Dorothy “Dottie” Carlson

CRYSTAL FALLS — Dorothy “Dottie” Jean Carlson, 101, of Crystal Falls, went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 1, 2025.

Dottie was born in St. Louis, Mo., on Feb. 27, 1924, the daughter of H.H. William and Lily (Laux) Brinkoetter. A child of the Great Depression, Dorothy was born in a Salvation Army Home.

She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1941. Dottie married her high school sweetheart, Donald “Don” A. Carlson, on June 30, 1944, in Hollywood, Calif., during World War II on a three day emergency leave. After their wedding they lived in a one room motel in Mojave, Calif., until Don was assigned as a fighter pilot in the Pacific.

Don was shot down and became a prisoner of war, he was released after six months at the close of the war. After the war, Do

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