| Graduation Year | Class of 1975 |
| Date of Passing | Feb 06, 2018 |
| About | OBITUARY Dorene Dawn MacLachlan JUNE 6, 1957 – FEBRUARY 6, 2018 Obituary of Dorene Dawn MacLachlan Dorene Dawn MacLachlan last lived in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin and passed away Tuesday February 6th, 2018. She was born June 6th, 1957 at the Flushing Hospital in Flushing Queens, New York. Her home was in Freeport Nassau, NY. Dorene was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dorene has a beautiful big heart and spirit. She is always thinking of others with a delightful sense of humor. She adored and is extremely proud of her son, Sean whom she raised in Connecticut, where he is presently working on obtaining his PhD in Chemical Engineering. Dorene is very intelligent, an avid reader whom while in early childhood read a book every night with her Mother and was reading at a 5th grade level when she was only in 1st grade. She and her Mother and siblings went swimming twice a day in San Diego, California and when she was grown, she loved being on the swim team while working on her Fine Arts degree from the University of Houston. She is creative and an amazing artist who avidly loves the outdoors. She enjoys going and making things of beauty from the earth with flowers, sand or leaves. She sews beautifully as well, embroidering on clothing without patterns, along with beaded purses. An art teacher told her that her greatest gift was sculpting. She also made exceptional family albums for her siblings. Recently she returned to school at the University of Wisconsin, making just under a 4.0 GPA. Some of her employment included working as a telecommunications consultant and she also worked in management for Fortune 500 companies in New York City. Dorene is survived by her special loved one Richard Meurer, beloved son Sean Patrick McDarby, Mother Arlene Ann Tucker Dunford and husband Franklyn. Sisters Lynn (Bobby) Fields, Susan (Stuart) Dimson, Janene (Travis) Felton and Bonnie MacLachlan (Jessie Miller). Brothers Brian MacLachlan and Michael Manning. Also her loving lifetime friend Debra Santoro, Aunt Jacqueline Arnold, Aunt Jeanette (Douglas) Dillon, Aunt Joyce (Kevin) Oldenburg, Uncle Raymond Tucker and numerous Cousins, Nieces and Nephews. Dorene was preceded in passing by her Father Donald Stuart MacLachlan, and Grandparents Stuart A. and Harriet (Meyer) MacLachlan and Raymond V. and Irene (Warren) Tucker. Also, Loretta Philomena Tucker and Robert Edward Arnold. There will be a viewing for Dorene at Crist Mortuary in Boulder, Colorado Saturday February 17th from 2-5pm, Sunday February 18th from 6-9 pm and Monday February 19th from 9:30-10:15am. The service will follow at 10:30am on Monday. Bishop Lanny Loveday of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be officiating. Dorene's interment will be Monday at noon at Green Mountain Cemetery. SEE LESS |
