Dorothy Grace 'Dot' Cranor, 89

Dorothy Grace "Dot" Cranor, 89, lost her 15-year battle with cancer on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, at Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. today, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007, at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Sandpoint, Idaho, with Pastor Steve Bradshaw officiating.

Dot was born Sept. 4, 1918, in Leadville, Colo., to Thomas and Nora Adamson.

She married Orville Cranor on June 12, 1937, in Glenwood Springs, Colo.

She has resided in Bonner County since 1950 in the communities of Colburn, Laclede and Sandpoint.

Dot was a surrogate mother to her children's many friends throughout the years and will be missed by all of them.

She was well known for her knowledge of old home remedies which cured a vast variety of conditions.

She always looked forward to gathering firewood for the winter, picking huckleberries, and kept busy canning every thing she harvested from her garden and fruit trees.

Her apple pies were the delight of her family and friends.

One of her greatest passions was playing bingo with her dear friends.

Dot loved the great outdoors, especially Sunday drives to the hills and hunting camp in the fall.

One of her greatest adventures was driving the Alcan Highway to Anchorage in 1965 to spend the summer with Orville and their children.

She was a member of the Pack River Grange, Westmond Grange, National Grange and a past member of the Eagles.

Dot also served on the Bonner County election board for many years.

She is survived by her two sons, Glen Cranor of Sandpoint, and Lonnie and Peggy Cranor of Apache Junction, Ariz.; three daughters, Nora (Gary) Kedish of Sandpoint, and Barbara and Larry Foote and Cathy and Mike Bessent, both of Anchorage, Alaska; a daughter-in-law, Mary Cranor of Valdez, Alaska; 15 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren; and an older sister, Golda Christman of Springfield, Ore.

Dot was very proud of her grandson, Eric Kedish, who is currently serving our country in Iraq, and is following a long family tradition of military service.

Dot was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Orville; oldest son, Roy; and oldest grandson, Donald Cranor.

Lakeview Funeral Home in Sandpoint is handling the arrangements.

Please visit Dot's online memorial at www.lakeviewfuneral.com and sign her guest book.