SALISBURY — Dorothy Marie Kearcher died peacefully on Dec. 27, 2011, at Noble Horizons where she had moved to from Sharon more than a year ago.
She was born May 8, 1927, in Adams, Mass., the daughter of George Roy and Katherine Dooley Roy. She is survived by three children: Robert Kearcher and his wife, Barbara, of Morris, Thomas Kearcher and his partner, Leticia Martinez Lara, of Guanajuato, Mexico, and Lynn Kearcher and husband, Carl Chaiet, of Sharon; four grandchildren, Timothy Kearcher and his wife, Tracy, of Middletown, Hilary Kearcher of Oakville, Max Chaiet of Venice, Calif., and Nora Meier Kearcher of Portland, Ore.; and a great-grandchild, Alyssa Kearcher of Middletown. She is also survived by her loving sister, Patricia Tryzinski of Cheshire, Mass., a brother, Donald Roy of Liverpool, N.Y., a beloved sister-in-law, Doris Erickson of West Caldwell, N.J.; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard Kearcher, her brother, Henry Roy, and two sisters, Sophie Bentley and Jeanette Corborsiero.
Dorothy and her husband, Richard, moved to Lakeville from Packanack Lake, N.J., after purchasing the Woodland Restaurant in the 1950s. They ran the Woodland until the late 1950s and then purchased the Hilltop Restaurant in Millbrook, N.Y., at which time the family moved to Sharon.
Dorothy always embraced the life of her children and their interests. Summers were spent with her children at Mudge Pond, where they swam during the day or paddled in canoes, often ending the day by cooking dinner on the community grills. Recently, she spoke of the wonderful summers spent at Sharon Beach talking with her friends Clair Berk Hintenach, Dolly Paley, Betty Freudenberg, Mary Andersen and Ann Gudernach, all of whom initiated the swim programs residents still enjoy today.
Her love and acceptance of animals made the Kearcher home a revolving menagerie of pets. Dogs of several breeds, cats, goats, chickens, homing pigeons, a trained sheep, Benny, who came into the house, and a horse, Bucko, were among the family's pets.
Dorothy, or "Dot," as she was often called, enjoyed traveling and took many trips to California, Cape Cod, the Pacific Northwest and Mexico.
Dorothy's family would like to express appreciation and gratitude to the Wagner staff at Noble Horizons for their unbelievable compassion, care and comfort provided to her throughout her stay.
A memorial service to celebrate Dorothy's life will be held at the Noble Horizon Chapel, 17 Cobble Road, Salisbury, on Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. A private graveside service will be held in May at Ellsworth Cemetery, Sharon.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Sharon Youth and Recreation Beach Fund, Sharon; Noble Horizons Employee Education Fund, Salisbury; or Little Guild of Saint Francis, Cornwall.
Kenny Funeral Home is handling the funeral arrangements.
She was born May 8, 1927, in Adams, Mass., the daughter of George Roy and Katherine Dooley Roy. She is survived by three children: Robert Kearcher and his wife, Barbara, of Morris, Thomas Kearcher and his partner, Leticia Martinez Lara, of Guanajuato, Mexico, and Lynn Kearcher and husband, Carl Chaiet, of Sharon; four grandchildren, Timothy Kearcher and his wife, Tracy, of Middletown, Hilary Kearcher of Oakville, Max Chaiet of Venice, Calif., and Nora Meier Kearcher of Portland, Ore.; and a great-grandchild, Alyssa Kearcher of Middletown. She is also survived by her loving sister, Patricia Tryzinski of Cheshire, Mass., a brother, Donald Roy of Liverpool, N.Y., a beloved sister-in-law, Doris Erickson of West Caldwell, N.J.; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard Kearcher, her brother, Henry Roy, and two sisters, Sophie Bentley and Jeanette Corborsiero.
Dorothy and her husband, Richard, moved to Lakeville from Packanack Lake, N.J., after purchasing the Woodland Restaurant in the 1950s. They ran the Woodland until the late 1950s and then purchased the Hilltop Restaurant in Millbrook, N.Y., at which time the family moved to Sharon.
Dorothy always embraced the life of her children and their interests. Summers were spent with her children at Mudge Pond, where they swam during the day or paddled in canoes, often ending the day by cooking dinner on the community grills. Recently, she spoke of the wonderful summers spent at Sharon Beach talking with her friends Clair Berk Hintenach, Dolly Paley, Betty Freudenberg, Mary Andersen and Ann Gudernach, all of whom initiated the swim programs residents still enjoy today.
Her love and acceptance of animals made the Kearcher home a revolving menagerie of pets. Dogs of several breeds, cats, goats, chickens, homing pigeons, a trained sheep, Benny, who came into the house, and a horse, Bucko, were among the family's pets.
Dorothy, or "Dot," as she was often called, enjoyed traveling and took many trips to California, Cape Cod, the Pacific Northwest and Mexico.
Dorothy's family would like to express appreciation and gratitude to the Wagner staff at Noble Horizons for their unbelievable compassion, care and comfort provided to her throughout her stay.
A memorial service to celebrate Dorothy's life will be held at the Noble Horizon Chapel, 17 Cobble Road, Salisbury, on Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. A private graveside service will be held in May at Ellsworth Cemetery, Sharon.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Sharon Youth and Recreation Beach Fund, Sharon; Noble Horizons Employee Education Fund, Salisbury; or Little Guild of Saint Francis, Cornwall.
Kenny Funeral Home is handling the funeral arrangements.
