Dorothy Towne Hodgkins

Dorothy (Dotty) Towne Hodgkins, a long-time resident of Industry, Maine, and Punta Gorda, Florida, died peacefully on Saturday, November 18, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida at the age of 93.

Born in 1930 in Bangor, Maine, Dorothy was the daughter of Grace and Leland Towne. She graduated with honors from Madison High School in 1947. After high school, she worked for New England Telephone and Telegraph as a switchboard operator.

In 1951, Dorothy married the late Richard Bruce Hodgkins of Farmington, Maine. Shortly thereafter they moved to Columbus, Ohio where they had four children. In 1969, they moved back to her beloved Maine and she helped start R.B.H. & Associates where she worked as office manager until her retirement in 1980.

Dorothy spent the rest of her life in Punta Gorda, Florida, and Clearwater Lake in Industry, Maine. Dotty loved her time at the lake where she was busy baking for family and friends (she was famous for her brownies), knitting countless sweaters and blankets for her family, working in her garden, and hosting her family.

Throughout her life, Dotty also dedicated a great deal of her free time to various charities, always assuming a leadership role. For 19 years she was the president of the Isles Girls & Guys, an affiliate of the Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for the community.

Dorothy is survived by her children Ann (Stephen) Curley of West Palm Beach, Florida; Susan Cruickshank of Ponte Vedra, Florida; Bruce (Tracy Zaik) Hodgkins of Boulder, Colorado, and Stephen (Janine) Hodgkins of Brooklyn, New York. She is also survived by seven grandchildren and four great- grandchildren.

A Memorial Service will be held in Industry, Maine in the summer of 2024. Memorial gifts may be made to the Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association, islesgirlsandguys.com.