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Service:
Graveside Memorial Services for Dorothy will be held
on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the
Atlanta Cemetery.
Funeral home:
Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home, Atlanta
Obituary
Dorothy A. Ortiz, 75,
of Springfield, formerly of Alsip and Atlanta,
passed away at Memorial Medical Center on Thursday,
April 16, 2026.
Graveside Memorial Services for Dorothy will be held
on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the
Atlanta Cemetery. Mr. Tony Billingsley will
officiate. Military Rites to be accorded. Cremation
Rites have been accorded.
Dorothy Anne Brandt was born October 27, 1950, the
daughter of Roy Harold and Eirlys Jones Brandt. She
was united in marriage to Gilbert James Ortiz on
February 14, 1981. He survives.
Dorothy is also survived by one son, Gilbert
(Miriam) Ortiz, Jr.; three step-children: Michelle
(Karl) Hoefle, Steve (Shannon) Ortiz and Becky
(Brad) Ortiz-Melvin; nine grandchildren: Nick, Zach,
Kimberly, Audrey, Alexis, Savannah, Skylar, Steven,
Jr. and Sadie; four great-grandchildren:
Hunter, Keagon, Elizabeth, and Nicole; and siblings:
Terry Brandt, Sharon (John) Gerecke, and Elizabeth
(Walter) Metevier.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Steve
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Dorothy was a graduate
of Atlanta High School and then served in the United
States Air Force. She completed a bachelor’s degree
in criminal justice. She worked for the Illinois
Internal Revenue for 20 years at various locations,
progressing from clerk to processor to manager. She
had also worked for the NY Times as a clerk and at
various medical offices in reception and scheduling.
Dorothy enjoyed crochet, archaeology, anthropology,
ancient and current history.
Memorials in her name may be made to Shriner’s
Hospital for Children.
Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home of Atlanta is assisting
the family with arrangements.
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