Dorothy Virginia Goebel

April 4, 1928 – July 7, 2026 (Aged 98 years)

Dorothy Virginia Goebel (nee Brandt) died of complications due to dementia on July 7, 2026. Dorothy was born April 4, 1928, in Berea, Ohio to Ruth and Albert Brandt. She was predeceased by her parents and brother, as well as her husband of 74 years, Thomas F. Goebel.Dorothy's own family included four children: Cheryl A. Boord (Kelly), Richard T. Goebel (Margaret), Robert M. Goebel (Matthew), and Patricia A. Hritz (Timothy). She leaves behind five grandchildren: Eric Boord (Isabella), Michael Boord (Jeannie), Jon Goebel (Lindsey), Emily Crowder (David), and Dane Hritz (Lexi). She is remembered by her great grandchildren: Olivia Boord, Meyer, and James Goebel, and Gwyneth, Polly, and Marlowe Crowder. Dorothy grew up in Westview (now Columbia Station) with her parents and one brother, Donald (Donny), who died in 1958.

Dorothy graduated from Olmsted Falls High School in 1946. As a high schooler, Dorothy was a roller skate enthusiast when the original roller rink was in a building at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds (before the Berea Roll and Bowl was built). After high school, Dorothy worked in Berea at the Boston Store as well as Berea Community Hospital. It was while working at the Boston Store, she met Tom and the two were married in 1947.

Tom and Dorothy raised their family on Race St. in Berea. Dorothy was a great mother, making her home and family atop priority. She was also very active in the early days of the St. Mary's Berea Athletic Committee as well as with her Olmsted Falls High School 1946 classmates and friends. Dorothy and Tom also enjoyed a lake home at Apple Valley in Howard, Ohio from 1978 to 1998.

As a retired couple, Dorothy and Tom were well known in Berea's Active Senior Network and the Berea Historical Society. She also became an accomplished painter working under the guidance of JoAnne Richter at the Strongsville Rec Center. Much of Dorothy's work can be seen today at Kemper House where she lived her final years.

Visitation will be at Baker Kensinger Funeral Home 206 Front Street Berea, Ohio on  Friday July 10, 2026 from  6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Mary Parish Berea on Saturday July 11, 2026 , at 10:00 A.M. Church, 250 Kraft Street, Berea, Ohio 44017. Burial to Follow

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations made in Dorothy Goebel's name to Kemper House (Community West Foundation with this written in the memo line of the check "Memory Care Fund (Kemper House Strongsville)." Donations may also be made to the Berea Historical Society, P.O. Box 173, Berea, Ohio 44017. Online condolences at www.bakerfuneralberea.com