Joanne Susan "Hobby" Dorman

Joanne Susan (Hobby) Dorman, 75, of South Windsor, CT. died peacefully, with her loving family by her side, on Friday, November 21, 2025. She was the beloved wife, for 53 years, of Howard A. Dorman. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Thornton and Olive (Palmer) Hobby. Joanne was a graduate of South Windsor High School and Central Connecticut State College. She worked at several jobs, ultimately becoming an animal specialist for Petsmart until retirement. Joanne was a partner in Windcrest Horse Farm in Hebron. She loved riding horses over her entire lifetime and Howard had no choice but to embrace her passion for horses. Joanne and Howard loved going to the beach, in Maine and Lake George and going to the Saratoga Race Track. Besides her loving and devoted husband, Howard, she is survived by her sister Pamela Desmarais and her husband Bill of Tolland, niece, Brittany Mitchell and her husband Scott, nephew, Geoffrey Desmarais and his wife Aubrey, great nephew, Elvin Mitchell, sister-in-law, Ruth Anne Dorman of South Windsor and several dear life-long friends. A funeral will be Tuesday, November 25 at 11:00am in the chapel of the Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Ave., West Hartford. Interment will follow at the Congregation Ados Israel Cemetery, corner of Tower Avenue and Waverly Street, in Hartford. Following interment, the family will receive friends for Shiva. Donations in Joanne's memory may be made to an animal rescue organization of your choice. Joanne was loved and endeared by many. Funeral arrangements provided by Hebrew Funeral Association, West Hartford.