Dorothy Roberts

Dorothy Dearden Roberts, 90, passed away December 22, 2010, peacefully, after a long battle with Osteoperosis and Parkinsons Disease. She was born September 16, 1920 in Henefer, Utah to James William Dearden and Jennie Cromar Dearden. The family later moved to Bountiful, then to the Avenues of Salt Lake City where she lived the majority of her youth. She graduated from West High School. She married Raymond Dibble Roberts in Salt Lake City, Utah February 7, 1942. She worked with her sisters and brother at the Periodical Publishers Service Bureau, Inc., but her greatest love was to play store as a sales associate in the jewelry department of Auerbachs. She is survived by her husband, Raymond; son, Scott (Faye); grandsons, Chad, Barry (Heather), Micah (Melinda); and great-grandsons, Coby and Porter, and expecting her third great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Nora, Genevieve, Kathy, and brother, James. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary, 295 North Main. Friends may call Tuesday evening from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday one hour prior to services. Interment-Centerville City Cemetery.