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Doris Motko Obituary
Doris E. Motko, age 93, passed away peacefully in Leesburg, Virginia on 26 April. Doris was born in Covington, Virginia 4 May, 1929 and eventually moved to Dayton, Ohio where she met her husband and raised their family. She is preceded in death by her husband Steve, and survived by her 4 children Cheryl (Mike), Debbie (Chuck), Tim (Cathy), and Julie (Tim), 7 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great grandchildren. Doris was a great artist and enjoyed painting and ceramics. Her life-long passion was swimming, serving the community for many years as a lifeguard at Ohio Girl Scout Camps (Mac O'Chee and Whip Poor Will). A family service will be held at her final resting place alongside her husband at Valley View Memorial Gardens in Xenia, Ohio on 13 May.
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Debbie
February 15, 2025
Happy Valentines Day Mom! Not a day goes by that I dont think of you! We talked at least once a day and always about our different crafts we did. We had so much laughter and fun! Sometimes it´s hard for me to do crafts without you in my life now but I still have to press on, knowing you would want me to. I still laugh at silly things we did. Gathering seashells to bring back home to go through. Ha! I have a bucket right now to go through that we brought home! Ha! Fun times! I pray that you are happy and having fun! Love you and miss you bunches Mom! , Debbie
Julie
February 14, 2025
Thinking of you Mom on this Valentine´s Day. Missing you much. Hoping your days are filled love, laughter, and joy for ever more
Debbie
April 28, 2024
Miss you so much Mom! We had so much fun on our trips and all the crafts we did! Love you Debbie
Debbie
May 5, 2023
We had so much fun over the years with crafts , traveling to St.Petersburg, and etc.! I miss you so much already! Love you!, Debbie
Julie Motko Saville
May 3, 2023
Thank you for sharing this wonderful memory of our mother Katherine. Reading this warmed our hearts. We miss her so much. Cheryl, Debbie, Tim, Julie
Katherine Cox
May 1, 2023
I knew Doris through the Girl Scouts. I was a senior scout and water safety aide, and Doris was the water front director at Camp Mac-O-Chee. It was during the summer of 1969, the day Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. Doris had a transistor radio and we listened to the moon walk. I have said many times that I was one of the few people who did not see moon walk, but neither did Doris as we only listened to it. As I recall, Doris' young daughter was there also. I only worked with her at the camp that one week. Doris made quite an impression on me as I have never forgotten her name. I rode back to the Dayton area with her, and she stopped at a ceramics store in the Springfield area.
Katherine Cox
Beavercreek, OH
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