Dorothy F. Connor
December 1, 1930 ~ May 20, 2012
SOUTH PORTLAND - Dorothy F. Connor, 81, of Preble Street, died Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Gosnell Hospice House following a brief illness. Her loving family was by her side. She was born in Portland, Maine on December 1, 1930 the daughter of Frank John and Mary Alice Hughes Connor. She attended local schools and graduated from Cathedral High School in the class of 1948. Dorothy worked for Travelers Insurance as a clerk for thirty eight years, retiring in the mid 80's. Unable to remain idle, she went back to work for Haley Insurance for another twenty years. Dorothy, along with her sister, was an avid Boston Red Sox, New England Patriot and Nascar fans. Dorothy was always concerned about others, taking care of her parents for many years and most recently assisting with care of her own sister. Dorothy was predeceased by her parents. She is survived by her sister Mary Louise Peterson of South Portland; two nephews Robert Peterson of Westbrook and Richard Peterson of Manchester, NH; two nieces Lynne and her husband Nelson Steiner of Tierra Verde, FL and Lisa Hebert of St. Petersburg, FL; several great nieces and nephews. At the family's request all services for Dorothy will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of the Conroy-Tully Crawford Funeral Home, 1024 Broadway, South Portland. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, 1461 Broadway, South Portland. Those who wish may make contributions in Dorothy's memory to: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, PO Box 1893, Memphis, TN 38101-9950 or Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, 180 US Route 1 STE 1, Scarborough, ME 04074.Online condolences may be expressed below.
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My sincere sympathy to Dorothy’s family for their loss. Dorothy was my classmate at Cathedral Grammar School, and also at Cathedral High School where we both graduated in 1948. She was a wonderful person with a quiet, kind manner. I remember that her family was very good to me at the death of my mother, when I was eight years old and in school with Dorothy. Our high school friends get together for lunch regularly, so I learned that she was not feeling well. Please be assured that you and Dorothy are in my thoughts and prayers.
– Phyllis Doyle, RSM
I worked at the Travelers for many years with Dotty. She was such a nice person. Her job as a policy rater required her to have good math and analytical qualifications – and she certainly had those. I know that I speak for all that worked with her that she was such a dear person.
– Monty Small