"Will Be Missed"
Dorothy "Dotty" Larsen McCann, age 89, died peacefully of natural causes in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 28, 2003.
Dotty was born and raised in Brigham City, Utah. Her parents were Ira Walter Larsen and Clara Christoffersen Larsen. She attended two years at Weber College and began her career as a teacher in a one room school in Thatcher, Utah. She left Utah to attend the University of Maryland where she met and married Lewis "Mac" Paul McCann, in 1938. They lived on assignment by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Louisiana, Ecuador and Washington D.C. They spent most of their lives living in suburban Maryland. Through Mac's work as Chief of Foreign Relations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dotty had many friends around the world. She and Mac retired to Tucson, Arizona and after Mac's death Dotty returned to Utah as a full time resident. Dotty will be remembered for her ever-present smile, friendly manner and the vibrant colors she displayed as a versatile artist all her life. Dotty was a lifelong and faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Dotty is survived by her son David L. McCann of Salt Lake City; daughter Kathleen McCann Scribner of Hyattsville, Maryland; grandson Quinn L. McCann; granddaughters Chandra Green, Cory McCann, and Kelly McCann; brother Ira Larsen of Tucson, Arizona; niece Dixie Mecham Whitaker of Salt Lake City. Dotty is preceded in death by her son, Michael, age three, in 1944, her sister Iris Larsen Mecham Brown in 1980, and her husband Mac in 1982.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 1, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. at the Holbrook Mortuary, 3251 South 2300 East. Interment: Brigham City Cemetery, graveside services starting at 1:30 p.m.