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Aline Dobson Obituary

Of Cambridge, entered into rest on Thursday, November 21, 2002, at age 78. Beloved mother of Alan Dobson of Cambridge and his wife, Lorraine (Woodson), Jacqueline (Dobson) Adams of Cambridge and her husband, Rawhl, Elizabeth (Dobson) Bennett of FL and her husband, Deroda, Arnold Dobson and Lena Dobson, both of Cambridge, Vaughn Dobson of NY and Linda Dobson of NH. Loving sister of Ethal and Johnnie Sanders, Herbert Jackson, Sarah Williams and Sam Patterson, Hattie and Calestine Jackson, all of NY, and Clara Scott of CA. Sister-in-law of Jasie Quick, Virginia Ashley, both of Boston, Silas Dobson of NC, and Katherine and Priscilla Dobson, both of NY. She is also survived by 15 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, family members and friends. Funeral services will be held in the Massachusetts Avenue Baptist Church, 146 Hampshire St, Cambridge, Tuesday, November 26 at 10:00 AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours in the John C. Burns & Sons Funeral Home, 305 Broadway, Cambridge, Monday 2-6PM. Relatives and friends invited. Memorial contributions may be made in Aline's name to Windsor House Adult Day Health Care, 806 Mass. Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 or Making Strides for Breast Cancer, 25 Stuart St., 4th flr, Boston, MA 02116-4700.

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Published by Boston Globe from Nov. 24 to Nov. 25, 2002.

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Lena

May 11, 2025

Happy Mother´s Day!!!
Love you today and forever!

Elizabeth Bennett

May 10, 2025

Hi Ma,

I've been BLESSED to have a MOM like you.

Happy Mother´s Day!

Love,
Baby Daugher Lizzy

Lena

March 29, 2025

Happy birthday, Ma! Love you and miss you with all my heart and soul.

Tia

March 29, 2025

Happy Birthday, Grandma! Know that you are forever loved and missed.

Elizabeth Bennett

March 28, 2025

Happy re-Born Day Ma!

Love you forever,
Baby daughter Lizzy

Linda Dobson

March 27, 2025

Happy birthday ma. Love and missing you.

Tia

December 25, 2024

Merry Christmas, Grandma. Love and miss you.

Elizabeth Bennett

December 25, 2024

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Ma!

Love you very much!

Love,
Baby daughter Lizzy

Elizabeth Bennett

November 27, 2024

Happy Thanksgiving Ma!

Love your baby daughter Lizzy

Lena Dobson

November 21, 2024

Ma,

I love you! May you continue to rest in the peace you most definitely deserve.

May God continue to bless you. Until we meet again.

Love you ,
Lena

Elizabeth Bennett

November 21, 2024

Ma,

You have given me wonderful memories Ma. I know you're smiling down on me.

Happy rebirth day!

Love baby daughter Lizzy

Tia

November 21, 2024

Grandma, I miss you everyday.
Love you!

Linda

November 20, 2024

Hi Ma,
Missed. Loved. A.R.N.F.

Elizabeth

May 12, 2024

Happy Mother´s Day Ma!

Ma, you will always be my first and forever love.

Happy Mother´s Day to you, grandma, and my aunties.

Love,
Baby daughter Lizzy

Lena

March 30, 2024

Happy birthday Ma!

On this Good Friday, the past, present and future.
It is said that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Love always

Elizabeth

March 28, 2024

Wishing you a happy REBIRTHDAY Ma!

I miss you very much.

Love,
Baby daughter Lizzy

Linda

March 28, 2024

Happy birthday ma. Missing you always.

Lena

January 1, 2024

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year, Ma! We made through another one.

Elizabeth

December 31, 2023

Happy New Year, Ma, aunties, uncles and grandma!

Love,
Daughter, niece, granddaughter Lizzy

Tia

December 25, 2023

Merry Christmas, Grandma.

Elizabeth

December 24, 2023

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Ma!

I miss you Ma.

Love,
Baby daughter Lizzy

Lena

November 21, 2023

Hi Ma,

It has been 21 years since you left this earth to lay claim to your place in heaven. Although we miss you here on earth we know that from your place in heaven you are watching over us.

Love you forever,
Lena

Tia

November 21, 2023

Grandma,

Miss you and love you!

