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Dorothy Sheats Obituary
AGE: 97 • North Plainfield
Dorothy Jeanne Sheats, 97, passed away Wednesday (August 23, 2017) at Center for Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains. Born in Harrisburg, PA, she grew up in the Tottenville section of Staten Island where she lived before to moving to North Plainfield in 1942.
Dorothy graduated from the Muhlenberg School of Nursing in 1941 and worked as a registered nurse at Muhlenberg Hospital for over 40 years before retiring.
She was predeceased by her husband, Douglas, who died in 1990. Surviving are her sons, Kevin Sheats (and his wife, Lynn) and Douglas Sheats (and his wife, Arline); her sister, Barbara Arthur; four grandchildren, Dawn Towers, Christopher Sheats, Amy Sheats-Mueller and Laura Kiesbye; and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be at Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Ave., Fanwood, on Sunday from 2 PM to 6 PM. A prayer service will be held at the funeral home on Monday at 11 AM. Cremation will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Center for Hope Hospice & Palliative Care (Peggy Coloney's House), 1900 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076. For additional information or to sign the guestbook, visit www.fanwoodmemorial.com.
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Laura Kiesbye
May 16, 2022
Missing you Grammie. Think of you everyday! <3
August 25, 2017
I loved my friend, Grammie Dot, with all my heart. I'm grateful for all the times I went to visit her over the years and all the joy she brought to my life. She was a true earth angel to me. I will miss her more than words can say. Geralyn Geiger
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