ENOSBURG FALLS - Dorothy H. Harvey, 89, of Enosburg Falls and recently of The Pillsbury Homestead in St. Albans passed away June 1, 2013.
She was born in West Enosburg on the home farm November 27, 1923, the daughter of Ernest and Flossie (Kelley) Hull. She graduated from Enosburg Falls High School.
In October of 1943, she married Garnet L. Harvey and they lived in Berkshire where they owned a farm until December 1964, when they moved their family to the Village of Enosburg Falls.
Dorothy served as Assistant Town Clerk of Berkshire from 1945 to 1960. She belonged to the Enosburg Falls United Methodist Church and LVIS. She was an active member of the Enosburg Historical Society which she was a part of establishing in 1981. In 1997 she was honored for her work in the Society and Museum, where she spent many hours researching and cataloging historical artifacts. Over the years, she was a member of both the Berkshire Historical Society and Vermont State Historical society in Montpelier. She was a member of the Kerbs Hospital Auxiliary for several years. She was also a member of the Vermont Federation of Womens Clubs.
Dorothy loved to sew quilts, clothing for her family and knitting/crocheting. She enjoyed having family and friends get-togethers and fishing at their camp on Lake Carmi. She collected religious articles and poetry as well as patterns for her quilting and knitting projects. Her favorite hobby was playing cards. She belonged to several card clubs in Enosburg and while she was a resident of the Carriage House in Franklin (2006-2012) she played every Saturday night or any other time she could get a group together.
Dorothy is survived by her loving children; D. Ann Clark and her companion Loren Chubby Lothian of Franklin, G. Larry Harvey and wife Brenda of St. Albans and Jane Marie Trahan and husband Marc of Rochester, Michigan; her grandchildren, Debbie Boucher (Denis), Pam Toof, Mark Toof (Melissa), Sarah Trahan (husband Andrew), Andrew Trahan, and Megan Harvey; great-grandchildren, Renee Boucher and Cassandra Boucher, a niece and nephew, and special friends Marie Fitzgerald and Ashley Rooney. Dorothy was predeceased by husband Garnet (2006), her parents, her brother Wendall Hull and wife Doris, sister-in-law Marjorie Messier and husband Wesley.
Funeral services for Dorothy will be held on Thursday, June 6 at 2:00 pm at Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls. Interment will follow in the Missisquoi Cemetery in Enosburg Falls. Friends are invited to call at the Spears Funeral Home in Enosburg Falls on Thursday afternoon from 1:00 - 2:00 pm.
Gifts in Dorothys memory may be made to the Franklin County Home Health - Hospice Program, 3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans, VT 05478 or to the Enosburgh Historical Society, P.O. Box 98, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450.