Dorothy Rita Currie
May 9th, 2015
Dorothy Rita Currie, 95, of Centerville (six years) and formerly of South Yarmouth (32years) MA, formerly of Mount Kisco, New York, died Saturday, May 9, 2015 in Hyannis, MA, after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Currie for 35years.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother
Born in Boston, MA, she graduated with a BA from Wittenburg University Springfield Ohio.
She was a teacher in New York; however, she then became a fashion buyer in Bon Wit Tellers in New York City. She owned a Knitting Shop in Mount Kisco, N.Y. where she met and married Officer Currie and became a housewife and mother.
Dorothy attended Evangelical Baptist Church in South Yarmouth and Mt. Kisco Presbyterian Church in New York, where she was active in fund raisers for both churches in planning dinners and bake sales. She was the president for years of the Blue Rock Association.
She worked for years with her husband in raising money for the Lyons Club in Mt Kisco N.Y. She made costumes for the various plays and performances that were presented by the Lyons Clubs which raised money for the first ambulance for the Village of Mount Kisco and the Boys Club. Dorothy won many county fairs in New York and Conn. for her wonderful pies (Apple and Lemon meringue) and baked goodies. At the Barnstable County Fair, she won awards for her jellies (Rose Hip and Beach Plum) and her needle work Knitting, Crocheting and needle point.
In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her daughter Mary Jo Currie Rogers.
Dorothy is survived by her daughters Dorothy Ann Currie of El Paso Texas and Janet Marr Currie Phillips of Fort Worth Texas; along with eight grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, and a niece and nephew.
Memorial service will be held on July 9, 2015 at 1:30pm in the Hallett Funeral Home, 273 Station Ave, South Yarmouth, MA. A visitation will be held prior at 1:00pm.
Burial will be private.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2900 N. Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607.