Dorothy L. Schwartz

Dorothy L. Schwartz, 92, of Rochester Hills, formerly of Berkley, died peacefully on Friday, April 21, 2022, at Sanctuary at Bellbrook in Rochester Hills. She was born August 30, 1929, in Detroit, MI, to Edwin and Mary Wagg.
Dorothy loved her family, her community, and her church. She has said that her proudest accomplishments were her children. She enjoyed playing cards, reading, lunching with girlfriends, laughing, and relaxing with a glass of white wine. She was also fond of feeding people and was famous for sending home food with any visitors she had.
Dorothy and her beloved husband grew up in the same neighborhood in Detroit but did not date until Ralph returned home from Navy service; they married two years later. She was involved in her community and church in many ways. She taught CCD at LaSalette Church in Berkley, and also served on the parish council and various committees. She was a member of the Berkley Public Library board. As a young woman, she wanted to become a nurse, a dream that was not to be---but she eventually she felt that it was fulfilled when her granddaughter, Melissa, became an RN in 2006.
Dorothy is predeceased by her husband, Ralph, whom she married October 2, 1948, in Detroit. She was a loving mother to her children, Steven (Laura) Schwartz, Christine (Frank) Sorentino, Jeffrey (Barbara) Schwartz, David Schwartz, and Carol Schwartz. She was a devoted grandmother of Anthony (Stephanie) Sorentino, Dianna Sorentino, Gregory Schwartz, Melissa (Mitch) Metzger, Jaclyn Schwartz; Patricia Schwartz, Stephanie (Philip) Barr, and Joseph (Amy) Semann. Right up to her death, she was delighted by her great-grandchildren Ryleigh, Benjamin, Fiona, Michael, Ariya, Avery, Adalynn, Rowan, Euan, Willem, and Max. Dorothy will be welcomed into heaven by her husband Ralph, her son David, granddaughter Melissa, and great-granddaughter Adalynn, as well as her parents, siblings Lois (Carl) Peraino and Katherine (Lester) Butsky, and cousin Artyce (Henry) Marshan.
The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 8:00 PM on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Sawyer-Fuller Funeral Home, 2125 12 Mile Rd., Berkley, MI. Funeral service will be at 11:00 AM Wednesday at Our Lady of La Salette Catholic Church, 2600 Harvard Rd. (corner of Coolidge Hwy.), Berkley, MI. Interment will be in Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, MI, at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the Capuchin Soup Kitchen would be a lovely tribute to Dorothy.