Dorothy "Dot" Carlson

12/19/1924 - 8/10/2022

Mystic - Dorothy "Dot" Collamore Carlson of Mystic, died Aug. 10, 2022, after 97 years of an amazing life. Dot was married to Ed Carlson for 71 years; Ed passed in 2016. Dorothy Louise Collamore was born in Essex, Dec. 19, 1924, to John and Louise Collamore. Before her fifth birthday, her mother Louise died of breast cancer and the Great Depression started. Her father raised her and her older sister Lillian, living more secure than many during the Depression as her father delivered fuel oil. After graduating from high school, she helped the World War II effort by working at a boat construction yard in Essex.

Edward had joined the U.S. Army in 1943. While still serving, Edward and Dorothy were married March 1, 1945, and lived in Alabama, for the duration of the war. After the war, they returned to Essex, and had three sons. Dorothy remained focused on the three boys, being a Cub Scout den mother at one point. She was passionate about the boys getting good educations, playing organized sports and attending church regularly as members of St. John's in Essex.

Dorothy and Ed relocated to the Stonington/Mystic area in 1964, where they joined the St. Mark's Church in Mystic. Her three boys all graduated from Stonington High School. Following Ed's retirement in 1986, they traveled extensively and remained active at St. Mark's and with the local Barbershop Chorus and quartets.

Dorothy is survived by her three sons, John and his wife Carol Carlson of North Carolina, Robert and his wife Judy Carlson of Massachusetts, and Richard and his wife Cindy Carlson of Vermont; as well as five grandchildren: Meredith Carlson, Jenna Sanei, Taylor Carlson, Bradley Carlson and Jamie Carlson.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 15 Pearl Street, Mystic. Burial will follow in St. Mark's Memorial Garden. There are no visiting hours. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the St. Mark's Memorial Garden, 15 Pearl Street, Mystic.