SALISBURY — Dorothy Marie Kearcher died peacefully on Dec. 27, 2011, at Noble Horizons where she had moved to from Sharon more than a year ago.
She was born May 8, 1927, in Adams, Mass., the daughter of George Roy and Katherine Dooley Roy. She is survived by three children: Robert Kearcher and his wife, Barbara, of Morris, Thomas Kearcher and his partner, Leticia Martinez Lara, of Guanajuato, Mexico, and Lynn Kearcher and husband, Carl Chaiet, of Sharon; four grandchildren, Timothy Kearcher and his wife, Tracy, of Middletown, Hilary Kearcher of Oakville, Max Chaiet of Venice, Calif., and Nora Meier Kearcher of Portland, Ore.; and a great-grandchild, Alyssa Kearcher of Middletown. She is also survived by her loving sister, Patricia Tryzinski of Cheshire, Mass., a brother, Donald Roy of Liverpool, N.Y., a beloved sister-in-law, Doris Erickson of West Caldwell, N.J.; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard Kearcher, her brother, Henry Roy, and two sisters, Sophie Bentley and Jeanette Corborsiero.
Dorothy and her husband, Richard, moved to Lakeville from Packanack Lake, N.J., after purchasing the Woodland Restaurant in the 1950s. They ran the Woodland until the late 1950s and then purchased the Hilltop Restaurant in Millbrook, N.Y., at which time the family moved to Sharon.
Dorothy always embraced the life of her children and their interests. Summers were spent with her children at Mudge Pond, where they swam during the day or paddled in canoes, often ending the day by cooking dinner on the community grills. Recently, she spoke of the wonderful summers spent at Sharon Beach talking with her friends Clair Berk Hintenach, Dolly Paley, Betty Freudenberg, Mary Andersen and Ann Gudernach, all of whom initiated the swim programs residents still enjoy today.
Her love and acceptance of animals made the Kearcher home a revolving menagerie of pets. Dogs of several breeds, cats, goats, chickens, homing pigeons, a trained sheep, Benny, who came into the house, and a horse, Bucko, were among the family's pets.
Dorothy, or "Dot," as she was often called, enjoyed traveling and took many trips to California, Cape Cod, the Pacific Northwest and Mexico.
Dorothy's family would like to express appreciation and gratitude to the Wagner staff at Noble Horizons for their unbelievable compassion, care and comfort provided to her throughout her stay.
A memorial service to celebrate Dorothy's life will be held at the Noble Horizon Chapel, 17 Cobble Road, Salisbury, on Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. A private graveside service will be held in May at Ellsworth Cemetery, Sharon.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Sharon Youth and Recreation Beach Fund, Sharon; Noble Horizons Employee Education Fund, Salisbury; or Little Guild of Saint Francis, Cornwall.
Kenny Funeral Home is handling the funeral arrangements.
She was born May 8, 1927, in Adams, Mass., the daughter of George Roy and Katherine Dooley Roy. She is survived by three children: Robert Kearcher and his wife, Barbara, of Morris, Thomas Kearcher and his partner, Leticia Martinez Lara, of Guanajuato, Mexico, and Lynn Kearcher and husband, Carl Chaiet, of Sharon; four grandchildren, Timothy Kearcher and his wife, Tracy, of Middletown, Hilary Kearcher of Oakville, Max Chaiet of Venice, Calif., and Nora Meier Kearcher of Portland, Ore.; and a great-grandchild, Alyssa Kearcher of Middletown. She is also survived by her loving sister, Patricia Tryzinski of Cheshire, Mass., a brother, Donald Roy of Liverpool, N.Y., a beloved sister-in-law, Doris Erickson of West Caldwell, N.J.; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard Kearcher, her brother, Henry Roy, and two sisters, Sophie Bentley and Jeanette Corborsiero.
Dorothy and her husband, Richard, moved to Lakeville from Packanack Lake, N.J., after purchasing the Woodland Restaurant in the 1950s. They ran the Woodland until the late 1950s and then purchased the Hilltop Restaurant in Millbrook, N.Y., at which time the family moved to Sharon.
Dorothy always embraced the life of her children and their interests. Summers were spent with her children at Mudge Pond, where they swam during the day or paddled in canoes, often ending the day by cooking dinner on the community grills. Recently, she spoke of the wonderful summers spent at Sharon Beach talking with her friends Clair Berk Hintenach, Dolly Paley, Betty Freudenberg, Mary Andersen and Ann Gudernach, all of whom initiated the swim programs residents still enjoy today.
Her love and acceptance of animals made the Kearcher home a revolving menagerie of pets. Dogs of several breeds, cats, goats, chickens, homing pigeons, a trained sheep, Benny, who came into the house, and a horse, Bucko, were among the family's pets.
Dorothy, or "Dot," as she was often called, enjoyed traveling and took many trips to California, Cape Cod, the Pacific Northwest and Mexico.
Dorothy's family would like to express appreciation and gratitude to the Wagner staff at Noble Horizons for their unbelievable compassion, care and comfort provided to her throughout her stay.
A memorial service to celebrate Dorothy's life will be held at the Noble Horizon Chapel, 17 Cobble Road, Salisbury, on Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. A private graveside service will be held in May at Ellsworth Cemetery, Sharon.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Sharon Youth and Recreation Beach Fund, Sharon; Noble Horizons Employee Education Fund, Salisbury; or Little Guild of Saint Francis, Cornwall.
Kenny Funeral Home is handling the funeral arrangements.
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