Dorothy Louise Vondy, 85 of Brush, passed away on June 6, 2018 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center where she had resided for the last eight years.  Dorothy was born May 14, 1933, the oldest of 11 children born to James Loes Blake and Faye Margaret Daugherty Blake.  She went to the Gary School south of Brush.

She married Philip Vondy in 1953.  She had 7 children.  She worked many jobs throughout her life, including driving a pilot car, cooking at all the area nursing homes, and driving a school bus.  She loved her yard and enjoyed gardening.  She was adventurous, always ready for a trip.  She was preceded in death by her parents; siblings Mary, Joyce, Joe, Doris, and Neva, stepson Harold Vondy and his son Bradley; daughters Darlene Wilhelm Yordt and Phyllis Lawler; daughter-in-law Kim Lefever Vondy; and son-in-law Stephen Amen.  She is survived by her sons David Vondy and Victor (Kim) Vondy; daughters Esther Beardt and Gloria Amen; son-in-law Tom Lawler; 17 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren; siblings John, Tom, Shirley, Carol, and Margaret; as well as many nieces, nephews, and friends.

A private family service was held Saturday, June 9, 2018 at the Akron Cemetery.  Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or to the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center.