Linda

November 20, 2023

Hi mom...thinking of you today. Miss you always.

Elizabeth

November 18, 2023

Happy Heavenly Thanksgiving Ma!

Miss you and love you very much!

Big hug and kiss,
Baby daughter Lizzy

Lena

May 14, 2023

Happy Mother´s Day Ma!

Elizabeth

May 13, 2023

To Ma,

Thank you MOM for giving me life, your care, and your love.

Happy Mother´s Day!

Love,
Baby daughter Lizzy

Tia

March 29, 2023

Happy Birthday, Grandma. I miss you every day. Tia

Lena

March 29, 2023

Happy 98th Birthday, Ma! Love you and miss you more with each passing day.

Elizabeth

March 29, 2023

Happy birthday to my beautiful mom!

Love you much!
Baby daughter Lizzy

Linda

March 28, 2023

Happy birthday Ma!

Elizabeth

December 25, 2022

Hi Ma,

Wishing you, and grandma a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Yr.!

Miss you and love you both!

Granddaughter/daughter Lizzy

Elizabeth

November 20, 2022

Ma,

Your life was a blessing and your memory will always be a treasure. Thank you ma for blessing me and gifting me with your abundance of love.

Missing you will never end.

Happy reborn day!

Love,
Babe daughter Lizzy

Linda Dobson

November 20, 2022

Hi Ma,
Still missed and loved

Tia Perry

July 23, 2022

Hey Grandma,

Not a day passes where I don´t think of you. Today is one of those days and I just want to say I love you and I miss you.

Linda Dobson

May 20, 2022

Hi Ma
Thinking about you and missing you.

Lena

May 8, 2022

Happy Mother´s Day, Mom!

Elizabeth Bennett

May 8, 2022

My Mom my Queen.

Happy Mother´s Day Ma!

Love,
Baby daughter Lizzy

Linda Dobson

March 29, 2022

Happy birthday mom. Love you.

Lizzy Bennett

March 28, 2022

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my beautiful MOM!

Miss you much!
Love baby daughter Lizzy

Lena

March 28, 2022

Happy Birthday, Ma! Really do miss your laughter & your smile .

Kai "Marie

March 28, 2022

Happy Birthday "MA". Hugs and kisses

Lena

November 21, 2021

Hi Ma, on this day in 2002 God called you home to take your place at the table among His Angels . It is said that we are all only here for a season. Well I for one know that your season here on Earth was one of love, compassion and selflessness. On this Thanksgiving once again I give thanks to God for allowing me to have you as my Mother.

Happy Thanksgiving Ma!

Elizabeth Bennett

November 21, 2021

Happy rebirth day mom!

You will always be my phenomenal mom.

Love your baby daughter,
Lizzy

Linda Dobson

November 21, 2021

Hi Ma,
Thinking of you today. Miss you.

Kai "Marie"

November 21, 2021

Well "MA" that bittersweet day is here. I was thinking of this day in October, mostly as relating to your family and their emotions. "Bitter" because of the emptiness/sadness of you not being here physically and "Sweet" because of all the individual memories you left behind for all of us. But we use those memories for strength because we have to go on, don't we?. With the holidays approaching it is even more emotional for your loved ones. I fear i will be in that same boat soon and hope i can also draw strength from my memories. Thank you again for always treating me so nice and making me laugh.

Elizabeth Bennett

November 18, 2021

Elizabeth Bennett

November 18, 2021

Elizabeth Bennett

November 18, 2021

Hi Ma,

I can´t believe it´s been nineteen years without you as we celebrate another Thanksgiving Holiday. I miss seeing you in your apron around the gas stove as you cook from scratch the finger linking good homemade Thanksgiving family meal.

Thank you Ma for the beautiful memories.

Happy Thanksgiving Ma!

Love baby daughter Lizzy

Lena

May 9, 2021

Ma,
In your arms you held us, bathe us and fed us but most of all you loved us. What more could one ask for?

Happy Mother’s Day!

kai-marie

May 9, 2021

Happy Mother's Day "Ma". Thank you for being an awesome mom to my sister friend Lena. She honours you by being an awesome mom herself and a precious friend. Enjoy your day.

