Dorothy Perrine

Dorothy Perrine, at the age of 102, passed on peacefully Nov. l8, 2015, at home with her daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Carl Henning, where she had lived for the past five and a half years.Dorothy was born May 21, 1913, to William F. and Margaret Tierney Berger in Cascade, Mont. She graduated from Cascade High School and worked at banks in Cascade and St. Paul, Minn., before her marriage to Arnold "Dell" Perrine in 1931. They observed more than 64 years of marriage before his death in 1996.The Perrines moved to Hillsboro, from Great Falls, Mont., in 1942. Dell first worked on building Bonneville Dam and in shipyards and was a lifelong home builder. Dorothy worked for certified public accountants in the Hillsboro, Beaverton and Portland areas for 33 years.They moved to Laguna Niguel, Calif., in 1994 to be close to their son, Bob, his wife, Evelyn, and their family. A few years after Dell's passing in 1996 she moved to Palm Desert, Calif., to live with Bob and Evelyn until she moved to Sitka, Alaska, in 2010. Siblings who preceded her in death were Frederick Berger, Robert Berger, Dick Berger and Peggy Wuerl Mills. Sister-in-law Jackie Berger is in Helena, Mont. Dorothy has many nieces and nephews in Montana, Washington, Florida and Colorado.In addition to being survived by her children and their spouses, she is survived by her grandchildren, Barbara Bodenhoefer of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., Rob Perrine of Seal Beach, Calif., Ron Perrine (Shelley) of Twentynine Palms, Calif., Gretchen Parrish (Wade) of Sitka and Gar Henning (Catherine) of Eagle River, Alaska; great-grand- children, Jason and Eric Bodenhoefer, Karen Poston, Robbie and Jimmy Perrine, Caldwell and Grant Perrine, Ava and Alex Parrish, and Gavin and Garren Henning; and great-great-grandchildren; Steven Bodenhoefer, Wensel Poston, and Aiden, Kaden and Mason Bodenhoefer.Dorothy was a faithful member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, for 63 years. She had always been an active, loving pillar of her family and will be sorely missed. She has requested no service.