Dorothy M. “Dort” (Simons) Heckt

Dorothy M. “Dort” (Simons) Heckt, age 89 of Golden Valley, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Feb. 23, 2014. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She was born June 4, 1924 in Sioux Falls, SD where she graduated from Washington High School in 1942 and the University of South Dakota in 1946.  Dorothy married Melvin Heckt on September 5, 1948 and lived in Iowa City for 2 years before moving to Minneapolis where they raised their family.