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Dorothy Motian Obituary
Ocean Springs, Ms. - Loving Mother........
Dorothy Motian , age 83 was born October 13, 1933 in Worcester, Ma. passed away Friday April 28, 2017, after a brief illness in Ocean Springs, Ms. Dorothy was the daughter of the late George and Emma Bohigian. Dorothy was a native of and life long resident of Worcester and later lived with her daughter Mary of Ocean Springs, Ms. Dorothy met the love of her life, Martin Motian and married May 24, 1959. They lived in Worcester and raised two children, Michael and Mary. Dorothy loved spending time with her family and enjoyed cooking family recipes and playing the slot machines. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Martin P. Motian and brother Charles Bohigian. Dorothy is survived by her children Michael Motian of Hardwick, Ma and Mary Motian of Ocean Springs, Ms. and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Dorothy's smile and laughter will be forever missed.
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Annette Biscari Tsuji
May 10, 2017
Michael, l was very sorry to read of your dear mother's passing. Judging from previous entries in this guestbook, she sounds loving and full of fun.
Sincerely,
Tom Belezarian
May 7, 2017
Mike & Family
Sorry to hear of your Mom's passing. She was a sweet person. My prayers are with you at this time of sadness.
Marianne and Barry Bellemare
May 5, 2017
Dear Michael and Mary,
"Ma Motian", as we grew to call her, was a lovely lady with a spark for life. She adored her children, kept the memory of her dear husband Martin alive, and had a zest for life. So happy we had a chance to know her over the years and share in her laughter. A mother's heart gives and gathers a lifetime of love and she did that with her children and other children she mothered. We hit the Jackpot$ when we met Ms. Dot. She was a winner and made us laugh so much. I'm going to miss her phone calls as we chatted about living in the South but never forgetting our Worcester, Mass roots/routes and her calls to wish us happy holidays. Thank you Mary and Michael for sharing your Mom with us. We will miss her. Sending our deepest condolences to the family on your loss. May her memory be eternal. Love you both.....Marianne & Barry
Carol
May 4, 2017
My funny, caring, loving, tell it like it was, dear friend Dot! I will miss our visits, your calls and the way you'd say I Loooove YOU ! I'm keeping my room and will watch over Mary with you! I wish I would have met your Michael sooner, he's as wonderful as you and Mar! Hope you didn't get lost finding Martin and Queenie! RIP my friend.
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