Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthFeb 18, 1916, Wabash County, Indiana470, Dorothy Mitchell Rettig Irwin
DeathJun 21, 2013, Redlands, San Bernardino County, California470, Dorothy Mitchell Rettig Irwin
BurialHillside Memorial Park (Hillside Cemetery), 1540 Alessandro Road, Redlands, San Bernardino County, California470, Dorothy Mitchell Rettig Irwin
FatherLutz Emanuel RETTIG (1892-1950)
Obituary Online notes for Dorothy Laila RETTIG
In the evening of Friday, June 21, 2013, Dorothy Irwin passed away in our HC under the care of PVHC Staff and hospice staff.

Dorothy was born on February 18, 1916, in Wabash, Indiana.

She came to Redlands with her parents: Lutz and Laila Rettig and brothers: Brooks and David, in 1919.

She attended Redlands schools and graduated from RHS I 1934; and the U of Redlands, in 1938.

She moved to Hawaii in 1938. Worked in Pearl Harbor and was there during the attack in 1941.

In 1986, she married Fritz Irwin in Hawaii. They relocated back to California in 1991.

She moved into PV in 1998.

She is survived by two step-children and many local Redlands family members.

A Life Celebration will take place here in the Plymouth Room on Tuesday, July 2, at 11:00 AM.

The family has asked everyone to dress Hawaiian on that Tuesday!
470, Dorothy Mitchell Rettig Irwin
Last Modified Jan 29, 2026Created Feb 26, 2026 using Reunion for Macintosh
Created Feb 26, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell

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