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Dorothy Selfridge Obituary

SELFRIDGE, Dorothy M. (Fienemann) Of Reading, December 4, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Edward M. Selfridge. Devoted mother of Edward M. Selfridge, Jr. of Reading, Connie Hulse and her husband Bob of Wayne, ME, Sandra Scholten and her husband Jason of Reading, and Peter Selfridge and his wife Debbie of Berwick, ME. Cherished sister of Barbara Muise and her husband Gordon and the late Lois Savage. Loving grandmother of 10 and great grandmother of 3. A Funeral Service will be held Saturday, December 6th at 2 PM at the Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home, 25 Sanborn St. (corner of Woburn St.), READING. A visitation will be held prior to the Service from 12-2. Relatives and friends invited to attend. Burial is private by request of the family. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Dorothy's memory to the Arthritis Foundation, 29 Crafts Street, Suite 450, Newton, MA 02458-1287. For info, directions and register book, please visit: johnbdouglassfuneralhome.com.

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Published by Boston Globe on Dec. 5, 2008.

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Sandra Scholten (Daughter)

August 29, 2009

Well it's been 10 months since Mom said goodbye. The days have filled up and it's become a little bit easier each day to think of both Mom & Dad with out to many tears. I know that they feel so much better where they are. But that part about them not being here anymore is the part I'm not going to get used to any time soon. We miss you both.
With Much Love,

John B. Douglass & John B. Douglass II

December 5, 2008

This book of memories is to serve as a record of the services you entrusted to us. We hope it will help to preserve treasured memories and that we, in some small measure, have helped to ease your burden and bring you comfort.

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