Cleora Walters
DIXON – Cleora (Wadsworth) Walters, 92, of Dixon, entered her heavenly home Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at her home, surrounded by family.
She was a company clerk for the Dixon Telegraph; worked at the Green River Ordnance Plant in Amboy; was “Rosie the Riveter” in Chicago during World War II; and was a telephone operator for Centel in Dixon, before retiring.
Cleora was born July 25, 1920, in Dixon, the only child of Harrison and Edna (Feldkirchner) Wadsworth. She married Robert E. Walters on Dec. 31, 1946, in Dixon. He preceded her in death on Oct. 8, 1979. After high school, she attended Coppins Business School in Dixon.
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