Dorothy Luther

Dorothy A. Luther, 91, of Simi Valley, passed away peacefully in the early hours of Sunday, November 23, 2014.  She had lived in Southern California since 1950 moving here from her native Kansas.  Dorothy Arndt was born January 13, 1923 in Olpe, Kansas.  She earned a bachelor’s degree in nutrition from Oklahoma State University in 1949.  During her college years she took a hiatus from her studies to do her part for the “war effort”.  She loved to tell stories about her time as a draftsman at Beech Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas.  After completing an internship in Chicago, she moved to Los Angeles in 1950 for her first job as a registered dietician (RD) at the VA hospital.  She went on to work at several hospitals in Southern California in a career that spanned more than 30 years. While working at her first job, she met and fell in love with a handsome soldier just returned from the war named George Luther. They married in Long Beach in May of 1952.  She did a marvelous job of balancing career and motherhood, raising 5 children, and providing a loving gathering place for her children, their spouses, the grandchildren, and great grandchildren to come together through the years.
Dorothy was a member of the Simi Valley chapter of American Association of University Women (A.A.U.W) for many years and was an active member of St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Simi Valley.  She was a woman of great faith who gave freely of her time in service to others.  Her volunteer activities included driving for Meals on Wheels, being a docent for the Simi Valley Historical Society, and working at the local homeless shelter as well as being involved in countless parish activities.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, George Luther; two sisters, Marian ImMasche and Louise Arndt, and two brothers, Frederick Arndt and John Arndt.
She is survived by two sisters, Genrose O’Halloran of Salinas, Kansas, and Joanne Brinkman of Emporia, Kansas; three daughters, Marcia Spencer of Olive Branch, Mississippi, Karen Hoskins of Moorpark, California, and Sylvia Cueva of Rancho Santa Margarita, California; two sons, Jim Luther of Aztec, New Mexico and Don Luther of Grass Valley, California; 9 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Reardon Simi Valley Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.  Visitation and a rosary service will be held from 6-8 pm Sunday, November 30 at Reardon Chapel, 2636 Sycamore Drive, Simi Valley with a rosary beginning at 7pm and a funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 am Monday, December 1, at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, 2380 Stow Street, Simi Valley with interment to follow immediately at Assumption Catholic Cemetery.