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Thelma Dostie Obituary
The daughter of N. Oscar and Florence (Sullivan) Anderson, she was born on Sept. 13, 1916, in Charlton, Mass. She attended elementary schools in Charlton and Auburn, Mass., and graduated from the High School of Commerce in Worcester, Mass., in 1934. She was a graduate of the Osteopathic Hospital of Philadelphia School of Nursing.
She was employed as a registered nurse in Winthrop, Maine, and Portland, Maine, prior to her marriage to Delbert Dostie of Winthrop in 1941. Mr. Dostie died in 1959.
After retiring from the Veteran's Administration Center at Togus, Maine with 25 years of service, she moved to Florida. There she earned a diploma from Jones College in Jacksonville in 1985. She was a member of the San Jose Catholic Church.
During her retirement of more than 30 years, she enjoyed oil painting, reading, needlework, word puzzles, playing the organ, attending musical theater productions and traveling. She drove her motor home between Maine and Florida several times and thoroughly enjoyed her trips to Alaska, Lourdes and Fatima.
She was disappointed that she was never able to visit the Holy Land. She had a lifelong love of the ocean and had many fond memories of time spent with her family and friends at her camp in South Harpswell, Maine.
She was predeceased by her son, David F. Dostie, brother Bernard Anderson, and sister Marjorie Wood.
She is survived by her daughters, Judith Stanley and husband Paul of Jacksonville, and Barbara Rose and husband Frederick of Atkinson, N.H.; grandchildren Craig Stanley of Jacksonville, Sara Tomaino and husband Ross of Southborough, Mass., Jonathan Dostie of Marlborough, Mass., and Jeffrey Rose of Atkinson, N.H.; great-grandchildren Adeline and Nathaniel Tomaino of Southborough, Mass.; and several nieces and nephews. A third great-grandchild is due this week.
The family would like to thank the staff at Taylor Manor of Jacksonville for the many years of wonderful and loving care that they provided.
Visiting hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Roberts Funeral Home, 62 Bowdoin St., Winthrop. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, May 27th at the Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Winthop. Burial will follow at the Glenside Cemetery in Winthrop.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Northern New England Chapter, 114 Perimeter Road, Unit G & H, Nashua, New Hampshire 03063; the Alzheimer's Association, 311 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472; or the American Cancer Society, 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086-1240.
Condolences to the family may be sent to www.khrfuneralhomes.com
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Memories and Condolences
for Thelma Dostie
Sue Stinchfield
May 25, 2011
Dear Judy, I remember your Mom fondly. I have wonderful memories of our high school years and the times I visited you at home and spent time with you and your family. Our condolances to all your family. Sue Stinchfield-Plaisted and Rev. Bob Plaisted
June Dungan
May 24, 2011
I met Thelma as a friend of my mother, Grace Christopher.WE both admired her zest and verve, intelligence.
She was a funny, charming lady,andI know she's leading a activity in heaven.
June Dungan
May 24, 2011
Our mother was an extraordinary woman. She grew up on a farm in Massachusetts during World War I and learned the value of hard work and determination very early in life. She put herself through nursing school in Philadelphia. She then moved to a small town in Maine where she met and married our father. They had three children. She was a working Mom when most other mothers were at home full time. She was a young widow in her early 40's who was left with two teenagers and a preschooler to raise. Her retirement, when she turned 60, was one of the highlights of her life. She spent time at her camp on the coast of Maine and drove her beloved motor home from Maine to Florida by herself for many years. She loved to paint and play the organ--two hobbies she took up after she turned 70. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren brought her great joy, and she never lost her abiding interest in what was going on in their lives. She overcame many obstacles in her life and showed us her remarkable resilience right up to the very end.
Judy Gordon Jewell
May 23, 2011
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family, Barbara. I remember your mother as someone to look up to.
Arline Peddle
May 23, 2011
Dear Judy & Barby;
I wish I could be there with you all at this time, but unfortunately am unable to make the trip. Aunt Andy will be missed my so many. Please know each of you and your families are in our thoughts and prayers. Hugs& kisses, Arline, Bob and our entire family.
May 23, 2011
Judy,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Pat Moore McDevitt
Betty Campbell
May 21, 2011
It was a pleasure to have had the opportunity to know you during your time at Taylor Manor, Thelma. We especially enjoyed bringing you your Girl Scout cookies each year. May you rest in peace.
Betty Campbell & Family
May 20, 2011
I love you Grammy! I could have been a much better grandson than I was, but I will always love you and never, ever forget you! I know you are with my dad now, and will rest in peace in peace forever.
May 19, 2011
I met Thelma at Taylor Manor about six years ago when my mother lived there. I enjoyed talking with Thelma often. She was a bright, lovely lady. My mother died two months ago at the Taylor Care Center with advanced Alzheimer's Disease. I am also very grateful for the Taylor staffs' ten years of excellent care. Dianne Teagle
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