Dolores Patricia (Short) Arras, 73, of Arnold died March 3, 2018, in Collinsville, Ill. Mrs. Arras worked as a machinist at Proctor and Gamble for almost 20 years until her retirement and a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Barnhart. She and her late husband were members of the Eagle Fleet Camper Club and enjoyed traveling across the country, especially to Harlingen, Texas. They went there after Christmas each year and the stay grew longer each time. Born Nov. 29, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Presley P. and Dolores (nee Ladowsky) Short. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Arras.
She is survived by two children: Robin (Tom Neel) Greer of Collinsville and Richard (Sue) Kibbler of Cedar Hill, Ill.; five grandchildren: George Charlton, Kayla Charlton, Ryan Charlton, Amanda (Rick) Mills and Jesse Baily; 12 great-grandchildren: Cameron, Annalyse, Jaxon, Jeorgia, Benjamin, Penelope, Trinity, Violet, Steven, Emma, Vincent and Madison; a brother: Presley (Carol) Short of Hillsboro; and a number of nieces and nephews, relatives and friends.
Visitation is scheduled for 11 a.m. and a memorial service for 1 p.m. Thursday, March 8, at Lake View Funeral Home, 5000 N. Illinois Street, in Fairview Heights, Ill. Burial is in the Lake View Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Fairview Heights. Memorials may be made to Partners for Pets in St Jakob, Ill. Arrangements are under the direction of Lake View Funeral Home.