Elizabeth

May 8, 2021

Happy Mother’s Day Mom!

I miss the sound of your voice and your laughter. However, I know that you are near as I can hear your soothing voice and laughter in the silence.

Enjoy your Mother’s Day with grandma.

Missing you still!

Love,
Baby daughter Lizzy

Linda Dobson

May 8, 2021

Happy Mother's day. Love and miss you

Elizabeth Bennett

March 28, 2021

Happy Birthday, Ma!

Hugs and kisses,
Love baby daughter Lizzy

Lena

March 28, 2021

Happy 97th Birthday Ma!

Love you always,
Lena

Linda

March 28, 2021

Hi ma,
Happy birthday. Miss you.

Lena Dobson

December 31, 2020

Happy New Year Ma!

Lena Dobson

December 25, 2020

Merry Christmas Ma!

Elizabeth

December 25, 2020

Hi Ma,

Christmas will never be Christmas without you. I miss the days of our family Christmas dinner with extended neighborhood family friends.

Love,
Baby daughter Lizzy

Elizabeth

November 25, 2020

Hi Ma,

Wishing you, grandma, grandpa and your siblings a very Happy Thanksgiving as you celebrate together.

Miss you & love you much!
Baby daughter Lizzy

kai-marie cassidy

November 21, 2020

Hello "Ma", It's that bittersweet day again?. Seems like it came really fast this time. I've wondered what you would say about all the craziness going on in this country. Your face reflects calm to me which is much needed this year. Everyone misses you and that shows how special you are to us all. Love, Kai"Marie' 11/21/2020

Linda Dobson

November 21, 2020

Hi Ma,
Thinking of you today. You are very much missed.

Love

Linda

Lena Dobson

November 21, 2020

Ma,

Miss you with all my heart.. Wishing you a Happy and blessed Thanksgiving too.

Love you,
Lena

Elizabeth

November 20, 2020

Ma,

My love and all of the wonderful memories of you will never leave my heart.

Happy rebirth ma!

Love,
Baby daughter Lizzy

May 10, 2020

Ma,
Another year another Mother's Day. Wishing you a joyous and wonderful day.

Love always,
Lena

ElIzabeth Bennett

May 9, 2020

Ma,

You will forever be my blessing.

Happy Mother's Day ma!

Love,
Baby daughter Liz

March 30, 2020

Happy Belated Birthday "MA". We are going thru some scary times down here but we are holding on. We all miss you alot. Love, Kai"Marie".

Lena Dobson

March 28, 2020

Happy Birthday, Ma! Another year has passed and strawberry whipped cream cake is still a family favorite. Hope you are enjoying one now. Love you always, Lena

Elizabeth Bennett

March 28, 2020

Missing you MOM as my tears continue to flow.

Happy Birthday Ma!

Your loving baby daughter,
Lizzy

Linda Dobson

March 28, 2020

Happy birthday, Ma

Tucker Dewing

November 22, 2019

Thinking of You today Ma Dobson. You are very much missed. Love You. Tucker

November 21, 2019

Hello "MA", I can't believe it's another year so fast. It's a sad day. I miss you. You will always be remembered. Love Always, Kai-Marie.

Lena Dobson

November 21, 2019

Hi Ma,
It goes without saying that you are missed each and every day. I do however find comfort in knowing that the Clifton Place, Brooklyn crew are all together again. Love you forever!

Elizabeth Bennett

November 20, 2019

Ma, your rebirth will always be the greatest loss in my life.

I still miss you so much ma.

Missing you,
Baby daughter Lizzy

Linda Dobson

November 20, 2019

Hi ma
Thinking about you today on the anniversary of your passing. I'm missing you.

Lena Dobson

March 29, 2019

Happy Birthday to one of the "Great' ones.. Each year on your birthday I am reminded again of how blessed I am. Not that I don't know it most days but certainly it is more profound on your birthday. You will always be my first and forever love..

Love you,
Your "Favorite" daughter,
Lena

Tucker D

March 29, 2019

Happy Birthday in Heaven Ma Dobson!

Elizabeth Bennett

March 28, 2019

Happy blessed birthday Mom!

Kisses and hugs,
Love baby daughter Liz

Linda Dobson

March 26, 2019

Happy birthday mom.

