Doris Mitchell was graduated in 1938 in University of Wisconsin, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, with a B.S. degree in home economics and education.
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Birth: unknown
Death: Jan. 23, 2010
Doris Mitchell Arnold Losby, 93, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, January 23, 2010, with her family at her side.
Doris was a lifelong resident of Eau Claire. She was the youngest child of Dr. Roy E. and Emily D. (Judson) Mitchell. She grew up in the family home across from Randall Park. She came of age in the Great Depression, married Louis L. Arnold in 1940, started a family during World War II, and managed a progressively more complex household for many years.
She was a teacher in the Eau Claire Public Schools, and taught many young girls and boys how to cook and sew. She was an excellent writer, and some of her recollections of growing up in Eau Claire have been published. She also published several books of recipes. She was a superb hostess, cook, and seamstress. In addition, she was accomplished at needlepoint and crewel embroidery, was an avid gardener, and enjoyed making cards and pictures from flowers she picked and dried from her garden.
Doris attended public schools in Eau Claire and was a graduate of Eau Claire High School. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1938 with a B.S. degree in home economics and education. She loved being a "Badger." She was a member of Phi Upsilon Omicron, the National Honor Society of Family and Consumer Sciences, and Alpha Xi Delta Sorority.
Doris was a member of the First Congregational Church, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Mayflower Society. She was active in many organizations involving her children, including the Bartlett School PTA, Old Abe athletic event supporter, Cub Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, and Job's Daughters. In later years, she volunteered for the Chippewa Valley Museum, Triniteam, and Meals on Wheels.
She is preceded in death by her parents; sister, Marjorie (David) Barnes; brother Mancel (Harriet) Mitchell; husbands, Louis L. Arnold and Norman Losby; and daughter-in-law, Melissa Finney Arnold.
She is survived by her dear companion, Kitty; and her children, Louis (Mary Jo) Arnold of Columbus, Ohio, Richard Roy (Rochelle) Arnold of Eau Claire, Dean Arnold of Chicago, Illinois, and Barbara Arnold of Eau Claire. She is also survived by a sister-in-law, Miriam (Frank) Carr of Eau Claire; and by beloved nieces and nephews, many who called her "Aunt Dodie."
A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 29, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 310 Broadway St., in Eau Claire. The Rev. Dr. Mark X. Pirazzini will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour before service at the church and at a reception following the service in Ingram Hall adjacent to the sanctuary. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery in Eau Claire.
In lieu of flowers, friends may contribute to the First Congregational United Church of Christ, or the Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Museum, or the Chippewa Valley Museum.
Stokes, Prock & Mundt Funeral Chapel and Crematory in Altoona is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.cremationsociety-wi.com, or on her Caring Bridge webpage.
Our mother said that she never really stopped teaching. To teach is to touch a life. She touched so many lives, and will continue to do so in heaven.
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire WI
Published 24 January 2010
Burial:
Lakeview Cemetery Eau Claire
Eau Claire County
Wisconsin, USA
Created by:
James SeidelmanRecord added: Jan 25, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 47135140.
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