- Date Of Birth: January 25, 1928
- Date Of Death: December 31, 2021
- State: Massachusetts
WESTFIELD – Dorothy Helen Smith (May) 93, passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021, at the CareOne Redstone facility in East Longmeadow, MA.
Daughter of William and Carrie (Hanson) May, Dottie grew up with her brother, Georgie, by the beach in South Boston.
All who knew Dottie loved her kind, gentle nature, and generosity. Her beautiful spirit radiated through her smile. Down to earth, she strived to live a Christian life, putting others above herself, and donating to many charities for people and animals. Throughout her life she has shared her faith and her love for people and animals with her children. She shared her love of music with her family whether singing around the house or along with her husband, as he played the guitar. Dottie also loved to work, and after raising her family she held manufacturing jobs at the Westfield Evening News and the Westfield Whip Mfg. Company, where she continued to work until the age of 80. She enjoyed working with her hands, and did the hand-finishing work on all whips in her more than twenty years with the company. Sewing and crocheting were other talents Dottie shared with her daughters, as she fashioned clothes for herself and children.
Dorothy is reunited in Heaven with her parents and dear aunts Emma, Ida and Alice, her beloved husband John J. Smith Sr., her brother George W. May, formerly of Uxbridge, her son John J. Smith Jr., son-in-law Albert Lemarier, and her grandson James Lemarier.
