Dorothy Taylor age 96, died peacefully, Thursday, August 1, 2019 at the Hiawatha Care Center following an extended illness, with her family by her side.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM, Wednesday morning, August 7, 2019 at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello, with interment in the Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello.   Friends may call after 10:00 AM Wednesday morning at the Goettsch Funeral Home.

Surviving are, 4 children, Mike (Jayme) Taylor, Spring Lakes, IL. Barbara (Bill) Morgan, Birmingham, AL., Pat (Pam) Taylor, Cedar Rapids, Lynn (Barry) Phurrough, Sylacauga, AL., 6 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren, a brother, J.B. Long, 2 sisters, Jo Bennett and Rebecca Martin. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Arthur in May of 2019 and 4 siblings, Vernon Long, Betty Fitch, Marjorie Dolan, and Nancy Marlof.

Dorothy Jane Long was born March 14, 1923 at Tipton, Iowa.  She was the daughter of Hilbert and Zella Benedict, Long.   Dorothy was a graduate of the Tipton, High School.  She continued her education at the Cedar Rapids Business College.   During WWII she worked at Collins Radio.  Dorothy Long married Arthur Taylor on October 31, 1942 at Clarence, Iowa.  After her children were grown she returned to work, as a secretary for a stock broker in Cedar Rapids.

In retirement, Arthur and Dorothy wintered in Bonita Springs, Fl. They also had a camper along the Mississippi at Guttenberg.  Family time was important to them.  Every year the family, when the children were little, would spend 3 weeks at Lake Wabedo in MN. There were also many trips to area lakes and streams to have a family fishing outing or go mushroom hunting or just spending time in nature together.  Dorothy enjoyed hunting as well and made a trip to Colorado with Arthur to hunt mule deer and elk.   She gardened vegetables and flowers, made great Lemon Meringue Pie, Chocolate Cake and Bread.  She entertained her children and grandchildren with all kinds of craft projects.