- Date Of Birth: April 15, 1910
- Date Of Death: January 16, 2013
- State: Maine
Bath – Dorothy I Craige, 102, of bath, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, January 16th, 2013, with her family by her side. She was born in Bath on April 15th, 1910 the daughter of James A. & Annie (McNeill) Craige; she grew up in Bath and attended Bath schools.
When her father passed away, Dot left school in her junior year to take care of her younger brothers and sister so her mother could work to support the family. Dot was very happy to help out and it led to a lifetime career of care giving for her. She was very family oriented and there wasn’t anything she wouldn’t do for them. Later in years she took care of her older sister, and many other family members as they took ill. She was always there to help with anything they needed.
Dot also worked for a short time prior to and during WWII as a stitcher for The Shirt Factory or now known as the Maine Guide Company.
Dot wasn’t much for travel, she was very much a homebody who enjoyed being around her family and loved to do cross word puzzles. She was a special lady and will be missed by all those that loved her.
Dot is predeceased by her sisters, Marie Shepard and her husband Charles, Jeanette Lane and her husband Dana; brothers, Clifton (Jim) Craige, Edwin Craige, J.Herbert Craige and his wife Phyllis and Myron (Mick) and his wife Frances and nephew Charles (Bud) Shepard.
