Dorothy Halls

Dorothy J. Halls, part-time resident of Bainbridge Island, died on March 31 in Layton, Utah. She was 86.

She was born on May 19, 1922 in Seattle to Charles and Eugenia Lamb. She grew up on Queen Anne Hill and spent summers on her cherished Bainbridge Island, running through the woods and playing on the beaches.

Her business career began in 1941 with New York Life Insurance in Seattle. In 1942, at a USO dance at Fort Lewis, she met Ken Halls just before he was shipped out to the war in the Pacific. She waited four years for his return; they were married on June 21, 1946. The couple moved to Layton and then in 1953, she opened Dottie’s Dry Cleaning and Laundry.

In 1957, they brought the first pick-up campers into Utah and started Ken Halls Kamper City. The business grew until they supplied campers and trailers to 58 dealers throughout the West. With the addition of mobile homes, they developed Lakeview Estates Mobile Home Park in Layton.

When they retired, they spent summers at their home on Bainbridge, enjoying the cool, green days of summer with family, long-time friends and neighbors. They also enjoyed boating in the San Juan Islands on “Dottie’s Mink.” In the winter, it was off to Yuma, Ariz., to stay warm and dry with friends.

Dorothy listened with a loving and open heart to her children, KC (Sue), Keith (Becky) and Barbara (Doyle); her 17 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews; and her dearly treasured lifelong island friend, Betty Laes. Her brother, Gene Lamb, and sister-in-law, Jackie Lamb, live in Seattle.

She was preceded in death by her sister, Evelyn, and brothers Seldon and Chuck.

A service was held in Layton in April. Condolences can be sent to the family at www.lindquistmortuary.com.