Dorothy Stead

May 8, 1923 - May 12, 2012

Our cherished mother, Dorothy Jean (Heaslip) Stead, 89, died peacefully March 12, 2012 with her two daughters at her bedside at the Marley House in Prescott, AZ. She was born May 8, 1923 in Carlton Place, Ontario, Canada to Harold Edgar Heaslip and Jean Isabel (Dunlop) Heaslip. Dorothy was predeceased by her beloved husband, Raymond Leslie Stead, April 6, 1997. At the age of 3, mother's family moved to Gloversville in upstate New York where she grew up, met our father in high school and married, after a 3 year courtship. Dad's family owned a dairy farm and that is where they started their family. She loved the country and rural life. She loved having animals, especially their horses, pet sheep (Bloop and Bleep), and many dogs. She loved all God's creatures. In 1998, Mom moved to Prescott to be near her two daughters. She was a quilter and dearly loved the friends she made in her Katherina Von Bora quilters group at American Lutheran Church. She was predeceased by Dad, Raymond Leslie Stead, on April 6, 1997. She is survived by a brother, John Gavin Heaslip (Pat) of Canisteo, NY and a sister, Carol Madeline (Heaslip) Monteleone of Mt. Morris, NY. Two daughters, Donna jean Reynolds (Nigel) and Karen Ann Grover both of Prescott, four grandchildren, Michael J. (Elizabeth) Reynolds of Moses Lake, WA and Casey L. Grover of Orlando, FL; Rebecca D. Barnett of Phoenix and Stephen P.Q. Reynolds of Prescott. She also has three great-grandchildren, Thomas, Abigail (Abby), and Andrew. A memorial service will be held 10:30 am, Thursday, May 17, 2012 at American Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1080 Scott Drive, in Prescott. Inurnment will follow in Gloversville, NY at a later date. Memorial Contributions may be made to Highgate Senior and Assisted Living, 1600 Petroglyph Pte. Dr., Prescott, AZ 86301 and Marley House, Good Samaritan Society, 1065 Ruth Street, Prescott, AZ 86301.