Dorothy Appleby

Dorothy E. Appleby Naples, FL

Dorothy E. (Aubertin) Appleby, of Naples, FL, formerly of Harwich Port, MA, died peacefully on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Avow Hospice in Naples, FL. She was born in Worcester, MA on November 27, 1918, daughter of the late Howard A. and Walburga E. (Bieberbach) Aubertin.

Mrs. Appleby graduated from Framingham State College in 1941 with a B.S. in education with a major in nutrition and received her M.S. in education from Worcester State College. She taught home economics in the Worcester school system and was a well-known home economist for the Cape Cod Extension Service, providing adult education classes, lectures and radio broadcasts in the field of nutrition. Dorothy was honored for her vigorous career in home economics with the "Outstanding Achievement Award" for 1981 by the Alumni Association of her alma mater, Framingham State College.

Longtime residents of Saquatucket Bluffs in Harwich Port, MA, Dorothy and her husband, Ralph, became winter residents of Naples, FL in 1981 after her retirement. She moved permanently to her home in Naples in 2000. She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Harwich Port and of St. William Catholic Church in Naples and was active in many women's organizations throughout her life.

Survivors include her daughter, Eileen Wickham and son-in-law, Richard Wickham of Naples and Berwyn, PA; one sister, Marjorie Pratt of Dennis, MA; her beloved grandchildren, Richard (Sandra) Wickham Jr., Mary E. (Peter) Nemeth, Timothy (Cristina) Wickham and Kevin (Lindsay) Wickham. She is also survived by nine very special and loved great-grandchildren who affectionately called her "Gramma Dot."

Dorothy was preceded in death by her husbands, Edward T. McCann and Ralph L. Appleby; and by three siblings, Mary, Ruth and Howard Aubertin.

Visitation will be held Friday evening, March 27th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Fuller Funeral Home, 1625 Pine Ridge Road, Naples.

Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, March 28th at 10:30 a.m. at St. William Catholic Church, 750 Seagate Drive, Naples. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend.

Interment will take place with her late husband, Ralph L. Appleby at the Bourne National Cemetery on Cape Cod.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to Avow Hospice, 1095 Whippoorwill Lane, Naples, FL 34105.

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