunday School ministry, Release Time Church Education for public schools, and women’s activities. After their children were raised, they moved back to Lewis County and lived in Napavine about eighteen years. She spent her last years living with her granddaughter in Moses Lake, WA. In addition to her children, Dorothy is survived by her grandchildren: Breeze (Patrick) Garrett, Ryan (Emily) Skolrud, Stephanie (Casey) Quinif, Kylie (Phil) Beman, Nick (Sarah) Kruger, Brian Coolidge, Justin Skolrud, Jordan (Angela) Skolrud, Kristi (Norrie) Ketcham, Brandon (Wendy) Kruger, Sharayah (Nick) Koch, Jaron Skolrud, Hilary (Ben) Paulus, Zachary Skolrud, Ashley Skolrud, Donovan Wells, Samuel Skolrud, Christian Wells, Joel Skolrud, Lucas Skolrud, Caleb Skolrud, and Abigail Skolrud, and her great-grandchildren: Nora Skolrud, Ilona Skolrud, Ronan Skolrud, Isaac Skolrud, Olivia Skolrud, Kingston Koch, Charlotte Koch, Elliana Quinif, Emilia Koch, Fallon Quinif, Warner Quinif, Joey Buell, Jake Hamilton, Riley Buell, Joslyn Buell, Corey Garrett, Madeline Kruger, Lavanna Garrett, Olivia Kruger, Hudson Kruger, Levi Garrett, David Kruger, Brooklyn Sterley, Malia Sterley, Kinsley Sterley, Braxton Ketcham, Jazzlyn Skolrud, Wesley Beman, Xavrae Beman, Maxwell Beman, Sullivan Beman, Zyir Beman, Zumyrah Beman, and Noah Paulus. She was preceded in death by her parents, Claude and Beatrice Snyder, and her siblings, Claude Eugene Snyder, Lois May Yoakum, Robert LeRoy Snyder, Charles Luther Snyder, and Donald Earl Snyder. Dorothy will be laid to rest in a private family interment at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake, WA. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, September 3rd at 3:00 PM at Harvest Celebration Church in Davenport, WA. The service will be livestreamed on Facebook for those on Dorothy’s friend list.