Elizabeth Bennett

January 1, 2019

Happy 2019 New Year Mom!

Love your baby daughter Lizzy

Lena Dobson

December 31, 2018

Ma,
Happy New Year!

Elizabeth Bennett

December 25, 2018

Merry Christmas Ma!

Miss you much!
Baby daughter Lizzy

Lena Dobson

December 24, 2018

Merry Christmas Ma!

Love always,
Lena

Lena Dobson

November 21, 2018

Happy Thanksgiving Ma!

Giving thanks today for all of the wonderful years that God blessed me with you. Giving thanks today for God's promise of eternal life to those who believe in Him. Because of His promise and my belief in Him, I do not grieve your having left this earth, but look forward to the day when I see you again.

Love always and forever,

Linda Dobson

November 21, 2018

Hi Ma,
Miss you, always.

Elizabeth Bennett

November 21, 2018

Hi Ma,

Once again we celebrate your rebirth Ma.

Happy Thanksgiving to you, grandma, grandpa, and your siblings. You are all together again.

Miss you Ma!

Love baby daughter Lizzy

Lena Dobson

May 12, 2018

Happy Mother's Day Ma!


Love❤always,

Elizabeth Bennett

May 12, 2018

Happy Mother's Day mom to you, grandma and my aunties!

You will always be forever LOVED and MISSED.

Love,
Baby daughter Liz

Elizabeth Bennett

March 30, 2018

Hi Ma,

I don't know why my original birthday message did not post on 3/29, however, I am sending a second post as I would never forget your special day.

Wishing you a very special and blessed birthday celebration with your siblings and grandma.

I LOVE you and miss you very much!
Baby daughter Lizzy

Kai-Marie Cassidy

March 29, 2018

Hi "MA", Just wanted to let you know i didn't forget your birthday. Happy Birthday. Missing you. Love always, Kai"Marie".

Lena Dobson

March 28, 2018

Good Morning Mother,

Just writing to wish you a blessed and Happy Birthday!

Love always and forever,
Lena

Linda Dobson

March 28, 2018

Happy birthday ma. Miss you very much.

Elizabeth Bennett

November 23, 2017

Happy Thanksgiving Day to you Ma!

Love you very much!
Baby daughter Liz

Lena Dobson

November 21, 2017

Hi Ma,

Every year on this day since you went home to be with God, I set aside some extra time to remember just how blessed I was to have had you as my mother. How much you sacrificed and how proud you were of each and every one of your children, biological and adopted. You touched so many hearts. I often wonder if you realized just special you were and how much you meant to so many people. Every chance I get I let anyone who will listen know how loving, devoted and generous you were. No one who came to our home was sent away hungry, without clothes, a few dollars in their pocket and most importantly a kind word from you. On occasion you would even throw in a joke or two. You were and always will be the most amazing woman I will have ever known.

Love you and miss you each and every day of my life.

Your daughter,
Lena

Linda Dobson

November 21, 2017

Hi ma,
Missing you.

Elizabeth Bennett

November 20, 2017

Hi Ma,

Happy rebirth day! On this day mother (11/21st) you were reborn. Each passing year brings us all closer to you. Our flesh is temporary but our spirit is forever.

Blessed to have you as my mother. Thank you God!

My flesh will forever miss you MA!

Love your baby daughter,
Lizzy (Dobson) Bennett

Kai-Marie

November 20, 2017

Hi "MA", it's me, Kai-Marie,
Just woke up from working last night. This week hasn't been pleasant. I've been thinking about this day and missing you. It's a bittersweet day for all of us. We miss you but know that you are watching over us. Your beautiful picture at my bedside keeps me going. We had our first snowflakes this morning...and it made me smile when I thought of today. It felt like you were saying hello...

Elizabeth Dobson

May 14, 2017

Hi Ma,

Wishing you, grandma and your sisters a Happy Mother's Day as you celebrate together.

Missing you!
Baby daughter Lizzy

Lena

May 14, 2017

Happy Mothers Day, Ma!

Love ❤ always,

May 14, 2017

Hi "MA", it's me, Kai(Marie). Just wanted to tell you Happy HAPPY Mother's Day. We miss you. Enjoy yourself today. Love you, Kai(Marie).

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