Dorothy Altstatt Burchard, a featured contributor in the Fall/Winter 2018 issue of The Stray Branch and mother of another long time friend and contributor to the publication, Mark Burchard who is also featured in this issue passed away just days after the issue’s release. With permission I share her obituary.
http://www.thestraybranch.org/current-issue/22-fall-winter-2018/features/contributors/dorothy-altstatt-burchard/