- Date Of Birth: May 30, 2019
- Date Of Death: October 12, 2014
- State: Maine
Carmen Dorf passed away at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta on Sunday, October 12th attended by her friends John Mulcahy and Andrew Fenniman and the compassionate caregivers of Cove’s Edge. Carmen was born in New York City on May 28, 1923 and was blind from birth. This deficit did little to get in the way of her pursuit of a degree in Vocal Studies at the Julliard School and a “first career” as a professional singer. Among other musical accomplishments, she was the winner of the Arthur Godfrey Talent Show and performed at Carnegie Recital Hall as well as other concert venues throughout the East Coast. Other chapters of her life included work as an occupational therapist at a school for the blind, and as a clerk for the City University of New York. Carmen’s guide dogs, especially her beloved Jesse, allowed Carmen full access to all that New York City had to offer an ambitious woman who loved the arts. Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center played host often to Carmen with Jesse lying quietly at her feet. Carmen was predeceased by her parents and her husband, Richard Dorf. In addition to John and Andrew, Carmen is survived by her devoted “family of caregivers” – Dilcia Jara, Faustina Peralta, Ivoneth Gordon, Irene Peralta and Maria Mcfarlane- whose care allowed Carmen to remain in her New York City home for many years; and many friends including Patricia Stead, Frank Mosomilo, Russell and Rosalyn Austin, Amy Deutsch and Stephen Goldfinger, and Paul and Monica Arpaia.
